The Ruling on Claiming Affiliation with the Salaf and Identifying Whom One Is Advised to Listen To
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings. We love you for the sake of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. First, what is the ruling on claiming affiliation with the Salaf? Is it a religious innovation (bid'ah) or not? This is the questioner’s statement. Second, among the scholars of knowledge, whom do you advise us to listen to their tapes and read their books?
Answer:
Claiming affiliation with the Salaf is an honor and a good thing. Allah, Exalted and Majestic, said:[At-Tawbah 9:100] Affiliation with the Salaf and following their methodology is obligatory and required. However, it is not for a person to belittle others and say, “I am a Salafi,” implying that the others are not Salafis.
The countries, praise be to Allah, are all following the methodology of the Salaf and the creed of the oneness of Allah (tawhid). The minor differences that exist do not take them out of the methodology of the righteous Salaf. All of us, praise be to Allah, and we hope to Allah that we are upon the methodology of the Salaf, and we do not declare ourselves pure. As for saying “Salafi” for the sake of creating division, this is not permissible. Saying “Salafi” for the sake of creating division and labeling other people as not being upon the methodology of the Salaf, this is not permissible; because this increases evil and causes aversion, and what happens happens. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Excellency the Shaykh.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings. We love you for the sake of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. First, what is the ruling on claiming affiliation with the Salaf? Is it a religious innovation (bid'ah) or not? This is the questioner’s statement. Second, among the scholars of knowledge, whom do you advise us to listen to their tapes and read their books?
Answer:
Claiming affiliation with the Salaf is an honor and a good thing. Allah, Exalted and Majestic, said:
And the first forerunners [in the faith] among the Muhajireen and the Ansar and those who followed them with good conduct
وَالسَّابِقُونَ الْأَوَّلُونَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنصَارِ وَالَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُم بِإِحْسَانٍThe countries, praise be to Allah, are all following the methodology of the Salaf and the creed of the oneness of Allah (tawhid). The minor differences that exist do not take them out of the methodology of the righteous Salaf. All of us, praise be to Allah, and we hope to Allah that we are upon the methodology of the Salaf, and we do not declare ourselves pure. As for saying “Salafi” for the sake of creating division, this is not permissible. Saying “Salafi” for the sake of creating division and labeling other people as not being upon the methodology of the Salaf, this is not permissible; because this increases evil and causes aversion, and what happens happens. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Excellency the Shaykh.
Source
لقاء مفتوح [الرس] — alfawzan.live (1:01:45)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.