The Increase of Rank…
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful, may Allah bless our master Muhammad, his family and Companions and give them peace. Says the poorest slave in need of the mercy of his Lord, the sinful, recalcitrant and ignorant, Abu Alfa Umar Muhammad Shareef bin Farid: All praises are due to Allah the Lord of the worlds. May Allah send his abundant blessings and most perfect peace upon the master of the Messengers and the seal of the Prophets, our master and chief Muhammad, his family and Companions. May Allah be pleased with the masters among the Tabi`een, the right-acting scholars, the four Imams who exercised independent judgment, and those who follow them until the Day of Judgment: to continue, I was asked by the mujaadhid in the Way of Allah, and one of the leaders in the city of Las Vegas Nevada, Imam Fateen Seifullah, may Allah strengthen him and make his feet firm on the Sirat’l-Mustaqeem about the permissibility of Muslims marrying the People of the Book. After seeking istikhaara of Allah, I complied with his request out of fear and hope (khawf wa raja);
