One who believes that there is anyone controlling the universe other than Allaah is a kaafir
Question

                If a person says that there is anyone controlling the universe other than Allaah, is he a kaafir?.
Praise be to Allah.
    The Muslims believe that Allaah is the only controller of the 
    universe; He is the only One Who controls the affairs of all created things. 
    This comes under the idea of Tawheed al-Ruboobiyyah (Oneness of Divine 
    Lordship), which is the belief that there is no creator but Allaah, no 
    sovereign except Allaah, no controller of the affairs of creation except 
    Allaah. The one who believes anything other than that is a kaafir. 

    The mushrikeen who worshipped idols and statues used to 
    affirm that Allaah was the one who controlled the affairs of all created 
    things.  

    Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

    “Say (O Muhammad): ‘Who provides for you from the sky and 
    the earth? Or who owns hearing and sight? And who brings out the living from 
    the dead and brings out the dead from the living? And who disposes the 
    affairs?’ They will say: ‘Allaah.’ Say: ‘Will you not then be afraid of 
    Allaah’s punishment (for setting up rivals in worship with Allaah)?’”

    [Yoonus 10:31]. 

    The scholars of the Standing Committee for Issuing Fatwas 
    were asked: Is the one who believes that there is anyone controlling the 
    universe other than Allaah a kaafir? 

    They replied: The one who believes that is a kaafir, because 
    he has ascribed a partner to Allaah in His Lordship (ruboobiyyah). Indeed, 
    he is a worse kaafir than many of the mushrikeen who ascribed partners to 
    Allaah in His Divinity (uloohiyyah). 

    And Allaah is the Source of strength. May Allaah send 
    blessing and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions. 
    End quote. 

    Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Baaz, Shaykh ‘Abd 
    al-Razzaaq ‘Afeefi. 

    Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah 
    (1/4). 

    And Allaah knows best.