Is there a difference between the doctrine of the people of *hulul* and the doctrine of the *ittihadiyyah*?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is there a difference between the doctrine of the people of *hulul* and the doctrine of the *ittihadiyyah*?

Answer:
There is no difference between them. *Ittihad*—no, there is a difference. Yes, there is a difference. The *ittihadiyyah* say that Allah is the things themselves, and that there is no Creator and no created being; rather, all existence is Allah. As for the *hululiyyah*, they say that there is a Creator and there is a created being, but the Creator dwells within the created being. So there is a difference between them. There is no doubt that the *ittihadiyyah* are more extreme in disbelief than the *hululiyyah*. Yes.