In what appeared to be a response to these accusations, the Imam of the Grand mosque in Mecca delivered a Friday sermon on October 19 in which he exalted Bin Salman, the Kingdom's de facto ruler.
Katika kile kilichoonekana kama majibu ya tuhuma hizo,  Imam Mkuu wa msikiti huko Mecca alitoa mawaidha ya Ijumaa ya Oktoba 19, ambapo alimsifia mtawala mkuu wa Ufalme Bin Salman.