What is the meaning of the statement that whoever associates partners with Allah in worship (tawhid al-uluhiyyah) has also associated partners with Him in lordship (tawhid al-rububiyyah) and in the names and attributes?
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Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: Shaykh al-Hakami (may Allah have mercy on him) stated in his book *Ma'arij al-Qabul* that whoever associates partners with Allah in worship has also associated partners with Him in lordship and in the names and attributes. He asks: How do we understand this in light of the statement that the polytheists did not take partners for Allah in lordship?
Answer:
Yes, he associated partners with Allah in lordship in the sense that he believed this created being gives him what he seeks. Yes, he believed this created being provides for his needs and is capable of fulfilling his requests without Allah the Exalted. Yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: Shaykh al-Hakami (may Allah have mercy on him) stated in his book *Ma'arij al-Qabul* that whoever associates partners with Allah in worship has also associated partners with Him in lordship and in the names and attributes. He asks: How do we understand this in light of the statement that the polytheists did not take partners for Allah in lordship?
Answer:
Yes, he associated partners with Allah in lordship in the sense that he believed this created being gives him what he seeks. Yes, he believed this created being provides for his needs and is capable of fulfilling his requests without Allah the Exalted. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى أن من أشرك في الألوهية فقد أشرك في الربوبية، وفي الأسماء والصفات؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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