Reading from the author's text and collating between manuscripts: "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah who has perfected for us our religion, completed His favor upon us,
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The reader: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah who has perfected for us our religion, completed His favor upon us, and chosen Islam as our religion, and commanded us to seek guidance in His straight path, the path of those upon whom He has bestowed favor, not those upon whom anger has fallen, the Jews, nor those who are astray, the Christians.
And I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah, alone, having no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger. He sent him with the upright religion and the pure faith, and placed him upon a way of command, he was commanded to follow it".
The Shaykh : I have "he was commanded to follow it."
The student: I have "he was commanded."
The Shaykh : With the pronoun, do you have "he was commanded" or not, Khalid? Look at the original.
The reader: I don't have it, just "he was commanded."
The Shaykh : You don't have the pronoun? It is better without the pronoun.
The reader: Should we add it, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: I have, Shaykh, "we seek guidance in the straight path."
The Shaykh : I have "His straight path." As for me, if it does not change the meaning, there is no need to talk about it; it hinders us a little.
The reader: "He was commanded to follow it and he was commanded to say:[Yusuf 12:108] (peace and blessings be upon him and his family, and abundant peace).
And after that: I had previously prohibited, whether as an initiator or as one answering, regarding".
The student: I have"I had previously warned".
The Shaykh : "Warned"? Which copy is this?
The student: Taha 'Abd al-Ra'uf.
The Shaykh : Yes, but who edited it, Dr. Nasser?
The student: A separate edition.
The Shaykh : So, that's it, if we write a copy, write "I have warned you".
The student: May Allah reward you. You see, some authors add it from themselves, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : "Warned." No, I have "warned," which is better than "prohibited."
The reader: "And after that: I had previously prohibited, whether as an initiator or as one answering, regarding imitating the disbelievers in their festivals, and I informed of some of what is in that: from the old report and the legal indication, and I clarified some of the wisdom of the Shari'ah in avoiding the disbelievers, from the People of the Book and the unlettered".
And I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah, alone, having no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger. He sent him with the upright religion and the pure faith, and placed him upon a way of command, he was commanded to follow it".
The Shaykh : I have "he was commanded to follow it."
The student: I have "he was commanded."
The Shaykh : With the pronoun, do you have "he was commanded" or not, Khalid? Look at the original.
The reader: I don't have it, just "he was commanded."
The Shaykh : You don't have the pronoun? It is better without the pronoun.
The reader: Should we add it, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: I have, Shaykh, "we seek guidance in the straight path."
The Shaykh : I have "His straight path." As for me, if it does not change the meaning, there is no need to talk about it; it hinders us a little.
The reader: "He was commanded to follow it and he was commanded to say:
This is my way; I invite to Allah with insight, I and those who follow me
هذه سبيلي أدعو إلى الله على بصيرة أنا ومن اتبعنيAnd after that: I had previously prohibited, whether as an initiator or as one answering, regarding".
The student: I have"I had previously warned".
The Shaykh : "Warned"? Which copy is this?
The student: Taha 'Abd al-Ra'uf.
The Shaykh : Yes, but who edited it, Dr. Nasser?
The student: A separate edition.
The Shaykh : So, that's it, if we write a copy, write "I have warned you".
The student: May Allah reward you. You see, some authors add it from themselves, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : "Warned." No, I have "warned," which is better than "prohibited."
The reader: "And after that: I had previously prohibited, whether as an initiator or as one answering, regarding imitating the disbelievers in their festivals, and I informed of some of what is in that: from the old report and the legal indication, and I clarified some of the wisdom of the Shari'ah in avoiding the disbelievers, from the People of the Book and the unlettered".