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Az-Zukhruf 43:80

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أَمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّا لَا نَسْمَعُ سِرَّهُمْ وَنَجْوَىٰهُم ۚ بَلَىٰ وَرُسُلُنَا لَدَيْهِمْ يَكْتُبُونَ

Or do they think that We hear not their secrets and their private conversations? Yes, [We do], and Our messengers [i.e., angels] are with them recording.

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( أم يحسبون أنا لا نسمع سرهم ونجواهم ) أي : سرهم وعلانيتهم ، ( بلى ورسلنا لديهم يكتبون ) أي : نحن نعلم ما هم عليه ، والملائكة أيضا يكتبون أعمالهم ، صغيرها وكبيرها .

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