The duty of callers to Allah in explaining tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and its categories
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Question:
This questioner also says: Honorable Shaykh, as a continuation of his question, what is the duty of callers to Allah today in explaining tawhid (the oneness of Allah)? And I hope you will explain to me the categories of tawhid. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, it is obligatory for callers to Allah to begin with calling to tawhid (the oneness of Allah), because it is the foundation, and the first thing the messengers called to was tawhid; the first call of the messengers was to tawhid, because it is the foundation and the basis. After that, they call to other deeds. Whoever abandons tawhid and calls to other things is not following the way of the messengers, and his call will not succeed, nor will it benefit anything, because it is not on the correct path that the prophets, messengers, reformers, and callers to Allah the Exalted and Majestic followed. So the first thing that is obligatory for callers is, first, to learn tawhid, to know it completely, then to call people to it, explain it to people, and teach people tawhid in its types. The types of tawhid are three: tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship), which is singling out Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) in His actions, such as creation, provision, giving life, causing death, and managing affairs. The second is tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship), which is singling out Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) in the acts of worship He has prescribed for them, such as supplication, prayer, fasting, Hajj, and other deeds that are pure for Allah the Exalted and Majestic, with no shirk (associating partners with Allah) in them, and no calling upon anyone other than Allah. Indeed, shirk invalidates deeds and corrupts them. The third category is tawhid al-asma' wa al-sifat (oneness of the names and attributes), by which we affirm for Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) what He has affirmed for Himself or what His Messenger has affirmed for Him of names and attributes, without ta'til (denial of the divine attributes) or ta'wil (figurative interpretation), and without tashbih (likening Allah to creation) or tamthil (comparing Allah to creation).[Ash-Shuraa 42:11] Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner also says: Honorable Shaykh, as a continuation of his question, what is the duty of callers to Allah today in explaining tawhid (the oneness of Allah)? And I hope you will explain to me the categories of tawhid. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, it is obligatory for callers to Allah to begin with calling to tawhid (the oneness of Allah), because it is the foundation, and the first thing the messengers called to was tawhid; the first call of the messengers was to tawhid, because it is the foundation and the basis. After that, they call to other deeds. Whoever abandons tawhid and calls to other things is not following the way of the messengers, and his call will not succeed, nor will it benefit anything, because it is not on the correct path that the prophets, messengers, reformers, and callers to Allah the Exalted and Majestic followed. So the first thing that is obligatory for callers is, first, to learn tawhid, to know it completely, then to call people to it, explain it to people, and teach people tawhid in its types. The types of tawhid are three: tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship), which is singling out Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) in His actions, such as creation, provision, giving life, causing death, and managing affairs. The second is tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship), which is singling out Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) in the acts of worship He has prescribed for them, such as supplication, prayer, fasting, Hajj, and other deeds that are pure for Allah the Exalted and Majestic, with no shirk (associating partners with Allah) in them, and no calling upon anyone other than Allah. Indeed, shirk invalidates deeds and corrupts them. The third category is tawhid al-asma' wa al-sifat (oneness of the names and attributes), by which we affirm for Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) what He has affirmed for Himself or what His Messenger has affirmed for Him of names and attributes, without ta'til (denial of the divine attributes) or ta'wil (figurative interpretation), and without tashbih (likening Allah to creation) or tamthil (comparing Allah to creation).
There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing.
لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/289 — archive.org (3:22)
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