The Oneness of Sovereignty and Its Relationship to the Oneness of Worship
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for me to say that the oneness of sovereignty is the most specific characteristic of the oneness of worship?
Answer:
This is from you; no one has said it. Sovereignty is included in the oneness of worship. It is included in the oneness of worship because making the Shari'ah the law is worship of Allah the Exalted. We make the Shari'ah the law in obedience to Allah, which is worship of Allah, and because of the justice it contains among people and the security it provides. So we rule by it as an act of worship of Allah and obedience to Allah, so it falls within the oneness of worship. It falls within it, but it is not the most specific aspect. Rather, it means: if a person rules by the law of the Shari'ah in disputes, but calls upon other than Allah and slaughters for other than Allah, would this person be a monotheist? No, he would not be a monotheist.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for me to say that the oneness of sovereignty is the most specific characteristic of the oneness of worship?
Answer:
This is from you; no one has said it. Sovereignty is included in the oneness of worship. It is included in the oneness of worship because making the Shari'ah the law is worship of Allah the Exalted. We make the Shari'ah the law in obedience to Allah, which is worship of Allah, and because of the justice it contains among people and the security it provides. So we rule by it as an act of worship of Allah and obedience to Allah, so it falls within the oneness of worship. It falls within it, but it is not the most specific aspect. Rather, it means: if a person rules by the law of the Shari'ah in disputes, but calls upon other than Allah and slaughters for other than Allah, would this person be a monotheist? No, he would not be a monotheist.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب نجاسة لحم الحيوان الذي لا يؤكل إذا ذبح — islamhouse.com (1:10:58)
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