Is it permissible to call someone who disagrees with the Salaf on a limited number of issues a scholar of the Sunnah, such as al-Nawawi and Ibn Hajar?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner asks: If a scholar disagrees with the methodology of the Salaf on one or a limited number of issues, is he considered one of the scholars of the Sunnah, like Ibn Hajar, al-Nawawi, and others (may Allah have mercy on them)?

Answer:
There is no doubt that they are the bearers of the Sunnah and the imams of hadith (may Allah have mercy on them), even if some error occurred on their part in interpretation.