What is the response to the one who says: The three types of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) have no explicit text?
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May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the response to the one who says that the three types of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) have no explicit text?
Answer:
Does he know the text in the first place? Does he know the text so that he can say it was not mentioned? The first of Surat al-Fatihah, my brother, contains the three types. Does he not read al-Fatihah? Surat al-Nas, the last surah of the Qur'an, contains the three types of tawhid. Does he not read Surat al-Nas? Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:[Al-Fatihah 1:1-2] Praise belongs to Allah, the Lord [Al-Fatihah 1:2-4]. These are the three types of tawhid.
"Lord of the worlds" is tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship). This is tawhid al-rububiyyah. "You alone we worship" is tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship).[Al-Fatihah 1:3-4]. [Al-Fatihah 1:3-4] This is tawhid al-asma' wa al-sifat (oneness of the names and attributes). The last surah of the Qur'an. "Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind, the King of mankind, the God of mankind." Look: "Lord of mankind" is tawhid al-rububiyyah. "King of mankind" is tawhid al-asma' wa al-sifat. "God of mankind" is tawhid al-uluhiyyah. The verses that spoke about the actions of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) are tawhid al-rububiyyah. The verses that spoke about the actions of Allah are in tawhid al-rububiyyah. The verses that spoke about worship are in tawhid al-uluhiyyah. The verses that spoke about the names and attributes are in tawhid al-asma' wa al-sifat.
So where is this one who says there is no evidence? He knows the evidence so that he can speak. Yes. But he barks at what he does not understand. He hears those who say that tawhid al-rububiyyah is sufficient.
There are many groups who say that tawhid al-rububiyyah is sufficient. They do not acknowledge tawhid al-uluhiyyah. Nor tawhid al-asma' wa al-sifat. So he barks with their saying. Whether he knows it or not. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the response to the one who says that the three types of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) have no explicit text?
Answer:
Does he know the text in the first place? Does he know the text so that he can say it was not mentioned? The first of Surat al-Fatihah, my brother, contains the three types. Does he not read al-Fatihah? Surat al-Nas, the last surah of the Qur'an, contains the three types of tawhid. Does he not read Surat al-Nas? Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
(1) In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. (2) [All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَLord of the worlds - (3) The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful, (4) Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.
الْعَالَمِينَ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ"Lord of the worlds" is tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship). This is tawhid al-rububiyyah. "You alone we worship" is tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship).
(3) The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful, (4) Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.
الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ(3) The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful, (4) Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.
الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِSo where is this one who says there is no evidence? He knows the evidence so that he can speak. Yes. But he barks at what he does not understand. He hears those who say that tawhid al-rububiyyah is sufficient.
There are many groups who say that tawhid al-rububiyyah is sufficient. They do not acknowledge tawhid al-uluhiyyah. Nor tawhid al-asma' wa al-sifat. So he barks with their saying. Whether he knows it or not. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [249 -560] ما الرد على من قال: إن أنواع التوحيد الثلاثة لم يرد بها نص صريح؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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