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In it, and he invited him to the truth, and he responded with sophistry and evasion. This is the image of what came in two books from Al-Mabdi. In one of them, he says that guidance is not from me, but rather from God. And he says in the second: You do not deny that the Prophet, peace be upon him, was not a fundamentalist or a grammarian.
"The First" In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to God, the Most High, and prayers be upon our master Muhammad and his family, with peace. And thereafter: From the servant of God, Muhammad Al-Mabdi bin Al-Sayyid Abdullah Al-Mishaykh Al-Islam Al-Mukarram and the esteemed teacher, Sheikh Muhammad Al-Amin, may God honor him and his noble family. I am not hidden from your knowledge and your great understanding that guidance is not from me, but rather from God, may He be exalted. And God has informed His Prophet, peace be upon him, that he has nothing to do but to convey the message, and whoever He wills, He guides. And I had thought of you as an amir, and I informed you of the truth, and I am not lying in that, nor am I trying to deceive. As for the true word that comes from God and His Messenger, God Almighty has bestowed upon me the great guidance. And it is known that only those who have no character before God Almighty lie about God and His Messenger. And whoever knows, knows for sure that the enjoyment of this world is little, it does not weigh the wing of a mosquito, and if it were weighed against what is with God, it would be as if it never existed. And it is a regret that does not last, for the worldly status does not outweigh piety and following the example of the prophets and the chosen ones, except for those who are blind. And I am a poor servant, I have no strength to do even the smallest thing. If I were not upon a light from God and a confirmation from the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, I would not have been able to do anything, nor would it be permissible for me to do anything. And what I have reported from the Prophet, peace be upon him, I have reported only by the command of the Messenger of God, peace be upon him. And the Prophet, peace be upon him, has informed me of news that is not with the saints nor with the scholars. And he said: "And He knows what you do not know." And the Prophet has made...