The Ruling on Defining the Knowledge of Allah as Guidance

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If the author’s statement is interpreted to mean that the first obligation upon the servants is to know the deity through guidance, meaning to know Allah by the fact that there is no god but He, which is tawhid (the oneness of Allah), is this interpretation correct? No, his words are clear that he is following the view of the theologians (mutakallimun) that a person is first commanded to reflect and provide evidence for Allah and His existence, and then he is commanded to worship. This is the talk of diviners, for it is not correct. The obligation upon the one who is accountable is to worship Allah alone, having no partner with Him. As for knowing Allah, this is known by fitrah (the innate natural disposition).

Answer:
the existence of Allah, and then he is commanded to worship. This is the talk of diviners, for it is not correct. The obligation upon the one who is accountable is to worship Allah alone, having no partner with Him. As for knowing Allah, this is known by fitrah (the innate natural disposition).