In Allah’s saying (Glorified and Exalted is He), “You alone we worship and You alone we ask for help,” is seeking help included in the oneness of worship or the oneness of lordship?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) in Surat al-Fatihah,[Al-Fatihah 1:5], is seeking help included in the oneness of worship, or the oneness of lordship, or in both? Seeking help is an act
Answer:
of the servant, so it is included in worship. It was conjoined to it in the manner of conjoining the specific to the general due to its importance,[Al-Fatihah 1:5]. So His saying “You alone we worship” includes seeking help, but He conjoined seeking help and specified it by name. This is out of emphasis on it.
This is the right of the specific over the general, as in His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He),[Al-Baqarah 2:238], which is the 'Asr prayer, and His saying, [Al-Baqarah 2:238], which includes the 'Asr prayer.
Then He conjoined the middle prayer, or His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He),[Al-Baqarah 2:238], which includes the middle prayer. Then He specified the middle prayer by name and conjoined it, saying “and the middle prayer.” This is conjoining the specific to the general out of emphasis on it. Seeking help is from the oneness of worship. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) in Surat al-Fatihah,
It is You we worship and You we ask for help.
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُAnswer:
of the servant, so it is included in worship. It was conjoined to it in the manner of conjoining the specific to the general due to its importance,
It is You we worship and You we ask for help.
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُThis is the right of the specific over the general, as in His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He),
Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle prayer
حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَىٰMaintain with care the [obligatory] prayers
حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِThen He conjoined the middle prayer, or His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He),
Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers
حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1 /641] في قوله تعالى {إياك نعبد وإياك نستعين) هل الاستعانة داخلة في توحيد الألوهية أم الربوبية؟ — youtube.com
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