Surah An-Naba Ayah 38

يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّا ۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا

In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 78:38 says: “The Day that the Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] and the angels will stand in rows, they will not speak except for one whom the Most Merciful permits, and he will say what is correct.”

Translation source: Saheeh International

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Quran 78:38 is in Surah An-Naba, chapter 78 of the Quran.

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