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[Abu.Adam.Jameel]

All praise is due to Allah, and may exaltation and safety be granted to Muhammad, his family, his companions, and those who aid them. To proceed:

Recently, my brothers from Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah at Masjid as-Sunnah an-Nabawiyyah (Germantown Masjid) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania visited the Holy City of Makkah to perform al-'Umrah. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah exalt his mention and grant him safety, said: “...A kind word is charity..., (1) ” so, due to this hadeeth, I would like to share a kind word about them.

Masjid as-Sunnah an-Nabawiyyah is known to be upon the Sunnah, and what I witnessed from them on their trip was truly indicative of their love for the Sunnah and its people.

Whilst here, I saw from them love for Islam and the Prophetic Sunnah, coupled with love and respect for the scholars of the Sunnah. They were eager to listen to, benefit, and carry out their advices (2). So much so, I even watched elders from them embark on a tiring trip in the heat of Makkah to seek knowledge from the scholars. I ask Allah, the Most High, to preserve them and to keep them firm upon this goodness.

May Allah, the All-Able, aid their administrators, common folk, students of knowledge and lecturers in propagating the pure understanding of Islam (i.e. Salafiyyah). I ask Allah to protect them from all evil and to distance them from fitnah and its instigators. I also ask Allah, the Oft-Pardoning, to pardon me and them for our shortcomings and to make us better Muslims.

The same is to be said about our brothers from The United Kingdom and Canada. May Allah reward them for their efforts of propagating the Qur’aan and Sunnah, and may he reward them for their diligent efforts in connecting us to the scholars.

Finally, another reason for writing this small word was to encourage Ahlus-Sunnah, the Salafees, to support one another in statement and action, and to stand firm with each other through our trials. We are few in number, so we must stand foot-to-foot and shoulder-to-shoulder against all that comes our way.

Ponder this statement, dear Sunnee: Shaykh, Dr. Muhammad b. Haadee, may Allah preserve him, said: “Every sect, even though they carry different beliefs amongst themselves, can agree on one thing: Aggression towards the Salafees.” If this statement is understood, then the importance of sticking together is clear.

I ask Allah, the Most High, to allow this trip to be a means of strengthening the brotherhood between Ahlus-Sunnah, just as I ask Him to make it heavy on its organizers' and participants’ scales. Aameen.

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(1) al-Bukhaari and Muslim

(2) Shaykh, Dr. Ahmad Baazmool, may Allah preserve him, mentioned: “Seeking and adhering to the advice and opinions of the scholars is not partisanship (i.e. hizbiyyah) nor fanaticism (i.e. ta’assub), as some people claim. Rather, it is the methodology of the Pious Predecessors, such as ‘Abdullah b. Mas’ood, to value and carry out the advice and opinions of the scholars.”