Is it permissible for a person to say, "I am a Salafi"?
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Question:
Is it permissible for a person to say, "I am upon the way of the Salaf"?
Answer:
When there is a need, if he is among a group that differs from the methodology of the Salaf, a deviant sect that opposes the methodology of the Salaf, he disavows them and says, "I am a Salafi; I am not upon your creed, nor upon your schools of thought." If the need calls for this, that is one thing. But if there is no need for this, and he is among the Salafis and the people of the Sunnah and the community, then there is no need.
Is it permissible for a person to say, "I am upon the way of the Salaf"?
Answer:
When there is a need, if he is among a group that differs from the methodology of the Salaf, a deviant sect that opposes the methodology of the Salaf, he disavows them and says, "I am a Salafi; I am not upon your creed, nor upon your schools of thought." If the need calls for this, that is one thing. But if there is no need for this, and he is among the Salafis and the people of the Sunnah and the community, then there is no need.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز للشخص أن يقول أنا سلفي؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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