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[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:[Maryam 19:65] When we believe that He is [Al-Baqarah 2:255] and we believe in..."
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 الحقThe 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:
