Tafsir of Surah Qaaf 50:16

﴿وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِ نَفْسُهُ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ الْوَرِيدِ﴾

Translation of the meaning

And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein.

English Translation - Noor International Center — v1.1.2 · QuranEnc.com

The words of the two imams are given in their original Arabic, verbatim, with references.

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah

فأخبر أنهم أقرب إليه من حبل الوريد حين يتلقى المتلقيان ما يقول. فهذا كله خبر عن الملائكة.«مجموع الفتاوى» 5/129
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