Shaykh al-Islām was asked:

“Are high and low prices from Allah Most High, or not?”

He replied:

Everything besides Allah—entities, their attributes, and their states—is created by Allah and belongs to Him. He is their Lord, Creator, Sovereign, and the One who governs their affairs. They have no Lord other than Him, and there is no deity worthy of worship except Him. To Him belong creation and command; He has neither partner nor helper in any of this. Rather, as He, glorified be He, says:

“Say, ‘Call upon those whom you claim to be gods besides Allah.’ They do not possess an atom’s weight in the heavens or on the earth, nor do they have any share in either, nor does He have any helper among them.”

“Intercession does not benefit with Him except for those to whom He gives permission.”

He, glorified be He, has stated that those invoked besides Him possess not even an atom’s weight in the heavens or on the earth, have no share in ownership, and provide no assistance in anything.

These are the three grounds upon which another party’s right is established: someone either owns a thing outright, is an equal partner in its ownership, or is neither of these but assists its owner—as a minister, adviser, teacher, rescuer, or supporter does. He, glorified be He, has thus made clear that no one besides Him owns even an atom’s weight in the heavens or on the earth, nor does anyone besides Him have any share in that, whether small or great. Thus, they do not