Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (And most of them do not believe in Allah except while they are associating partners with Him)
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:[Yusuf 12:106] Does the believer have any acts of shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
The Shaykh:
This was revealed regarding the disbelievers; they believe in tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship) but deny tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship)[Yusuf 12:106] meaning they are mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah) in worship.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The people of the world, all of them, acknowledge lordship; the disagreement is only regarding tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship).
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:
And most of them believe not in Allah except while they associate others with Him.
وَمَا يُؤْمِنُ أَكْثَرُهُم بِاللَّهِ إِلَّا وَهُم مُّشْرِكُونَThe Shaykh:
This was revealed regarding the disbelievers; they believe in tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship) but deny tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship)
And most of them believe not in Allah except while they associate others with Him.
وَمَا يُؤْمِنُ أَكْثَرُهُم بِاللَّهِ إِلَّا وَهُم مُّشْرِكُونَThe presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The people of the world, all of them, acknowledge lordship; the disagreement is only regarding tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship).
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1131- تفسير قوله تعالى: (وما يؤمن أكثرهم بالله إلا وهم مشركون) - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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