The Ruling on Describing the Salafi Methodology as an Innovation
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Question:
Sister questioner. Some people say that the Salafi methodology that exists today is an innovation (bid'ah) that some people introduced with the intention of denigrating people and excluding them from the Sunnah. Is this correct?
Answer:
This is a contradiction. How can it be a Salafi methodology and also be an innovation? Salafi, Salafi—the methodology of the Companions and the Tabi'un who followed them with excellence is this Salafi methodology, and it is not an innovation. The innovator is the one who came after them. As for the methodology of the Salaf, it is the original. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The Messenger and his Companions were upon this, so this is the methodology of the Salaf and it is not an innovation. The innovation is this false speech; this is the innovation.
Sister questioner. Some people say that the Salafi methodology that exists today is an innovation (bid'ah) that some people introduced with the intention of denigrating people and excluding them from the Sunnah. Is this correct?
Answer:
This is a contradiction. How can it be a Salafi methodology and also be an innovation? Salafi, Salafi—the methodology of the Companions and the Tabi'un who followed them with excellence is this Salafi methodology, and it is not an innovation. The innovator is the one who came after them. As for the methodology of the Salaf, it is the original. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
And this Ummah will split into seventy-three sects, all of them in the Fire except one. They said: Who are they? He said: The one who is upon what I and my Companions are upon today.
وستفترق هذه الأمة على ثلاث وسبعين فرقة كلها في النار إلا واحدة. قالوا من هي؟ قال من كان على مثل ما أنا عليه اليوم وأصحابي.So whoever is upon what
فمن كان على ما كان
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يصح القول بأن المنهج السلفي الموجودالآن هو منهج محدث أحدثه بعض الناس بقصد تجريح الناس وإخراحهم... — youtube.com
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