Guide to the Division of Tawhid into Its Types
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The questioner:
This questioner is one of the brothers who follow these meetings via the website. He asks, saying: What is the evidence for the division mentioned by Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab regarding tawhid (the oneness of Allah)?
The Shaykh:
The division.
The questioner:
Okay, I mean tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship).
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is from the Qur'an. All the verses that speak of the actions of Allah, such as creation, provision, giving life, and causing death, are tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship). All the verses that command the worship of Allah, and command prayer, fasting, zakah (the obligatory alms), and Hajj (the major pilgrimage), are all in tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship). All the verses that indicate the names of Allah and His attributes, and purify Allah from resembling the created beings and from deficiencies and defects, are tawhid al-asma' wa al-sifat (oneness of the names and attributes). These are the types of tawhid: 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). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner is one of the brothers who follow these meetings via the website. He asks, saying: What is the evidence for the division mentioned by Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab regarding tawhid (the oneness of Allah)?
The Shaykh:
The division.
The questioner:
Okay, I mean tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship).
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is from the Qur'an. All the verses that speak of the actions of Allah, such as creation, provision, giving life, and causing death, are tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship). All the verses that command the worship of Allah, and command prayer, fasting, zakah (the obligatory alms), and Hajj (the major pilgrimage), are all in tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship). All the verses that indicate the names of Allah and His attributes, and purify Allah from resembling the created beings and from deficiencies and defects, are tawhid al-asma' wa al-sifat (oneness of the names and attributes). These are the types of tawhid: 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). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-080-كتب العقيدة ومنهجية الاستفادة منها|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (22:19)
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