Traditions imply the fact that the angel of death (Isra’il) is at the top of the list of those divine creatures who take the lives of living things and is the one to take the lives of living things.

What is important to know is that the true one who takes the lives of all living things is Allah (swt) and that it is His tradition and decision to do it through His “emissaries”, regardless of whether it is the angel of death or not.