with this person and i believe she is a good woman, a decent woman, a religious woman. he flew to saudi arabia to meet her in october, 2013, during the haj pilgrimage. malik's father lived in saudi arabia. she often visited. he went again in june, 2014. documents show she entered the u.s. a month later. their marriage certificate filed in riverside county says they were legally married in august of that year. members of the mosque first met malik at their wedding ceremony met here. abdul aziz akmed was one of the hundred that met the wedding. >> reporter: after coming to this mosque every day for two years, farouk stopped. how can this happen? a guy that was very good.