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**BarBoss** · 05-02-2012, 08:24 PM

Salam.

As a fairly new Muslim, I am a little confused about Salafism. I always heard about how it is the most correct to follow the way of the "salaf" (which I understand to be the behavior and actions of the Propher (PBUH) and the next couple of generations), but then I read the forums here and Salafis are referred to as "deviants". What makes the difference between the followers of the salaf and the Salafis?

Do Salafis not follow any madhabs? How do they know what is correct and what is not then?

And a second question: How does Wahhabism differ from Salafism?

Thank you all my more knowledgeable brothers and sisters.

Salafi is the name of a group that claims to be bringing back the original islam of the early muslims, but they are modernists. A bit like protestants who wanted to go back to the original christian teachings but are the most modernist, liberal and heretical of christians. Don't be fooled by beards, thawbs and arabic quoting.

Masud's website is good for this question.

http://www.masud.co.uk/ISLAM/nuh/salafi.htm
http://www.masud.co.uk/ISLAM/misc/alobs.htm
http://www.masud.co.uk/ISLAM/nuh/littlk.htm
http://www.masud.co.uk/ISLAM/misc/pislam.htm
http://www.masud.co.uk/ISLAM/nuh/masudq2.htm

05-02-2012, 08:24 PM	#4
BarBoss Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 577 Senior Member	Salam. As a fairly new Muslim, I am a little confused about Salafism. I always heard about how it is the most correct to follow the way of the "salaf" (which I understand to be the behavior and actions of the Propher (PBUH) and the next couple of generations), but then I read the forums here and Salafis are referred to as "deviants". What makes the difference between the followers of the salaf and the Salafis? Do Salafis not follow any madhabs? How do they know what is correct and what is not then? And a second question: How does Wahhabism differ from Salafism? Thank you all my more knowledgeable brothers and sisters. Salafi is the name of a group that claims to be bringing back the original islam of the early muslims, but they are modernists. A bit like protestants who wanted to go back to the original christian teachings but are the most modernist, liberal and heretical of christians. Don't be fooled by beards, thawbs and arabic quoting. Masud's website is good for this question. http://www.masud.co.uk/ISLAM/nuh/salafi.htm http://www.masud.co.uk/ISLAM/misc/alobs.htm http://www.masud.co.uk/ISLAM/nuh/littlk.htm http://www.masud.co.uk/ISLAM/misc/pislam.htm http://www.masud.co.uk/ISLAM/nuh/masudq2.htm
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