The ruling on saying: "The way of the Salaf is safer, more knowledgeable, and better"

Question:
Therefore, Shaykh Ahmad, may Allah reward you, what is your view of those who say it is safer, and has become more knowledgeable and better?

Answer:
The scholars of knowledge hold that this phrase is incorrect, because the way of the Salaf is the safest, the most knowledgeable, and the best. Safety does not exist except with knowledge; safety does not exist except with knowledge. They say the way of the Salaf is safer. How can it be safer? They claim to have knowledge. The way of the Salaf is the safest, the most knowledgeable, and the most correct. As for the way of the Khalaf, no one is safe from it except one who follows the way of the Salaf, one who adopts the methodology of the Salaf. As for one who opposes the methodology of the Salaf, he is not the safest, nor the most correct, nor the most knowledgeable; rather, he is misguided and leads others astray.