Which is more appropriate to present first: tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship) or tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship)?
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is your opinion of the one who says, "We must now focus on tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship), because tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship) does not become pure except through tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship)"?
Answer:
This is the speech of an ignorant person. This is the speech of one who does not know. Tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship) is not sufficient. The messengers did not call to tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship). None of them called to tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship). Rather, they called to tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship). Because tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship) exists among people. It is in the fitrah (the innate natural disposition). It is the ruling of the fitrah (the innate natural disposition). All people acknowledge tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship), even Abu Jahl and Abu Lahab.
They acknowledge tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship) because Allah is the Creator, the Provider, the Giver of Life, the Giver of Death, and the Manager. Allah mentioned this about them in the Qur'an: that they acknowledge it. Rather, they denied tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship). They did not want worship to be for Allah alone; they wanted worship to be for Allah and for the idols, the stones, and the trees. "Shall we make the gods one? This is indeed something astonishing." So they denied tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship) and did not deny tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship). So this ignorant person who says to focus on tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship)—this is a foregone conclusion. It exists, and remaining with it alone does not suffice. And if a person acknowledges tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship), it necessarily follows that he has acknowledged tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship), because tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship) includes tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship) without doubt. Yes.
The questioner asks: What is your opinion of the one who says, "We must now focus on tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship), because tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship) does not become pure except through tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship)"?
Answer:
This is the speech of an ignorant person. This is the speech of one who does not know. Tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship) is not sufficient. The messengers did not call to tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship). None of them called to tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship). Rather, they called to tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship). Because tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship) exists among people. It is in the fitrah (the innate natural disposition). It is the ruling of the fitrah (the innate natural disposition). All people acknowledge tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship), even Abu Jahl and Abu Lahab.
They acknowledge tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship) because Allah is the Creator, the Provider, the Giver of Life, the Giver of Death, and the Manager. Allah mentioned this about them in the Qur'an: that they acknowledge it. Rather, they denied tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship). They did not want worship to be for Allah alone; they wanted worship to be for Allah and for the idols, the stones, and the trees. "Shall we make the gods one? This is indeed something astonishing." So they denied tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship) and did not deny tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship). So this ignorant person who says to focus on tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship)—this is a foregone conclusion. It exists, and remaining with it alone does not suffice. And if a person acknowledges tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship), it necessarily follows that he has acknowledged tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship), because tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship) includes tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship) without doubt. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما الأولى أن يقدم توحيد الربوبية أم توحيد الألوهية؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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