The Division of Tawhid and Tawhid al-Hakimiyyah
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The division of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) into four categories: rububiyyah (lordship), and uluhiyyah (worship),
The Shaykh:
There are not four in it; there are three categories: tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship), tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship), and tawhid al-asma' wa al-sifat (oneness of the names and attributes). There are not four. Yes, and what is he saying? What are the four?
The questioner:
The fourth is tawhid al-hakimiyyah, he says.
The Shaykh:
Al-Hakimiyyah (sovereignty), my brother, is included in al-uluhiyyah. This is what the Ikhwan (Brotherhood) say; they are the ones who speak of al-hakimiyyah. This is included in tawhid al-uluhiyyah, because making the Shari'ah the standard of judgment is worship of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). So it is included in al-uluhiyyah. There is no need for you to separate it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The division of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) into four categories: rububiyyah (lordship), and uluhiyyah (worship),
The Shaykh:
There are not four in it; there are three categories: tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship), tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship), and tawhid al-asma' wa al-sifat (oneness of the names and attributes). There are not four. Yes, and what is he saying? What are the four?
The questioner:
The fourth is tawhid al-hakimiyyah, he says.
The Shaykh:
Al-Hakimiyyah (sovereignty), my brother, is included in al-uluhiyyah. This is what the Ikhwan (Brotherhood) say; they are the ones who speak of al-hakimiyyah. This is included in tawhid al-uluhiyyah, because making the Shari'ah the standard of judgment is worship of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). So it is included in al-uluhiyyah. There is no need for you to separate it. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب : الخوف من الشرك — islamhouse.com (53:59)
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