The Division of Tawhid and Its Basis in the Book and the Sunnah
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The questioner:
That dividing tawhid (the oneness of Allah) into two categories, and the difference in its boundaries, is a response to observing the division of the Asha'irah.
The Shaykh:
The division of the incident is this: the incident is the verse, and the speech is the incident. As for the division of tawhid, this is ancient from the Salaf (the earliest generations) (may Allah have mercy on them), and it is taken from the Book and the Sunnah, taken from the Book and the Sunnah. The verses that speak about creation, the universe, will, choice, and mercy, and so on, are tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship). And the verses that speak about worship, the command to worship, or the negation of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and the negation of partners, this is tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship). They did not bring anything from themselves; they brought it from the Book and the Sunnah. It is not a technical term; the division of tawhid is not a technical term, but rather it is according to the evidence from the Qur'an and the Sunnah. If you reflect on the Qur'an, you will find all three categories in it.
The questioner:
That Abdullah sees this as a problem with the Asha'irah.
The Shaykh:
No, this is taken from the Qur'an; it is not on the basis of the Asha'irah or the wealthy, but it is taken from the Noble Qur'an. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.
That dividing tawhid (the oneness of Allah) into two categories, and the difference in its boundaries, is a response to observing the division of the Asha'irah.
The Shaykh:
The division of the incident is this: the incident is the verse, and the speech is the incident. As for the division of tawhid, this is ancient from the Salaf (the earliest generations) (may Allah have mercy on them), and it is taken from the Book and the Sunnah, taken from the Book and the Sunnah. The verses that speak about creation, the universe, will, choice, and mercy, and so on, are tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship). And the verses that speak about worship, the command to worship, or the negation of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and the negation of partners, this is tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship). They did not bring anything from themselves; they brought it from the Book and the Sunnah. It is not a technical term; the division of tawhid is not a technical term, but rather it is according to the evidence from the Qur'an and the Sunnah. If you reflect on the Qur'an, you will find all three categories in it.
The questioner:
That Abdullah sees this as a problem with the Asha'irah.
The Shaykh:
No, this is taken from the Qur'an; it is not on the basis of the Asha'irah or the wealthy, but it is taken from the Noble Qur'an. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، فصل : في النوع الثالث من التوحيد لأهل الإلحاد — islamhouse.com (1:14:54)
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