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is this thread in keeping with the pledge of respect and mutual cooperation signed between salafi scholars and deobandi scholars?

Isnt it about time salafis and deobandis united together. Salafis consider deobandis to be the closest to the sunnah, they advocate studying fiqh with them, working with them in common good, no problems praying in their masajid, sending your children to their islamic schools, doing projects such as mosques, charity, dawah etc togrther, when teaching your theological views, advoiding any type of name calling or mentioning deobandi faults (basically teaching what you hold to be the truth instead of teaching what erors you believe others are upon) etc etc.

Those are noble goals but what is your opinion of those who claim to be salafi and because of their differences don't pray in Masajid lead by Ahnaaf, don't socialize with them, and consider them to be ahlul bid'ah or imply through their arguments that we do some forms of Shirk? How should we deal with them? There are quite a few I know that tow that line. We desire to work together for the greater goal and khair and put subsidiary differences aside but how would you address a situation of working together with people for months on some recognized Deeni thing and then because of associating with these types of people, they stop socializing with us, and even to the extent of not giving or returning salam?

Surely all salafi views are still within the pale of islam unlike many other sects

That is not entirely correct