The Holy Quran 50:18 — Surah Qaf

Arabic text

مَّا يَلْفِظُ مِن قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌ

Translation

Whenever a word escapes (a person's mouth), there is a watcher (observer) ready by him (an angel ready to record whether the word was good or bad).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, ready to write. (Note.) Where these two angels stay and what else they record besides words — the details of this are to be found in the hadiths and athar (reports from the Companions and their Successors).

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