[Machine] When the verse "Indeed, you and what you worship other than Allah are the fuel of Hell. You will come to it" [Al-Anbiya 98] was revealed, the polytheists asked, "Are the angels, Jesus, and Ezra being worshiped besides Allah?" He replied, "If these beings were worshiped as gods, they would not have ended up in Hell." Then the verse "Indeed, those for whom the best [reward] has preceded from us - they are from it far removed" [Al-Anbiya 101] was revealed concerning Jesus, Ezra, and the angels.
لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ {إِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ حَصَبُ جَهَنَّمَ أَنْتُمْ لَهَا وَارِدُونَ} [الأنبياء 98] فَقَالَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَعِيسَى وَعُزَيْرٌ يُعْبَدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ؟ فَقَالَ لَوْ كَانَ هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ يُعْبَدُونَ آلِهَةً مَا وَرَدُوهَا قَالَ فَنَزَلَتْ {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُمْ مِنَّا الْحُسْنَى أُولَئِكَ عَنْهَا مُبْعَدُونَ} [الأنبياء 101] عِيسَى وَعُزَيْرٌ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ