Shaikh al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said:
“For Tawheed removes the essence of Shirk and al-Istighfaar erases its branches. Therefore the most lofty Praise is saying: لا اله الا الله (Laa ilaaha illallaah) and the most lofty du`aa is saying: أستغفر الله (astaghfiru-llaah).”
[Majmoo` al-Fataawa (11/697)]
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Yo why is like 70% of muslim tumblr Salaf. Why where did you guys get all this arent you just muslim why are you denominating yourself further by claiming salaf. I dont get it. maybe someone can explain.
Asalaamu `alykum wa Rahmatullaah wa Barakaatu. I hope you’re doing wonderful and in the best of health & eeman. Excuse me for reblogging but I thought I would perhaps clarify the matter for you as I am of those whom you are referring to.
Linguistically, the word Salaf translates to predecessor. It is also a shortened term of Salaf(us) Saalih which translates to pious predecessors.
(the term Salafus Saalih or pious predecessors) refers specifically to the first three generations of Islaam in which the Prophet Muhammad (Sallalaahu Alaihi wa Sallam) described as being the best generations of Muslims. The first, the Prophet (Sallalaahu Alaihi wa Sallam) and his Sahaabah (companions). The second, the Taabi’een (the followers of the companions). The third, the Tabaa’at-Taabi’een (the followers of the followers of the companions).
Generally, this term refers to all those pious predecessors who followed the way of the Salaf and who have preceded us in time. This is the true manhaj of Ahl as-Sunnah wa al-Jamaa’ah. [x]
This is the manhaj (clear way) of the Salafus Saalih and a person ascribing to that manhaj would be referred to as Salafee. Just like how a person from Pakistan would be referred to as Pakistani or a person from Brazil is Brazilian. Followers (plural) would be considered Salafiyyun (Arabic) or Salafis (Arabized English).
Shaykh al Fawzaan (hafithahullaah) answered the following question,
“Is Salafiyyah a hizb (party) from amongst the parties. And is ascribing to them (i.e. the Salafis) a blameworthy thing?”
He replied,
“As-Salafiyyah (i.e. the Salafis) is the Saved Sect, and they are Ahl us-Sunnah wal-Jamaaah.It is not a hizb (party) from amongst the various parties, those which are called “parties” today. Rather they are the Jamaaah, the Jamaaah upon the Sunnah and upon the Deen (religion). They are Ahl us-Sunnah wal-Jamaaah.
The Messenger (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) said,
“There will not cease to be a group from my Ummah manifest and upon the truth not being harmed by those who forsake them neither by those who oppose them” and he (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) also said, “And this Ummah will split into seventy-three sects, all of them in the Hellfire but one”. They said, which one is this O Messenger of Allaah? He replied, “They are those who are upon what I and my companions are upon today”.
The Shaykh continued,
Hence Salafiyyah is a group of people (i.e. the Salafis) upon the madhhab of the Salaf, upon what the Messenger (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) and his companions were upon and it is not a hizb from amongst the contemporary groups present today. Rather it is the very old Jamaaah, from the time of the Messenger (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) which inherits (this way) and continues, and which never ceases to be upon the manifest truth until the establishment of the Hour, as he (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) has informed (us).” (Cassette: “at-Tahdheer min al-Bidah” second cassette, delivered as a lecture in Hawtah Sadeer, 1416H).
Alhamdulilaah by the Grace of Allaah, we are Muslims and this is not a ploy to denominate ourselves (further for that matter) but rather to distinguish ourselves from Muslims who innovate matters, Muslims who believe that blowing themselves up and killing others is a duty upon us all, Muslims who curse the Sahaaba and ridicule Aishaa (radi Allaahu anha), etc.
In these times of fitan and widespread corruption, we all need to return to Islaam upon its intended meaning and upon its correct understanding. Its intended meaning is that which the Prophet Muhammad (sallah Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) was sent with and the correct understanding is that which he taught the Salafus Saalih who were his students.
I hope this was clarified and please refer to the below links for more information,
Please note that the following links lead to my blog but all the posts link back to the original site which I obtained my information from. I also want to thank you for inquiring rather than making false assumptions and I hope that any information presented can be of help in any way. Any errs are from myself, Jazaaki Allaahu khair.
p.s, 70%? Where are these people because to me it looks like 13.25%.
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One of the salaf said, “A slave would commit a sin and it will cause him to enter paradise. Another slave would perform a righteous deed and by it enter into the fire.”
The people asked: “Why is this so?”
The Salaf replied: “He makes a mistake and it does not leave his consciousness. Each time he remembers the sin, he cries, becomes filled with regret, repents to Allaah, seek forgiveness, he begs and turns to Allaah, humble himself before Him and becomes dejected. He performs righteous good deeds in place of the sin and as a result, the sin becomes, in reality a source of mercy in respect of him.
The other slave will perform a righteous deed and will not cease to be in his consciousness. He sees it as a favor and shows off with it. He recounts it to his lord and creation. He becomes arrogant thereby and wonders why the people do not respect him, honor him or dignify him over the deeds. He does not cause to be in this state until its consequences befall him and as a result he is admitted into the fire.”
[Miftah Daar As-Sa’adah (1/297,298), Madarij As-Salikin (1/177)]
![Asalaamu alykum wa rahmatu’Allaah. I keep seeing this and I don’t mean to single you out, but I thought I should just clarify some things.
I understand your stance of unity and peace & love & masha’Allaah we should all unite as Muslims under the flag of Laa ilaaha il Allaah. However, there seems to be a small misunderstanding about what unity is in Islam.
Unity is not with just anyone. We only unite upon the truth. I don’t just unite with you because you are Muslim, you shouldn’t just unite with me because I am Muslim … it’s more than that. We unite with that which is the truth. So even if someone calls themselves a Muslim, look to their actions and see if it is the truth. Are they celebrating Mawlid? If so, where is the evidence indicating it’s part of the Sunnah? What is the evidence indicating its permissibility? If there is no evidence, you advise them and if they persist, you leave them. You don’t just keep unity with them because these acts have no weight in Islam and are therefore innovations.
A Sunni is not just a follower of Prophet Muhammad [sallah Allaahu alayhi wa sallam], it’s also someone that implements the Sunnah. To implement the sunnah is to abstain from falsehood and to disunite with anyone that is not upon the truth. The Sunnah is to abstain from innovations, to abstain from misguidance and the people of hypocrisy.
The Sunnah is not just the acts & statements of the Prophet, it also explains the Qur’an. So to be a Sunni is not just a follower, it is someone who submits to the truth and follows Islam how the Prophet followed Islam, with all the proofs.
To call yourself a Shia doesn’t just mean you are a follower of ahlul bayt. It also comes with all their principles and their legislations. We are all the followers of ahlul bayt and ahlul bayt consists of Ayesha [the Prophet’s wife, radi’Allaah anha] which the Shia do not consider a part of the household. So basically, it’s like saying I like your family but just not including your mother because I don’t consider her part of your family. They also curse the Sahaba which goes back the being Sunni … the Sahaba were the first to follow the example of the Prophet, so now they’re cursed. So to be a Shia is basically a contradiction of being a Sunni because to follow the Sunnah is to love the Companions of the Prophet because he loved them. To be a Sunni is to love Ayesha because she was the Mother of the Believers. But to be a Shia is to curse Ayesha and to curse the companions.
Shia.
A Salafee is a Sunni. Every Salafee is a Sunni because the Salaf followed the Sunnah and the way of the Prophet, but not every Sunni is Salafee in that they follow Islam upon the understanding of the Salaf. Have I lost you? I hope not. A Salafee is not just a follower either, A Salafee is a Muslim that is upon the correct understanding of the QUr’an and Sunnah because it is in accordance to the Salaf us Saalih, which are the pious predecessors and were [the Salaf] students of the Prophet Muhammad [sallah Allaahu alayhi wa sallam] themselves. Whenever an ayah of the Qur’an was revealed to him, he would teach it to them and they would memorize it and they would implement it. They ran toward the khair and they abstained from the evil. They loved for the sake of Allaah and they hated for the sake of Allaah. They didn’t unite with the people of falsehood and were harsh at times with the people of innovation, ahlul bid’ah. They never associated with anyone that was not a follower of the Kitaab and Sunnah.
Salafiyyah. \ Salafiyyah. \ abdurrahman.org \ troid.ca
I am a Sufi because I believe in the Oneness of Allaah? All the Prophets and all the Messengers came down for one reason, to establish Tawheed, the Oneness of Allaah. Without Tawheed, none of us can call ourselves Muslims or believers. Without Tawheed, we are either polytheists who commit shirk or we are atheists and may Allaah save us from that. This principle of Tawheed is the first principle we should all understand thoroughly in order to accept Islam and implement it. Sufis don’t just believe in the Oneness of Allaah, there are also some branches that believe they are above praying and above worshiping Allaah as Allaah instructed. THIS goes back to the being Sunni. A sunni, a person who follows the way of the Prophet follows that which was ordained, which is to pray 5 times a day, to fast, to give zakat, etc. This is what establishes Islam and what establishes Eeman. Sufis also celebrate mawlid which I stated before is an innovation in Islam.
Sufism.
I guess the first thing that made me reply to this is the fact that there seems to be a bit of ignorance about the concept of Wahhabism. Are you aware of the fact that there is no such thing and this is only a [lame] mockery about one of the greatest scholars of Islam, Muhammad ibn ‘abdul Wahhab? It’s also idiocy of the people that coined the term because Al-Wahhab is one of the lofty names of Allaah and to use it in a derogatory term against a people who only establish tawheed is idiocy to the nth degree. It’s like a slap in your own face, to mock Allaah or TRY to mock a people with the names of Allaah.
There’s no such thing as a sect of Muslims who call themselves Wahhabis. Who are they? What are their legislations? There are none. It’s just a word Ahlul bid’ah use against people who establish tawheed.
This tells you a bit about Muhammad ibn ‘abdul wahhaab. [here]
Wow this is lengthier than I intended it to be. Please understand that I’m not some spiteful person behind their computer screen who hates on anything different from me and wants to disunite people. All I’m doing is trying to clarify for you the issue because there seems to be a lot of ignorance surrounding the issue of Salafees, or shia, or sufis, etc. I’m all for unity, but unity upon the truth. The ayah that you used, is a prime example of every opposing group who calls Muslims, wahhabis. It is an offensive term and it’s used as an insult.
“And this Ummah will divide into seventy-three sects all of which except one will go to Hell and they (i.e. the Saved Sect) are those who are upon what I and My Companions are upon (i.e. those who follow My Way and the Way of my Companions.)” [Reported by at-Tirmidhee - Hasan]
“As-Salafiyyah” is an attachment or affiliation to the ‘Salaf’. And “The Salaf” are the Companions of the Messenger of Allaah (salallaahu ‘alaihi wassallam) and the Imaams of guidance (may Allaah be pleased with them) from the first three generations, those whose goodness Allaah’s Messenger (salallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam) bore witness to in his statement:
“The best of mankind is my generation, then those who follow them, then those who follow them. Then there will come people where bearing witness of one of them will precede his taking an oath and his taking an oath will be his bearing witness.”
[Reported by Imaam Ahmad ibn Hanbal in the ‘Musnad’, ‘Al-Bukhaaree’, and Muslim]*
And “The Salafiyyoon [or Salafees]” is the plural of “Salafi”, an attachment or affiliation to the Salaf, and its meaning has already preceded above - and they are those who traverse upon the Methodology (Manhaj) of the Salaf in following the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah [of the Messenger of Allaah], and inviting to them, and acting upon them, and they are, due to this, Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah.
* Imaam Ahmad: (4/426). Al-Bukhaaree: (2651). Muslim: (2535).
Permanent Committee for Research and VerdictsShaykh `Abdul-`Azeez Bin Baz “Fataawa Al-Lajnah Ad-Daa’imah”: (2/165-166). Fatwa No. (1361).Translated by Abu Khadeejah
& I leave you with this :
The religion (deen) is not taken from verdicts my brothers since there are verdicts which are either correct or incorrect. The religion is taken from the evidences and the speech of the people of knowledge which is based upon evidences. And this is religion, one does not divide it and play with it because such and such a person gave such and such verdict. Such people are incorrect and have wasted away their religion and these verdicts do not benefit them in front of Allaah…
Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan.
& Allaah knows best.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma32xzLHE31rb3iluo1_400.jpg)
Asalaamu alykum wa rahmatu’Allaah. I keep seeing this and I don’t mean to single you out, but I thought I should just clarify some things.
I understand your stance of unity and peace & love & masha’Allaah we should all unite as Muslims under the flag of Laa ilaaha il Allaah. However, there seems to be a small misunderstanding about what unity is in Islam.
Unity is not with just anyone. We only unite upon the truth. I don’t just unite with you because you are Muslim, you shouldn’t just unite with me because I am Muslim … it’s more than that. We unite with that which is the truth. So even if someone calls themselves a Muslim, look to their actions and see if it is the truth. Are they celebrating Mawlid? If so, where is the evidence indicating it’s part of the Sunnah? What is the evidence indicating its permissibility? If there is no evidence, you advise them and if they persist, you leave them. You don’t just keep unity with them because these acts have no weight in Islam and are therefore innovations.
A Sunni is not just a follower of Prophet Muhammad [sallah Allaahu alayhi wa sallam], it’s also someone that implements the Sunnah. To implement the sunnah is to abstain from falsehood and to disunite with anyone that is not upon the truth. The Sunnah is to abstain from innovations, to abstain from misguidance and the people of hypocrisy.
The Sunnah is not just the acts & statements of the Prophet, it also explains the Qur’an. So to be a Sunni is not just a follower, it is someone who submits to the truth and follows Islam how the Prophet followed Islam, with all the proofs.
To call yourself a Shia doesn’t just mean you are a follower of ahlul bayt. It also comes with all their principles and their legislations. We are all the followers of ahlul bayt and ahlul bayt consists of Ayesha [the Prophet’s wife, radi’Allaah anha] which the Shia do not consider a part of the household. So basically, it’s like saying I like your family but just not including your mother because I don’t consider her part of your family. They also curse the Sahaba which goes back the being Sunni … the Sahaba were the first to follow the example of the Prophet, so now they’re cursed. So to be a Shia is basically a contradiction of being a Sunni because to follow the Sunnah is to love the Companions of the Prophet because he loved them. To be a Sunni is to love Ayesha because she was the Mother of the Believers. But to be a Shia is to curse Ayesha and to curse the companions.
Shia.
A Salafee is a Sunni. Every Salafee is a Sunni because the Salaf followed the Sunnah and the way of the Prophet, but not every Sunni is Salafee in that they follow Islam upon the understanding of the Salaf. Have I lost you? I hope not. A Salafee is not just a follower either, A Salafee is a Muslim that is upon the correct understanding of the QUr’an and Sunnah because it is in accordance to the Salaf us Saalih, which are the pious predecessors and were [the Salaf] students of the Prophet Muhammad [sallah Allaahu alayhi wa sallam] themselves. Whenever an ayah of the Qur’an was revealed to him, he would teach it to them and they would memorize it and they would implement it. They ran toward the khair and they abstained from the evil. They loved for the sake of Allaah and they hated for the sake of Allaah. They didn’t unite with the people of falsehood and were harsh at times with the people of innovation, ahlul bid’ah. They never associated with anyone that was not a follower of the Kitaab and Sunnah.
Salafiyyah. \ Salafiyyah. \ abdurrahman.org \ troid.ca
I am a Sufi because I believe in the Oneness of Allaah? All the Prophets and all the Messengers came down for one reason, to establish Tawheed, the Oneness of Allaah. Without Tawheed, none of us can call ourselves Muslims or believers. Without Tawheed, we are either polytheists who commit shirk or we are atheists and may Allaah save us from that. This principle of Tawheed is the first principle we should all understand thoroughly in order to accept Islam and implement it. Sufis don’t just believe in the Oneness of Allaah, there are also some branches that believe they are above praying and above worshiping Allaah as Allaah instructed. THIS goes back to the being Sunni. A sunni, a person who follows the way of the Prophet follows that which was ordained, which is to pray 5 times a day, to fast, to give zakat, etc. This is what establishes Islam and what establishes Eeman. Sufis also celebrate mawlid which I stated before is an innovation in Islam.
I guess the first thing that made me reply to this is the fact that there seems to be a bit of ignorance about the concept of Wahhabism. Are you aware of the fact that there is no such thing and this is only a [lame] mockery about one of the greatest scholars of Islam, Muhammad ibn ‘abdul Wahhab? It’s also idiocy of the people that coined the term because Al-Wahhab is one of the lofty names of Allaah and to use it in a derogatory term against a people who only establish tawheed is idiocy to the nth degree. It’s like a slap in your own face, to mock Allaah or TRY to mock a people with the names of Allaah.
There’s no such thing as a sect of Muslims who call themselves Wahhabis. Who are they? What are their legislations? There are none. It’s just a word Ahlul bid’ah use against people who establish tawheed.
This tells you a bit about Muhammad ibn ‘abdul wahhaab. [here]
Wow this is lengthier than I intended it to be. Please understand that I’m not some spiteful person behind their computer screen who hates on anything different from me and wants to disunite people. All I’m doing is trying to clarify for you the issue because there seems to be a lot of ignorance surrounding the issue of Salafees, or shia, or sufis, etc. I’m all for unity, but unity upon the truth. The ayah that you used, is a prime example of every opposing group who calls Muslims, wahhabis. It is an offensive term and it’s used as an insult.
“And this Ummah will divide into seventy-three sects all of which except one will go to Hell and they (i.e. the Saved Sect) are those who are upon what I and My Companions are upon (i.e. those who follow My Way and the Way of my Companions.)” [Reported by at-Tirmidhee - Hasan]
“As-Salafiyyah” is an attachment or affiliation to the ‘Salaf’. And “The Salaf” are the Companions of the Messenger of Allaah (salallaahu ‘alaihi wassallam) and the Imaams of guidance (may Allaah be pleased with them) from the first three generations, those whose goodness Allaah’s Messenger (salallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam) bore witness to in his statement:
“The best of mankind is my generation, then those who follow them, then those who follow them. Then there will come people where bearing witness of one of them will precede his taking an oath and his taking an oath will be his bearing witness.”
[Reported by Imaam Ahmad ibn Hanbal in the ‘Musnad’, ‘Al-Bukhaaree’, and Muslim]*
And “The Salafiyyoon [or Salafees]” is the plural of “Salafi”, an attachment or affiliation to the Salaf, and its meaning has already preceded above - and they are those who traverse upon the Methodology (Manhaj) of the Salaf in following the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah [of the Messenger of Allaah], and inviting to them, and acting upon them, and they are, due to this, Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah.
* Imaam Ahmad: (4/426). Al-Bukhaaree: (2651). Muslim: (2535).
Permanent Committee for Research and Verdicts
Shaykh `Abdul-`Azeez Bin Baz
“Fataawa Al-Lajnah Ad-Daa’imah”: (2/165-166). Fatwa No. (1361).Translated by Abu Khadeejah
& I leave you with this :
The religion (deen) is not taken from verdicts my brothers since there are verdicts which are either correct or incorrect. The religion is taken from the evidences and the speech of the people of knowledge which is based upon evidences. And this is religion, one does not divide it and play with it because such and such a person gave such and such verdict. Such people are incorrect and have wasted away their religion and these verdicts do not benefit them in front of Allaah…
Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan.
& Allaah knows best.
Imaam Abu Hanifah rahimahullaah said:
“Upon you is to follow the narrations and the way of the Salaf. And beware o every newly invented matter for it is an innovation.”
Dham at-Ta’weel of Ibn Qudamah. P.13
‘The heart is saddened, the eyes shed tears, but we only say that which pleases our Lord
The messenger of Allaah said:
“If one intends to do a wrong act, Allaah directs the angels not to record it until he actually does it. Once he commits it, only a single evil act is recorded against him. Conversely if one intends to do a good deed, yet fails to do so, it is written for him as a good act. If he actually performs it (good deed), he gets a tenfold reward.”
Reported by Imaam Muslim.
This question was very beatifully answered by Imaam al-Albaani in his discussion with someone on this subject, recorded on the cassette entitled, “I am Salafi”, and here is a presentation of the vital parts of it:
Shaykh al-Albaani: ”When it is said to you, ‘What is your madhhab’, what is your reply?”
Questioner: ”A Muslim”.
Shaykh al-Albaani: ”This is not sufficient!”.
Questioner: ”Allaah has named us Muslims” and he recited the saying of Allaah Most High, “He is the one who has called you Muslims beforehand.” (al-Hajj 22:78)
Shaykh al-Albaani: ”This would be a correct answer if we were in the very first times (of Islaam) before the sects had appeared and spread. But if we were to ask, now, any Muslim from any of these sects with which we differ on account of Aqeedah, his answer would not be any different to this word. All of them – the Shi’ite Rafidi, the Khaariji, the Nusayri Alawi – would say, “I am a Muslim”. Hence, this is not sufficient in these days.”
Questioner: ”In that case I say, I am a Muslim upon the Book and the Sunnah.”
Shaykh al-Albaani: ”This is not sufficient either”.
Questioner: ”Why?”
Shaykh al-Albaani: ”Do you find any of those whom we have just mentioned by way of example saying, ‘I am a Muslim who is not upon the Book and the Sunnah’?” Who is the one who says, ‘I am not upon the Book and the Sunnah’?”
At this point the Shaykh then began to explain in detail the importance of being upon the Book and the Sunnah in light of the understanding of the Salaf us-Saalih…
Questioner: ”In that case I am a Muslim upon the Book and the Sunnah with the understanding of the Salaf us-Saalih”.
Shaykh al-Albaani: ”When a person asks you about your madhhab, is this what you will say to him?”
Questioner: ”Yes”.
Shaykh al-Albaani: ”What is your view that we shorten this phrase in the language, since the best words are those that are few but indicated the desired intent, so we say, ‘Salafee’?”
Questioner: ”Alright, I will submit to you and I say to you: Yes (I agree about summarising with saying ‘I am Salafee’), yet my belief is what has preceded, since the first thing that a person thinks of when he hears that you are a Salafee is that he recalls much of the experience he has had and which has involved severity which leads to harshness, all of which sometimes occurs from the Salafiee’s.”
Shaykh al-Albaani: ”Lets accept that your words are correct. If you said ‘I am a Muslim’, will not a person’s think of a Shi’ite Rafidee, or a Druze or an Ismaa’eeli (and incline to him).”
Questioner: ”It is possible, however, I will have followed the noble verse, “He has named you Muslims”.
Shaykh al-Albaani: ”No my brother! You have not followed the verse, since the verse means the correct form of Islaam. It is necessary that you address the people according to their level of understanding… so will anyone understand from you (when you say ‘I am a Muslim’) that you are indeed a Muslim with the desired meaning in the verse (of correct Islaam)? As for the various cautionary matters you have mentioned, then these are sometimes correct and sometimes they are not correct.
Since your saying about harshness, then this can sometimes occur from individuals, yet this is not representative of a methodology that is tied to knowledge and belief.
Leave aside individuals for now, we are actually talking about Manhaj (methodology). This is because when we say Shi’ite, or a Druze, or a Khaarijee, or a Soofee, or a Mutazilee, the various cautionary matters you raised come into play (and can apply to them aswell).
Hence, this is not the subject of our discussion. We are investigating a name which gives evidence to the madhhab of an individual and by which he worships Allaah… Are not all the Companions Muslims?”
Questioner: ”Naturally.”
Shaykh al-Albaani: ”However, there was amongst them, one who stole, or fornicated, but this does not allow any of them to say, ‘I am not a Muslim’, rather he is a Muslim and a Believer in Allaah, as a chosen way, however he sometimes opposes his chosen way, because he is not infallible. And it is for this reason that we – may Allaah bless you – are speaking about a word which indicates our Aqeedah and our thought and our starting point in our lives and which relates to the affairs of our religion by which we worship Allaah.
As for the issue of so and so who is harsh and so and so who is lax and too soft, then that is an entirely different issue…. I wish that you would reflect upon this concise word (i.e. Salafee) so that you do not persist upon the word ‘Muslim’. And you know that there is no one who will understand what you really intend (by using the word ‘Muslim’ alone) ever…” End Quote (Cassette “I am a Salafee”).
Hence, the point is that naming with “Muslim” or “Sunni” is not enough, since everyone will claim that. And Imaam al-Albaani emphasised the importance of the truth being distinguished from the falsehood – from the point of view of the basis of Manhaj and Aqidah, and that is taking from the Salaf us-Saalih, as opposed to the various sects and groups whose understandings are based upon those of their mentors and leaders and not that of the Salaf, fundamentally.
And insha’Allaah, this explains our intent and the important differentiation that we had alluded to earlier in replying to this doubt.
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