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In this powerful reminder, the Shaykh exposes a dangerous form of tamayyūʿ (watering down and compromise) that has begun to spread: praising a person as “Salafi” or “from Ahl al-Sunnah” while overlooking clear deviations in other fundamental areas of the Sunnah. The Salaf did not treat the Sunnah as a collection of isolated issues from which a person could simply choose what suited him. Rather, the characteristics and principles of the Sunnah are interconnected. A person cannot be declared Salafi while simultaneously siding with the people of innovation, defending their methodology, or opposing established principles of Ahl al-Sunnah. The Shaykh also reminds us of the statements of Al-Barbahārī and Imām Aḥmad, and the methodology of the early Salaf in distinguishing between a person’s scholarship or reliability in a particular field and his creed and methodology. The question is not: “Does he agree with us in some issues?” The question is: “Is he upon the Sunnah as a whole?” A timely and important warning against compromising the principles of the Salaf, deceiving the Muslims through unrestricted praise, and confusing our youth regarding who truly represents Ahl al-Sunnah. May Allah grant us firmness upon the truth, protect us from misguiding trials, and make us from those who learn the Sunnah, act upon it, and defend it with justice and knowledge.
