Salafiyya
Saying “I am Salafi” | Sheikh Al-Albanī Q: Some of the Du‘āt say: “I refuse to say that I am salafi out of fear that people will think I am a Hizbi.” Is this statement correct or do I have to explain what Salafiyyah is to the people? A: A discussion took place between me and an Islamic writer who is with us upon the Qur’ān and Sunnah. I ask our brothers from the students of knowledge to memorise this discussion as it has an important benefit. I told him: “If someone asks you “What is your Madhab (viewpoint)?” What would your answer be?” He said: Muslim I said: “This answer is wrong” He said: “Why?” I said: “If someone asks you “What is your religion?” What would your answer be?” He said: Muslim I then said: “At first, I didn’t ask you what your religion is, I asked you what your madhab is. And you know that in the Islamic lands today there are a lot of different madhabs. You are with us in declaring that some of them have left the fold of Islam, like the “Durooz” and the “Ismā‘ī