Discussion on Contemporary Salafi Thought

We were surprised by

contemporary Salafism.

They bind us to the words of people who

did not live in the era of the Salaf.

Ibn Taymiyyah died in 728.

Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab died in 1206.

Ibn Baz, al- Albani,

and Ibn Uthaymeen were all in the twentieth century.

And after the year 2000, around 1999.

Those whom you call on us to

follow and imitate did not live

with the Salaf during the era of

the first three Hijri centuries.

Whereas we, yes,

we are the true ones

who follow the Salaf.

Because we follow the four imams,

who lived in the first three centuries.

Whereas those whom you call the Salaf

and the Salaf's understanding,

all came 500 years after the Salaf.

So if al- Shafi'i or

Imam Ahmad died in 241,

and Ibn Taymiyyah died in

728, how many years are there between 200 and 700?

Five hundred years.