Is saying "I am a Salafi" a form of self-praise?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: If someone says, "I am a Salafi following the methodology of the Salaf," is this a form of self-praise?
Answer:
One should not say, "I am a Salafi," because it is a form of self-praise. However, he is required to learn the methodology of the Salaf and follow it. Even if he did not say, "I am a Salafi," the scholars would not have said, "We are Salafis." They did not say that, but they cared about the school of thought of the Salaf, learned it, and spread it, and none of them said, "I am a Salafi." Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: If someone says, "I am a Salafi following the methodology of the Salaf," is this a form of self-praise?
Answer:
One should not say, "I am a Salafi," because it is a form of self-praise. However, he is required to learn the methodology of the Salaf and follow it. Even if he did not say, "I am a Salafi," the scholars would not have said, "We are Salafis." They did not say that, but they cared about the school of thought of the Salaf, learned it, and spread it, and none of them said, "I am a Salafi." Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [383 -560] هل من التزكية قول: "أنا سلفي"؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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