Shaykh al-Islām also said—may Allah sanctify his soul:

In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

From Ahmad ibn Taymiyyah to those Muslims whom this letter reaches who profess adherence to the Sunnah and the community, belong to the fellowship of the knowledgeable and exemplary shaykh, Abū al-Barakāt ʿAdī ibn Musāfir al-Umawī—may Allah have mercy on him—and those who follow their path.

May Allah guide them to follow His way, help them obey Him and His Messenger—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—and make them hold firmly to His strong rope, guided along the path of those whom Allah has blessed: the prophets, the steadfastly truthful, the martyrs and the righteous. May He keep them away from the path of those given to misguidance and deviation, who depart from the law and the way with which Allah sent His Messenger—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—so that they may be among those upon whom Allah has bestowed His greatest favour through following the Book and the Sunnah.

Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.

To proceed:

We praise Allah before you: there is no deity worthy of worship except Him, and He is worthy of all praise; and He is