Surah As Saffat Tafseer

And there is not one of us (angels) but has his known place;

meaning, each one has his own place in the heavens and in the places of worship, which he does not overstep.

Ad-Dahhak said in his Tafsir:

"And there is not one of us (angels) but has his known place;"

Masruq used to narrate that A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said,

"The Messenger of Allah said:

مَا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا مَوْضِعٌ إِلاَّ عَلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ سَاجِدٌ أَوْ قَايِم

There is no place in the lower heaven without an angel standing or prostrating in it.

This is what Allah says:

And there is not one of us (angels) but has his known place (or position)."

It was reported that Ibn Mas`ud said,

"In the heavens there is one heaven in which there is no space a hand span wide but there is the forehead or the foot of an angel on it. "

Then he recited:

(And there is not one of us (angels) but has his known place;)

Sa`id bin Jubayr similarly said:

وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الصَّافُّونَ