What are the principles and objectives of the Salafi call?
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The Shaykh : Here a questioner asks: What are the principles and objectives of the Salafi call?
This is an important question, naturally. So we will answer to the extent that the place and time allow. We say:
The principles of the Salafi call are, as everyone knows, based on three pillars:
The first pillar is the Noble Qur'an.
The second pillar is the Sunnah, specifically the authentic Sunnah. The Salafis in every part of the world focus on this aspect, the authentic Sunnah. This is because, by the consensus of the scholars, things that are not part of the Sunnah have entered it since more than ten centuries ago. There is no disagreement on this matter. Therefore, it is also agreed upon that the Sunnah must be purified from what has entered it that is not part of it. For this reason, the Salafis adopt the position that this second principle, the Sunnah, should not be taken as it currently stands, because it contains weak and fabricated narrations that are not permissible to be acted upon, even in matters of the virtues of deeds. This is the second principle, and it is agreed upon, almost universally, by Muslims, both the Salaf and the Khalaf.
The third principle is what distinguishes the Salafi call from all the calls existing today on earth, whether they are from acceptable Islam or are not Islam except in name. The Salafi call is distinguished by this third pillar, which is that the Qur'an and the Sunnah must be understood according to the methodology of the righteous Salaf, the Companions, the Tabi'un, and those who followed them; that is, the three generations attested to as the best by numerous well-known hadith texts.
We have spoken about this on various occasions and presented sufficient evidence that makes us certain that anyone who wants to understand Islam from the Book and the Sunnah without this third pillar will come up with a new Islam. The greatest proof of this is the Islamic sects that are increasing every day. The reason for this is their failure to adhere to this methodology, which is the Book, the Sunnah, and the understanding of the righteous Salaf.
This is an important question, naturally. So we will answer to the extent that the place and time allow. We say:
The principles of the Salafi call are, as everyone knows, based on three pillars:
The first pillar is the Noble Qur'an.
The second pillar is the Sunnah, specifically the authentic Sunnah. The Salafis in every part of the world focus on this aspect, the authentic Sunnah. This is because, by the consensus of the scholars, things that are not part of the Sunnah have entered it since more than ten centuries ago. There is no disagreement on this matter. Therefore, it is also agreed upon that the Sunnah must be purified from what has entered it that is not part of it. For this reason, the Salafis adopt the position that this second principle, the Sunnah, should not be taken as it currently stands, because it contains weak and fabricated narrations that are not permissible to be acted upon, even in matters of the virtues of deeds. This is the second principle, and it is agreed upon, almost universally, by Muslims, both the Salaf and the Khalaf.
The third principle is what distinguishes the Salafi call from all the calls existing today on earth, whether they are from acceptable Islam or are not Islam except in name. The Salafi call is distinguished by this third pillar, which is that the Qur'an and the Sunnah must be understood according to the methodology of the righteous Salaf, the Companions, the Tabi'un, and those who followed them; that is, the three generations attested to as the best by numerous well-known hadith texts.
We have spoken about this on various occasions and presented sufficient evidence that makes us certain that anyone who wants to understand Islam from the Book and the Sunnah without this third pillar will come up with a new Islam. The greatest proof of this is the Islamic sects that are increasing every day. The reason for this is their failure to adhere to this methodology, which is the Book, the Sunnah, and the understanding of the righteous Salaf.
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