A number of citizens who were released from Guantanamo Bay and have returned home are sorry for carrying out terrorist acts in the past. They have also thanked the State for reuniting them with their families and paying for some of them to go on Haj. Ahmad Zeid Zuhair said he could not believe his good fortune at being at home with his family after being away for many years. “I found only kindness, concern and attention from Prince Muhammad Bin Naif. He informed my brother of my arrival. The generosity and kindness I was accorded was unexpected. The generosity flowed from every place in this land, especially from our magnanimous rulers. Foremost is the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, the Crown Prince and the Second Deputy Premier. During the holy month of Ramadan, I was granted a vacation by Prince Muhammad Bin Naif. I spent Eid with my family after an absence of seven and a half years. I met my children, wife and mother,” he said. Muhammad Bakheet Al-Lehaibi, father of Hatim, who is still detained, said he was happy to have the support of the government to go on Haj this year. “I cannot describe our feelings when we performed pilgrimage this year at the expense of the Ministry of Interior. I was accompanied by Hatim's mother and two sisters, who had previously asked me every year to take them on a pilgrimage. Thanks to Allah, this wish has come true due to the generosity of the leaders of this blessed country.” He said that he and his son were treated kindly. Abbas Husein, one of those released according to a royal order two days before the Haj, said: “I have been born once again after performing Haj. The happiness in performing Haj is greater than marriage.” He completed the holy journey with his wife, son Muhammad and daughter. Describing his feelings, Husein said: “For 17 years my wife had asked me to take her on Haj. This dream did not come true except with the success granted by Allah and the generous gesture of Prince Naif and his assistant Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, who issued directives to host us at the expense of the Ministry of Interior.”
