Is the first obligation upon the servants the oneness of Allah (tawhid) or knowing Him?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Is there a problem with this statement, which is that the first obligation upon the servants is knowing Allah through the oneness of Allah (tawhid)?
Answer:
The first obligation upon the servants is knowing Allah through the oneness of Allah (tawhid). Yes, indeed, the obligation is the oneness of Allah (tawhid), not knowing Allah, or the obligation is the oneness of Allah (tawhid),[Adh-Dhariyat 51:56] Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Is there a problem with this statement, which is that the first obligation upon the servants is knowing Allah through the oneness of Allah (tawhid)?
Answer:
The first obligation upon the servants is knowing Allah through the oneness of Allah (tawhid). Yes, indeed, the obligation is the oneness of Allah (tawhid), not knowing Allah, or the obligation is the oneness of Allah (tawhid),
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 709- هل أول واجب على العباد توحيد الله أم معرفته؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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