Are the Salaf al-Salih the people of the Sunnah and the community?

Question:
A questioner says: Some people deny affiliation with the people of the Sunnah and the community, and they say: Everyone claims that, but it is better to affiliate with the Salaf?

Answer:
The Salaf are the people of the Sunnah and the community, so there is nothing wrong with affiliating with them in truth, and that one is among the believers, among the followers of the people of the Sunnah and the community, among the followers of the Companions, and among the believers in Allah and the Last Day. So he affiliates with the people of truth, and does not affiliate with the people of falsehood. He strives to be truthful, so that his claim is not false; he strives until he is truthful.