Is it true that the saved sect are the Salafis?

Question:
Is it true that the saved sect are the Salafis?

Answer:
Whoever is upon the methodology of the Salaf is the saved sect, provided he is truly upon it, not merely by affiliation, but in reality. Follow them with excellence. Yes, because among those who claim to be upon the methodology of the Salaf are some who are not, either because they are ignorant of the methodology of the Salaf, or because they deliberately contradict it. Do you know that the Asha'irah call themselves the people of the Sunnah? The Asha'irah call themselves the people of the Sunnah. If you say "the people of the Sunnah," they say, "We are the Asha'irah." But they are not the people of the Sunnah; they contradict the people of the Sunnah. Everyone claims it, but the reality is that those who followed them with excellence—take this condition with you—and you will know who is upon the methodology of the Salaf, who is a follower of the earliest predecessors, the emigrants and the helpers. If it is with excellence, it is correct; but if it is not with excellence, it is not correct. Yes.
The call is not taken in isolation. The reality is necessary. Now, the Khawarij of this era who kill people and commit acts of terrorism say, "We are upon the methodology of the Salaf, and this is jihad in the path of Allah." They did not follow them with excellence. Yes.