Part One: General Servitude.

The Shaykh : General servitude encompasses everyone in the heavens and the earth, whether believer or disbeliever, righteous or wicked, obedient or open sinner. Among its indications is the saying of Allah the Exalted: This servitude is submission to the cosmic decree of Allah. There is no one in the heavens or the earth who is not subject to the cosmic decree of Allah. Here is Pharaoh, the head of the tyrants, who submitted to the cosmic decree of Allah. Allah Mighty and Majestic drowned him with the very water he used to boast about before his people, saying: ? Allah destroyed him with the very thing he boasted about. With what? With drowning. Allah the Exalted drowned him until, when drowning overtook him, he said: It was said to him: He was the most arrogant of the arrogant. So, is he a servant of Allah by virtue of the cosmic decree or the legislative decree? The cosmic decree. And Allah the Exalted said regarding 'Aad, the people of Hud: Then Allah the Exalted said: Reflect on His saying that it is Allah who created them; He did not say that it is Allah who created the heavens and the earth, but rather said: that it is Allah who created them, in order to make clear to them their weakness before their Creator, Mighty and Majestic. The One who created them is stronger than they are in power, and they used to deny Our signs.