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THIS CHANNEL IS NOT INTENDED TO DEGRADE
ANYONE BUT RATHER IT IS INTENDED TO SPREAD THE HAQQ ,THE PURE SUNNAH IN ITS PERFECT FORM . AND I (NASIR) AM JUST A SLAVE OF ALLAH THAT HAS MY OWN FITIN TO HANDLE SO I DO NOT LOOK DOWN ON ANYONE BUT RATHER I WISH TO HELP YOU AND GUIDE YOU TO THE DAWAH OF THE SALAF BY POSTING THESE LECTURES FROM THE TRUE STUDENTS OF KNOWLEDGE INSHALLAH . THESE LECTURES ARE FOR MY BENEFIT AS WELL AS I AM STILL LEARNING FROM THEM !
Im a new muslim (alhamdudilah) that made a few trips
around the muslim world and during this journey i have seen so much fitnah . i believe this was needed to be seen for me to realize the negative effects of abandoning the salafi menhaj . now im back on the proper menhaj .ullhamdudilah . i still have a ways to go to perfect my deen . I'm too far from perfect (still have some internal jihads to knock off),but in the process i try to be a grateful slave of allah. and i know this deen comes in stages to the believer as it is also coming to me. this is why i try and be patient with the muslims that cant understand the importance of following the salafi menhaj ! so may allah guide us as we are all trying to make it to jinah inshallah! asalammualaikum wa rahmatulilahi wa barakatuhu
Fataawaa of Shaikh Al-Albaanee
[11] Question: WHY use the name SALAFEE? Is it a call towards a party or a group or a madh-hab
(school of thought)? Or is it a new sect in Islaam?
Answer: Indeed, the word Salaf is well known in the Arabic language as well as in the religious
terminology. But what concerns us here, is its discussion from the religious standpoint. Thus, it has
authentically been reported on the Prophet, sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, that during the sickness from
which he died from, he said to Faatimah, radyAllaahu 'anhaa: "So fear Allaah and have patience.
And I am the best Salaf (predecessor) for you."
Furthermore, the scholars have used this word Salaf many times, such that it would be too abundant
to number and take into account. Sufficient for us, is one example, and it was that which they have
used in their battle against innovations:
"And every good lies in following he who has preceded (man salaf)
while every evil lies in the innovating of he who came after (man khalaf)."
However, there are from those who claim to have knowledge, some people who reject this ascription,
claiming that there is no basis for it! And so they say: "It is not permissible for a Muslim to say: 'I am
Salafee.' So it is as if he is saying that it is not permissible for a Muslim to say: "I am following the
Salaf As-Saalih (the Pious Predecessors) in what they were upon from beliefs, worship and
methodology"! There is no doubt that such a rejection if that is what he intended necessitates that
one free himself from the correct Islaam, which the righteous predecessors were upon, at the head of
whom was the Prophet, sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam. This is as is indicated in the mutawaatir hadeeth
found in the two Saheehs and other than them, that he, sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said: "The best of mankind is my generation, then those that come after them, then those that come
after them." So it is not permissible for a Muslim to absolve himself from this ascription to the
righteous predecessors, whereas, if he were to absolve himself from any other ascription, the scholars
would not be able to ascribe him with disbelief or sinfulness.
As for the one who rejects this name from himself, will you not see him ascribing himself to one of the
madh-habs?! Regardless of whether this madh-hab is related to 'Aqeedah (Creed) or Fiqh
(Jurisprudence)? So he is either Ash'aree or Matureedee. Or perhaps he is from the people of Hadeeth
or Hanafee, or Shaafi'ee or Maalikee or Hanbalee or whatever else enters into the title of "Ahl-us-
Sunnah wal-Jamaa'ah." But in spite of this, the one who ascribes himself to the Ash'aree madh-hab or
to one of the four madh-habs is in fact ascribing himself to individuals that are not infallible, without a
doubt, even if there were scholars among them who were correct (in their verdicts).
this is only a small portion of the reply . you can read the rest in the (Fataawaa of Shaikh Al-Albaanee)
chapter 11 pg 23