The Foundation of Tawhid and Singling Out Allah in Worship
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is the foundation of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) to single out Allah in worship, and does tawhid of obedience mean that sovereignty (hukmiyyah) is subordinate to it? What is your opinion of those who make sovereignty the foundation, so that they gather with the worshippers of graves, the Rafidah, the Mu'tazilah, and the Asha'irah under the banner that "all praise is for Allah alone," because this doubt is circulating in this time?
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I praise Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) upon the Messenger of Allah and his family and his Companions. Tawhid is singling out Allah in worship in all its types, including obedience and sovereignty; these are among the types of worship. Even if they directed the creation to worship, or if we assumed that one type was mentioned while the other types of tawhid were not established, this would not suffice and would not be considered tawhid.
Although ruling by the Shari'ah in matters of rights, wealth, honor, blood, and establishing the hudud (fixed punishments) is found among people, if they do not address the worship of graves and shrines, this is considered shirk (associating partners with Allah). It does not benefit us to bring one type of tawhid and leave what is more important and greater than it.
It is necessary to single out Allah in worship in all its types, because worship, as Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said, is a comprehensive term for everything that Allah loves and is pleased with, whether in outward or inward actions and words. So, supplication is more fundamental than sovereignty; supplication, fear, hope, awe, calling out, seeking help, seeking aid, slaughtering, and making vows are more fundamental than sovereignty. Even if we assumed that one was deceptive regarding sovereignty, but he slaughters for other than Allah, vows for other than Allah, and supplicates to other than Allah, then tawhid has not been achieved and the creed of tawhid has not been established. He is actually its opposite in his sovereignty. This is the statement of an ignorant person and one who is deluded, and people are astonished by his creed.
Honorable Shaykh, is the foundation of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) to single out Allah in worship, and does tawhid of obedience mean that sovereignty (hukmiyyah) is subordinate to it? What is your opinion of those who make sovereignty the foundation, so that they gather with the worshippers of graves, the Rafidah, the Mu'tazilah, and the Asha'irah under the banner that "all praise is for Allah alone," because this doubt is circulating in this time?
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I praise Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) upon the Messenger of Allah and his family and his Companions. Tawhid is singling out Allah in worship in all its types, including obedience and sovereignty; these are among the types of worship. Even if they directed the creation to worship, or if we assumed that one type was mentioned while the other types of tawhid were not established, this would not suffice and would not be considered tawhid.
Although ruling by the Shari'ah in matters of rights, wealth, honor, blood, and establishing the hudud (fixed punishments) is found among people, if they do not address the worship of graves and shrines, this is considered shirk (associating partners with Allah). It does not benefit us to bring one type of tawhid and leave what is more important and greater than it.
It is necessary to single out Allah in worship in all its types, because worship, as Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said, is a comprehensive term for everything that Allah loves and is pleased with, whether in outward or inward actions and words. So, supplication is more fundamental than sovereignty; supplication, fear, hope, awe, calling out, seeking help, seeking aid, slaughtering, and making vows are more fundamental than sovereignty. Even if we assumed that one was deceptive regarding sovereignty, but he slaughters for other than Allah, vows for other than Allah, and supplicates to other than Allah, then tawhid has not been achieved and the creed of tawhid has not been established. He is actually its opposite in his sovereignty. This is the statement of an ignorant person and one who is deluded, and people are astonished by his creed.
Source
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