The method of argumentation using the phrase “So do not invoke with Allah anyone” to prove that Allah does not associate with Him any prophet or any angel brought near

Question:
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him) argued in *The Three Fundamental Principles* for the issue that Allah is not pleased for anyone to associate with Him in worship, neither an angel brought near nor a prophet sent, by His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He): He asks: What is the method of the Shaykh’s argumentation with this verse?

Answer:
“Anyone, anyone, anyone.” This is general for the angels, the messengers, the awliya (close friends of Allah), the righteous, and every created being. The word “anyone” is an indefinite noun in the context of prohibition, so it encompasses everything. And in His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He): “anything” is an indefinite noun in the context of prohibition, so it encompasses everything. This is the method of the Shaykh’s (may Allah have mercy on him) argumentation. Yes, the generality of the verse. Yes.