And He, Most High, said:

“Cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is severe in punishment.”

And He, Most High, said:

“O you who believe, fear Allah and speak words of truth and justice.”

“He will set right your deeds for you and forgive you your sins. Whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger has indeed achieved a great triumph.”

And He, Most High, said:

“Allah will surely support those who support Him. Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Almighty.”

Were it not for fear of causing weariness, I would not have refrained from writing at greater length. We ask Allah, the Generous, to lead us and you along the path of guidance and to keep us and you away from the path of error. He has power over all things and is most worthy of answering our prayers. Allah is sufficient for us; He is the best disposer of affairs and the best helper. All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah’s blessings and peace be upon the master of the messengers, Muhammad the Prophet, his pure family, and his noble, chosen Companions.

This is the response of the shaykh, imam and eminent scholar Jamāl al-Dīn Yūsuf ibn ʿAbd al-Mahmūd ibn ʿAbd al-Salām ibn al-Battī al-Hanbalī, may Allah Most High have mercy on him.

The author said:

I copied it from his own handwriting.