Tawhid al-Hakimiyyah and the Ruling on Those Who Hold It

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to study certain books under the guidance of some scholars who refute or elaborate on a fourth category of rulings, namely the suspension of judgment? And is it permissible to study with them certain books of tafsir (exegesis) that are gentle in nature?

Answer:
These people claim that this addition is not valid, and it is an addition that has no basis in the Book of Allah or in His Sunnah. Tawhid al-Hakimiyyah (the oneness of Allah’s sovereignty) in our understanding is included in tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship). It is included in tawhid al-uluhiyyah in terms of obedience to the Creator; the created being worships Allah by submitting to His Book and submitting to His commands, Blessed and Exalted is He. It is also included in tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship) in the sense that Allah is the One who legislates, the Lawgiver. Tawhid al-Hakimiyyah is included in tawhid al-uluhiyyah and included in tawhid al-rububiyyah; it is not an independent category. If they do not retract this statement, one should not greet them with the salam. That is, they may have ideas other than this which they teach to those who study under them. If the evidence is established against them and they do not stop, it is obligatory to seek study under others. Yes. This is certain.