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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the difference between saying "There is no true object of worship except Allah" and saying "There is no object of worship with truth except Allah"?

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The questioner : Shaykh, what is the difference between the one who says "There is no true object of worship except Allah" and the one who says "There is no object of worship with truth except Allah"?

The Shaykh : Yes, yes. The difference between them is that if you say "There is no true object of worship except Allah," this is more in accordance with the Qur'an
That is because Allah is the Truth ذلك بأن الله هو الحق
[Al-Hajj 22:6]
and it does not require estimation, because if you say "There is no object of worship with truth," the prepositional phrase is a predicate attached to an omitted word, and the prepositional phrase is attached to an omitted word estimated as "There is no existing object of worship with truth." But if you say "There is no true object of worship," the predicate is the existing one, and we do not need estimation.
The student: ...

The Shaykh : But if you say "There is no existing object of worship," that is correct.
The student: No.

The Shaykh : Yes
The student: It is not valid.

The Shaykh : Why?
The student: Because in it...

The Shaykh : Because if you say "There is no existing object of worship except Allah," then all the idols become Allah the Exalted, and this is a great denial.
The student: It has ended, O Shaykh

The Shaykh : The time has ended.
The reader: Our Shaykh (may Allah preserve him) said: "And we testify to His oneness in that, meaning that He has no partner in His lordship, nor in His divinity, nor in His names and attributes. Allah the Exalted said:
Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them - so worship Him and have patience for His worship. Do you know of any similarity to Him?" رب السماوات والأرض وما بينهما فاعبده واصطبر لعبادته هل تعلم له سميا
[Maryam 19:65]
When we believe that He is
Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great. اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ
[Al-Baqarah 2:255]
and we believe in..."
Source alathar.net

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