Explanation of the author's statement: "Chapter Four: On the validity of the methodology of the Salaf and the invalidity of the claim that the methodology of the Khalaf is preferred over the methodology of the Salaf in knowledge and wisdom"

The Shaykh : Then he said: "Chapter Four: On the validity of the methodology of the Salaf". Know that the word "Salaf" refers to the Salaf in terms of time and the Salaf in terms of belief. If "Salaf" is intended to mean belief, it is correct to say that those who exist today and follow the methodology of the Salaf are Salaf. If we say that the Salaf are those who came before in time, then it is specific to the three preferred centuries: the Companions, the Tabi'un, and the generation after the Tabi'un. Scholars have used both meanings. Sometimes they mean by "Salaf" those who follow the path of the Salaf, even if they are later in time. Sometimes they mean by "Salaf" the three preferred centuries. Yes, they mean the three preferred centuries. For this reason, you will find them saying, for example, "This is what the Salaf of the Ummah and its imams held." What do they mean by "Salaf" here? The three preferred centuries. That is why he said "and its imams," excluding them from the Salaf, and this means the Salaf in terms of time. Sometimes they say, "This is the methodology of the Salaf and this is the methodology of the Khalaf," and by this they mean the Salaf in terms of belief, not time. Here, what is meant by "the validity of the methodology of the Salaf"? Belief.
"And the invalidity of the claim that the methodology of the Khalaf is preferred over the methodology of the Salaf in knowledge and wisdom". Did anyone say that the methodology of the Khalaf is better in knowledge and wisdom? Yes, they said it.