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What I have noticed from so-called Salafis in East Africa is that most of them are not knowledgeable in Usul al-Hadith, Usul al-Fiqh nor in Usul al-din.
And what is worse is that the most naïve of them, which are the majority are stuck on a misunderstood idea of Qur'an & Sunnah.
And what is worse is that the most naïve of them, which are the majority are stuck on a misunderstood idea of Qur'an & Sunnah.
To most of these Individuals, the Sunnah means Hadith..
They fail to understand that the 2 are seperate, although a Hadith can carry a Sunnah.
And this idea pushes them to act on 2 extremes.
(1.) The most ignorant of them accepts & follows every narration that comes across them.
They fail to understand that the 2 are seperate, although a Hadith can carry a Sunnah.
And this idea pushes them to act on 2 extremes.
(1.) The most ignorant of them accepts & follows every narration that comes across them.
As long as it comes from the Kitab As-Sittah then it is accepted and followed.
Without the knowledge to understand that there are weak narrations even in the Sittah, there are strong narrations outside of it.
And that there are narrations that are abrogated by other narrations.
Without the knowledge to understand that there are weak narrations even in the Sittah, there are strong narrations outside of it.
And that there are narrations that are abrogated by other narrations.
Or that some narrations conflict with others, or some narrations are in conflict with the Qur'an.
These ones are the majority among them, even in some or perhaps most cases, sincere Sunni muslims who want to avoid the Bid'ah & garbage peddled by garbage Imams/Shaykhs fall into.
These ones are the majority among them, even in some or perhaps most cases, sincere Sunni muslims who want to avoid the Bid'ah & garbage peddled by garbage Imams/Shaykhs fall into.
(2) Then there are those who specifically identify as Salafi and perhaps attended classes on YouTube or some in the Masjid's daily WhatsApp VoiceNotes.
These too believe Sunnah is synonymous with Hadith, but perhaps less ignorant than the previous.
These are the special ones.
These too believe Sunnah is synonymous with Hadith, but perhaps less ignorant than the previous.
These are the special ones.
I say they are special because they are sheep that cannot seek knowledge or think on their own.
What is fed to them is enough for them.
You cannot Shatter their faith because to them you are a deviant Mushrikun hence anything you say is false regardless.
What is fed to them is enough for them.
You cannot Shatter their faith because to them you are a deviant Mushrikun hence anything you say is false regardless.
These believe that any action, be it a Sunnah, or good practice that is not explicitly mentioned in the Hadith is thereby a Bid'ah or Haram.
And perhaps among them there is a third type whom any Hadith that is weak is rejected regardless of its level of weakness & its category.
And perhaps among them there is a third type whom any Hadith that is weak is rejected regardless of its level of weakness & its category.
And Among them are a 4th type that any Hadith that is not verified by Albani, or Albani classes it weak, even if multiple knowledgeable scholars say the opposite (hence proof that he's erred), they will reject that because Albani is the dominant source of Hadith over any other.
I would explain further on the differences between Hadith & Sunnah.
Hadith are simply narrations about the prophet (ﷺ) from the Sahaba.
Sunnah are practices of the prophet (ﷺ) and some may add, approved practices of the Sahaba in the presence of the prophet (ﷺ).
Hadith are simply narrations about the prophet (ﷺ) from the Sahaba.
Sunnah are practices of the prophet (ﷺ) and some may add, approved practices of the Sahaba in the presence of the prophet (ﷺ).
Hadith have multiple categories.
They maybe categorized by ranking the strength of the Sanad.
Or the Matn (content).
What all of them fail to understand, even the knowledgeable among them is that Hadith in Usul al-Hadith is processed differently from Usul al-din and Usul al-Fiqh.
They maybe categorized by ranking the strength of the Sanad.
Or the Matn (content).
What all of them fail to understand, even the knowledgeable among them is that Hadith in Usul al-Hadith is processed differently from Usul al-din and Usul al-Fiqh.
A good example is in the Usul of Imam Malik, the practice of the Tabi'n of Madina is above a Hadith even if the Hadith might be Sahih.
Because to Imam Malik, the Sunnah is a practice that is passed down from the prophet (ﷺ) to the Sahaba to the Tabi'n to those that follow.
Because to Imam Malik, the Sunnah is a practice that is passed down from the prophet (ﷺ) to the Sahaba to the Tabi'n to those that follow.
Al Khatib al Baghdadi & Ibn Hajar al Asqalani are to me the most vast in this science (Shafii bias 
).
They both compiled Hadith considered Sahih by Bukhari & Muslim but are otherwise not.
They also compiled Sahih Hadith that abrogated other Sahih Hadiths.
(nasikh wa Mansukh).
).They both compiled Hadith considered Sahih by Bukhari & Muslim but are otherwise not.
They also compiled Sahih Hadith that abrogated other Sahih Hadiths.
(nasikh wa Mansukh).
When it comes to deriving laws/fatwa, it becomes complicated, hence the use of Usul al-Fiqh and Furu al-Fiqh.
Mind, check the following charts wrt Fiqh. I got these on Twitter.
Mind, check the following charts wrt Fiqh. I got these on Twitter.
Also, thread by a beloved brother @TalhaAhsanEsq he has a first hand account to the extremism and dangers of Salafism. https://twitter.com/TalhaAhsanEsq/status/1332231937478561792?s=19
Quite important in the end as well.
I havent finished reading the book but quite informative...
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YxWs2zQkGfCKJCD0lDk6Z2sKIItJwdeJ/view https://twitter.com/TalhaAhsanEsq/status/1332261379995295744?s=19
I havent finished reading the book but quite informative...
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YxWs2zQkGfCKJCD0lDk6Z2sKIItJwdeJ/view https://twitter.com/TalhaAhsanEsq/status/1332261379995295744?s=19
