Beware of Those Who Desire to Water Down Salafiyyah!

Beware of those who desire to water down Salafiyyah - and alter its definition - so as to deceptionally and falsely describe as 'Salafee' those from Ahlul-Bid'ah they are unable (and too weak) to establish a correct stance against! 

Shaikh Muhammad Bin Haadee al-Madkhalee (hafidhahullaah) said: "(Those who don't aid the truth and its people) fall into changing the Religion. This is because they are too weak to establish and defend the Truth themselves, so they accuse those people who do establish and defend the Truth of being 'too harsh.' They do this to make an excuse for themselves." [So they change the Religion by claiming their weakness is what is correct, while defense of the Sunnah with strength is "wrong and too harsh."] 

Shaikh Abu Muhammad Ahmad As-Subay'ee (hafidhahullaah) said: "Today you find every coward and every betrayer of the da'wah of Sunnah liking to sit back and accuse his brothers of extremism, because he himself is not able to establish a truthful stance of giving correct advice while calling to the Sunnah." 

Shaikh Rabee' bin Haadee al-Madkhalee (hafidhahullaah Ta'aala) said: "Don't say about a man who opposes the manhaj of the Salaf that he is a 'Salafee.' No, don't say about a man who opposes the manhaj of the Salaf that he is a Salafee.

Don't say that a man is 'Salafee' until you are sure that he is upon the manhaj [of the Salaf]. He is honored by it, and calls to it. He loves and unites based upon it, and hates and separates because of it. This is a Salafee. But someone who claims that he is 'Salafee,' and defends Ahlul-Bid'ah, and defends them against Ahlul-Sunnah, this is not a Salafee whatsoever. Whoever he is - Arab or non-Arab, in the East or in the West - because Salafiyyah has special qualities.

Salafiyyah has signs. Salafiyyah has affairs that differentiate its people from others in Walaa` and Baraa`, and 'Aqeedah and Da'wah, and the stances that they take."

Shaikh Ahmad Al-Bazmool (hafidhahullaah) said: "And from the most important matters, in my view, that the Salafee youths must pay attention to, is that a person should Not be described as a Salafee because he has speech relating to an issue from the issues of Salafeeyah. (Yet at the same instance) we neither know his stance pertaining to other issues of Salafeeyah, nor do we know the methodology that he is upon. And it is possible that some of those who oppose (Salafeeyah) may agree with the Salafees (in certain matters)." 

Shaikh Muhammad bin Ramzaan Al-Haajiree (hafidhahullaah) said: "What are the characteristics of the person of the Sunnah? His 'aqeedah (belief). His worship. His following [of the Prophet, salallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam]. His da'wah (his call), his invitation. His character, mannerisms. His transactions, his dealings with the people. This is the person of the Sunnah. His 'aqeedah is correct, and it's based upon following the Prophet (salallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam). His worship is like that of the Prophet (salallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam). His calling or invitation is likewise (upon the Sunnah of the Prophet, (salallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam))..." 

And here and here and here and here are reminders of the Pillars/Principles of Salafiyyah, such that if an individual removes one from himself, he has removed himself from Salafiyyah - similar to that of a person who does not sit between the two sajdas, then he has no salat, and similar to that of a person who in wudhu does not wash his hands after his face (with the excuse "I already washed my hands in the beginning"), then he has no wudhu.