Some people end their name with "Salafi" or "Athari"; is this self-praise, or is it in accordance with the Shari'ah?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some people end their name with "Salafi" or "Athari"; is this self-praise, or is it in accordance with the Shari'ah?
Answer:
What is required is that a person follows the truth; what is required is that a person seeks the truth, asks for the truth, and acts upon it. As for naming oneself a Salafi or an Athari or the like, there is no need for that; Allah knows, Glorified and Exalted is He.
[Al-Hujurat 49:16] And Allah knows what is in the heavens and what is on the earth, and Allah is All-Knowing of all things. So naming oneself a Salafi, an Athari, or the like has no basis. We look to the reality, we look to the truth, not to the words, the naming, and the claims. One may say he is a Salafi or an Athari when he is not an Athari, and one may be a Salafi and an Athari without having said, "I am an Athari" or "I am a Salafi."
So we look to the realities, not to the names or the claims. And it is obligatory for the Muslim to observe proper conduct with Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. When the Bedouins said, "We have believed," He denied[Al-Hujurat 49:13-14] [Al-Hujurat 49:14].
[Al-Hujurat 49:14]. So Allah denied that they describe themselves with faith when they had not yet reached that level; they assumed they had entered Islam.
Bedouins came from the desert and claimed that they had become believers immediately; they had accepted Islam and entered Islam. If they continued and learned, faith would enter their hearts little by little.[Al-Hujurat 49:14] The word "when" refers to something that is expected, meaning faith will enter. But if you claim it from the very first time, that is self-praise. So there is no need for you to say, "I am a Salafi," "I am an Athari," "I am this," "I am that." You must seek the truth, act upon it, and rectify your intention. Allah is the One who knows the realities, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some people end their name with "Salafi" or "Athari"; is this self-praise, or is it in accordance with the Shari'ah?
Answer:
What is required is that a person follows the truth; what is required is that a person seeks the truth, asks for the truth, and acts upon it. As for naming oneself a Salafi or an Athari or the like, there is no need for that; Allah knows, Glorified and Exalted is He.
Say, "Would you acquaint Allah with your religion
قُلْ أَتُعَلِّمُونَ اللَّهَ بِدِينِكُمْSo we look to the realities, not to the names or the claims. And it is obligatory for the Muslim to observe proper conduct with Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. When the Bedouins said, "We have believed," He denied
(13) O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted. (14) The bedouins say, "We have believed." Say, "You have not [yet] believed; but say [instead], 'We have submitted,' for faith has not yet entered your hearts. And if you obey Allah and His Messenger, He will not deprive you from your deeds of anything. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful."
اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ قَالَتِ الْأَعْرَابُ آمَنَّا قُل لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُواbut say [instead], 'We have submitted,'
وَلَٰكِن قُولُوا أَسْلَمْنَاbut say [instead], 'We have submitted,'
وَلَٰكِن قُولُوا أَسْلَمْنَاBedouins came from the desert and claimed that they had become believers immediately; they had accepted Islam and entered Islam. If they continued and learned, faith would enter their hearts little by little.
for faith has not yet entered your hearts
وَلَمَّا يَدْخُلِ الْإِيمَانُ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [69 -1024] بعض الناس يختم اسمه بالسلفي، أو الأثري، فهل هذا من تزكية النفس، أو هو موافق للشرع؟ — youtube.com
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