I do not call myself a Salafi. I do not follow any sect (e.g., Qadiriyyah, Naqshbandiyyah, Chishtiyyah, Tijaniyyah, and others).
I call myself a Muslim who adheres to the way of as-Salafus-Salih [the Pious Predecessors, the first and the best three generations of the followers of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (may Allah send Blessings and Peace upon him)]
Allah says:
“…It is He (Allah) Who has named you Muslims both before and in this (the Qur’an), that the Messenger (Muhammad ﷺ) shall be a witness over you and you be witnesses over mankind…” [The Noble Qur’an, Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:78]
Allah says in another place in the Noble Qur’an:
“And who is better in speech than he who invites (men) to Allah’s (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: ‘I am one of the Muslims.’”[The Noble Qur’an, Surah Fussilat, verse 41:33]
Follow the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and obey him. Do not follow practices that have no basis in Al-Qur’an and As-Sunnah.
I pray that Allah guides us to adhere strictly to Al-Qur’an and As-Sunnah, and study them as much as possible. I pray that He protects us from being influenced by the Ahlul-Bid‘ah (the innovators) that are prevalent in our Ummah. I also pray that Allah increases us in beneficial knowledge, grants us enthusiasm in seeking it, and bestows upon us true understanding of the pure teachings of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Aameen.
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