What is the ruling on the claim that there is now a new Salafiyyah?
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Question:
This questioner says: There is a caller in our country, outside this country, who says that there is now a new Salafiyyah, and he applies this term to those who hold fast to the Book, the Sunnah, and the athar (reports) of the Salaf, intending by that the scholars of Saudi Arabia. He asks: How do we respond to that?
Answer:
This is not new. This is a Salafiyyah that follows the athar of the Salaf; it is not new or an innovation. Yes. This is a statement that has no meaning. Yes.
This questioner says: There is a caller in our country, outside this country, who says that there is now a new Salafiyyah, and he applies this term to those who hold fast to the Book, the Sunnah, and the athar (reports) of the Salaf, intending by that the scholars of Saudi Arabia. He asks: How do we respond to that?
Answer:
This is not new. This is a Salafiyyah that follows the athar of the Salaf; it is not new or an innovation. Yes. This is a statement that has no meaning. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم القول بأن هناك الآن سلفية جديدة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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