Omar Suleiman – Do not belittle the illiterate friends of Allah

			Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.
		

			So one thing that I noticed that was
		

			really somewhat of a sight tonight was that
		

			there was a family that had never seen
		

			an escalator before inside the puddle.
		

			And the guards were literally trying to show
		

			them how to use an escalator, telling them
		

			not to be nervous because they'd never been
		

			on an escalator before.
		

			It was really humbling.
		

			A lot of times when you bring people
		

			here, especially from some of the wealthier areas,
		

			they start to belittle some of the people
		

			that are here.
		

			And one of the beauties of Hajj and
		

			Umrah is that it puts this entire ummah
		

			on the same level.
		

			And I know that sometimes we have a
		

			tendency to think that, you know, those people
		

			who don't know any better, maybe they're acting
		

			in a certain way that you've never seen
		

			before and you start to belittle them and
		

			look down upon them, but you don't know
		

			which one of them is a wali of
		

			Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, is a friend
		

			of God.
		

			It's important to understand that this ummah has
		

			gems in it that are hidden and there
		

			is forgivable ignorance sometimes, but sincerity that is
		

			immeasurable to any other human being.
		

			So when you see people here from all
		

			over the world, you know, that are literally
		

			using their life savings to get here, recognize
		

			that that person might be greater in the
		

			sight of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala than
		

			you.
		

			May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala bless this
		

			beautiful ummah with all of its different colors
		

			and all of its different backgrounds, all of
		

			its different classes.
		

			May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala bless it.
		

			May Allah unite us.
		

			May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala make us
		

			amongst his awliya.
		

			Allahumma ameen.
		

			Jazakumullahu khayran.
		

			Wassalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.