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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Types of Tawhid in the Saying of Allah the Exalted: “So worship Him and be patient in His worship”

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the Shaykh mentioned.

Answer:
And some of them mentioned, regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted, "So worship Him and be patient for His worship," that Shaykh Ibn Sa'di (may Allah have mercy on him) stated that this verse contains types of tawhid (the oneness of Allah).
so worship Him and have patience for His worship. Do you know of any similarity to Him?"فَاعْبُدْهُ وَاصْطَبِرْ لِعِبَادَتِهِ هَلْ تَعْلَمُ لَهُ سَمِيًّا
[Maryam 19:65]
? "Worship Him" is tawhid of worship, this is tawhid of lordship.
Lord of the heavens and the earthرَّبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ
[Maryam 19:65]
"Worship Him, Lord of the heavens and the earth" is tawhid of worship, "Do you know any with a name like His?" is tawhid of the names and attributes. The types of tawhid and attributes are scattered throughout the Qur'an in abundance.
Source شرح قاعدة جليلة في التوسل والوسيلة، بداية من قوله : وفي الصحيحين من حديث أبي سعيد وأبي هريرة - رضي الله عنهما — islamhouse.com (1:09:40)

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