Is it self-praise for one of them to say about himself, "I am a Salafi"?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some students of knowledge say that it is not permissible for anyone to say, "I am a Salafi," because this is self-praise. So is what he says...
Answer:
He says this is a matter of self-praise, and this is not permissible. Yes. But if he says it by way of clarification, because there are parties and groups that are opposed, and he disavows them, and says, "I am a Salafi, I am upon the methodology of the Salaf," by way of disavowal, then that is fine. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some students of knowledge say that it is not permissible for anyone to say, "I am a Salafi," because this is self-praise. So is what he says...
Answer:
He says this is a matter of self-praise, and this is not permissible. Yes. But if he says it by way of clarification, because there are parties and groups that are opposed, and he disavows them, and says, "I am a Salafi, I am upon the methodology of the Salaf," by way of disavowal, then that is fine. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل قول أحدهم على نفسه أنا سَلَفي فيه تزكية للنفس؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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