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    What Is Salafiyyah?: Sheikh Ahmad Bin Yahya An Najmee (May Allah Have Mercy On Him)

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    Salafiyyah refers to following the example of the Salaf, or earliest generations of Muslims including the prophets companions. It involves adhering to their understanding of core Islamic beliefs and practices without innovation. Specifically, it means believing in Allah's attributes as described in the Quran and by the prophet without resemblance to creation. It also means believing in divine decree and that the companions were exemplary and trustworthy. The prophet is the leader followed by the righteous caliphs. Salafiyyah rejects sectarian divisions and holds that the way of the prophet and first generations alone leads to salvation.

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    Salafiyyah refers to following the example of the Salaf, or earliest generations of Muslims including the prophets companions. It involves adhering to their understanding of core Islamic beliefs and practices without innovation. Specifically, it means believing in Allah's attributes as described in the Quran and by the prophet without resemblance to creation. It also means believing in divine decree and that the companions were exemplary and trustworthy. The prophet is the leader followed by the righteous caliphs. Salafiyyah rejects sectarian divisions and holds that the way of the prophet and first generations alone leads to salvation.

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    What Is Salafiyyah?

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    What Is Salafiyyah?
    Author: Sheikh Ahmad bin Yahya An Najmee (may Allah have mercy
    on him)
    Translator: Abu ‘Abdis Salaam Siddiq Al Juyaanee

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    As Salafiyyah is a connection to the Salaf. The Salaf are
    companions of the Messenger of Allah (sallAllaahu ‘alahi wasallam)
    and those who follow them in good from the first three virtuous
    generations and then (all those) after them (who follow them and
    are upon their way). This is Salafiyyah. An affiliation to
    Salafiyyah means (that one) affiliates (his/herself) to that which
    the companions of the Messenger of Allah (sallAllaahu ‘alahi
    wasallam) were upon and the way of the people of Hadeeth. The
    people of Hadeeth are those who are upon the Salafy
    methodology and follow it. As Salafiyyah is the (proper) belief in
    the names and attributes of Allah, the (proper) belief in Qadar
    and the (proper) belief in the Sahaabah (companions of the
    Messenger of Allah (sallAllaahu ‘alahi was sallam) and so on and so
    forth.

    The Salaf believe in Allah and in His beautiful names and exalted
    attributes that He (Allah) has described Himself with; and that
    which He was described with by His Messenger (sallAllaahu ‘alaihi
    wasallam). They believed in (His names and attributes) in a
    manner that befits the majesty of Allah (Subhaanahu wat Ta’ala),
    without distorting them, nor resembling them to the creation, nor
    negating them nor explaining them with false and erroneous
    explanations.
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    They believe in Qadar the good and bad of it and that a servant’s
    Imaan (faith) is not complete until he believes in the Qadar that
    Allah has decreed upon His Servants. Allah says,

      
            
    “And verily We created everything with Qadar.”
    [Suratul Qamar: 49]

    As far as the (proper belief with regards to the) Sahaabah, this


    means the belief that it is incumbent to be pleased with the
    companions of the Messenger of Allah (sallAllaahu ‘alahi wasallam)
    and that all of them are trustworthy and that they are the best of
    the Ummah and the best generation. The belief that every one of
    them is trustworthy, opposes that which is believed by the Shi’ah
    and the Khawaarij who considered the companions of the
    Messenger of Allah (sallAllaahu ‘alahi wasallam) to be disbelievers
    and did not recognize their rights or the truth (of their noble
    position).

    Salafiyyah does not have a leader other than the Messenger of


    Allah (sallAllaahu ‘alahi wasallam). The Messenger of Allah
    (sallAllaahu ‘alahi wasallam) is the Imaam of Salafiyyah and the
    example (that is to be followed). The companions of the
    Messenger of Allah (sallAllaahu ‘alahi wasallam) are (also) examples
    (to be followed). The foundation (or source) of this principle
    (can be found) in the statement of the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alahi
    wasallam),

    “The Jews split into seventy one groups. The Christians


    split into seventy two groups. This Ummah will split into
    seventy three groups; all of them will be in the fire except
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    one.” They (the Sahaabah) said, “Who are they (that saved
    group) O Messenger of Allah?” He, (sallAllaahu ‘alahi wasallam)
    said, “They are the one who are upon the like of what I and
    my companions are upon.”

    [Hadeeth collected by Imaam Abu Dawood, Imaam Ibn Maajah,


    Imaam Ahmad, and Imaam Ad Daaramee. Graded hassan
    saheeh by Imaam Al Albaanee]

    And his (sallAllaahu ‘alahi wasallam’s) statement in the hadeeth of


    Al ‘Irbaad bin Saariyah (radi Allahu ‘anhu) who described the
    Prophet’s (sallAllaahu ‘alahi wasallam) sermon, and that afterwards
    he (sallAllaahu ‘alahi wasallam) advised them to fear Allah. He
    (sallAllaahu ‘alahi wasallam) said,

    “I advise you to fear Allah and to listen and obey (the


    Muslim ruler), even if an Ethiopian slave was to become
    your ruler.”

    Then he (sallAllaahu ‘alahi wasallam) ordered that his Sunnah and


    the Sunnah of the rightly guided khulafaa (plural of khaleefah) be
    followed. He (sallAllaahu ‘alahi wasallam) said,

    “Incumbent upon you is my sunnah and the sunnah of the


    rightly guided khulafaa after me, bite (hold) onto it with
    your molar teeth. And beware of newly invented matters (in
    the religion), for verily every newly invented matter (in the
    religion) is a bid’ah and every bid’ah is a misguidance.”

    [Hadeeth collected by Imaam At Tirmathee, and graded saheeh


    by Imaam Al Albaanee]
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