Benefit 10: The reality of a matter is in its substance not in its name.
A Salafi is one who follows the manhaj of the Salaf and adheres to their understanding. If he does not find anything from the Salaf in an issue, he takes from the understanding of the followers of the Salaf.
The claimants to Salafiyyah today are many. Some do so for ulterior motives, such as fame, acceptance, fear, etc.
You will find people writing on the Internet; Abu Abdullah As-Salafi, Umm Abdirrahman As-Salafiyyah, but if you analyse their writings and posts in line with the manhaj of the Salaf, you will realise that they are actually takfeeris.
So whoever claims to be Salafi, we look at their statements and actions and compare them to what the Salaf were upon. If it conforms to that, then they are Salafi. Otherwise, they are Khalafi (opponents of the Salaf).
A Salafi is one who follows the manhaj of the Salaf and adheres to their understanding. If he does not find anything from the Salaf in an issue, he takes from the understanding of the followers of the Salaf.
The claimants to Salafiyyah today are many. Some do so for ulterior motives, such as fame, acceptance, fear, etc.
You will find people writing on the Internet; Abu Abdullah As-Salafi, Umm Abdirrahman As-Salafiyyah, but if you analyse their writings and posts in line with the manhaj of the Salaf, you will realise that they are actually takfeeris.
So whoever claims to be Salafi, we look at their statements and actions and compare them to what the Salaf were upon. If it conforms to that, then they are Salafi. Otherwise, they are Khalafi (opponents of the Salaf).