The lineage of the Salafis from Imam Ahmad to Ibn Taymiyyah
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Question:
Is it true that some scholars attribute the beginning of the Salafi methodology to the era of Imam Ahmad, then to Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, and then to Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab? Is this lineage correct?
Answer:
This is a lie. Imam Ahmad and Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah were upon the methodology of the Salaf. They did not invent the methodology of the Salaf, but they followed it, called people to it, and explained it to the people. The one who established the methodology of the Salaf is Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) in His Book, and the Messenger in his Sunnah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Is it true that some scholars attribute the beginning of the Salafi methodology to the era of Imam Ahmad, then to Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, and then to Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab? Is this lineage correct?
Answer:
This is a lie. Imam Ahmad and Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah were upon the methodology of the Salaf. They did not invent the methodology of the Salaf, but they followed it, called people to it, and explained it to the people. The one who established the methodology of the Salaf is Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) in His Book, and the Messenger in his Sunnah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-050-حاجة الأمة للمنهج السلفي|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (50:17)
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