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Is there a difference between the doctrine of indwelling (Hulul) and the Unity of Existence regarding the place of Allah and His existence (Mighty and Majestic)?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is there a difference between the doctrine of indwelling (Hulul) and the Unity of Existence regarding the place of Allah and His existence (Mighty and Majestic)?

Answer:
The Unity of Existence is more severe and more disbelieving. The people of the Unity of Existence are the most disbelieving people on earth. They say that Allah is the entire universe and there is no division in it; everything is Allah, even the dogs and even the pigs; all created things are Allah.
There is no division. The one who says that there is a Creator and a creation is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah). The one who holds to tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is the one who says that the entire universe is Allah and there is no division in it. This is their tawhid. These people are the most disbelieving on earth, and their leaders are Ibn Arabi al-Tilimsani, Ibn al-Farid, al-Hallaj, and others. Yes. And the people of the doctrine of indwelling (Hulul) say: No, there is a Creator and a creation, but the Creator indwells in the created things; He indwells in the created things and resides in them. This is the statement of the people of the doctrine of indwelling. So they say there is a Creator and a creation, unlike the people of the Unity of Existence, but they say that Allah indwells in His creations and does not have a specific place. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [130 -1024] هل هناك فرق بين الحلولية ووحدة الوجود في مكان الله ووجوده عز وجل؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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