Can it be said that tawhid al-hakimiyyah (the oneness of sovereignty) falls under tawhid al-uluhiyyah (the oneness of worship), based on the statement of Allah the Exalted: “Indeed, judgment is only for Allah. He has commanded that you not worship except Him”?

Ali Hasan: Our Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, some of our brothers among the students of knowledge tend to include this type of sovereignty—if this description is permissible—citing the statement of Allah the Exalted They say that servitude is uluhiyyah (divinity), and the text brought judgment and worship in the same context, which indicates that.

The Shaykh: My brother, this Rafi'i that I mentioned to you, due to his cunning, attributes this to the Salafis. This is the very statement of al-Saqaf himself that they made the deity three!
Ali Hasan: I seek refuge in Allah.

The Shaykh: We say that these attributes of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, exist in a single essence with no partner whatsoever. Now, here in this verse, there is no contradiction with the previous verse; there is no contradiction at all!
Ali Hasan: So your first answer is the most complete, because if we say this or that, there is breadth in the matter.

The Shaykh: It is this, but I say that the argument from the verse you brought does not contradict the verse that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) explained to 'Adi ibn Hatim al-Tai; there is no difference at all.
Ali Hasan: What Allah willed.

The Shaykh: With my first answer.
Ali Hasan: More comprehensive.

The Shaykh: I mean, we are going to get into verbal disputes—and all roads lead to the mill—the important thing is that it is not permissible for a Muslim to worship Allah with a judgment other than the judgment of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, whether in himself or in others.
Ali Hasan: May Allah reward you with good.