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Following the Best Example

Let us take in the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, a good example, adhering to his Sunnah, the Sunnah of the rightly guided Caliphs who were guided, and following the footsteps of the righteous Salaf (predecessors) of this Ummah (Muslim nation).

King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud
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Following the Salaf

We are followers of the Qur'an, the Sunnah, the righteous Salaf (predecessors) of the Ummah (Muslim nation), and what is relied upon from the statements of the four Imams.

Imam Abdul-Aziz bin Muhammad bin Saud (Abdul-Aziz I)
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I am a Salafi man

I am a Salafi man, and my creed is the Salafi creed, according to which I follow the Qur'an and the Sunnah.

King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud
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Innocence of Islam from Extremism

The Salafi methodology is what the Messenger of Allah taught us and our state has been the state of the righteous predecessors since its inception by the founder of the First State, Muhammad bin Saud, when he placed his hand in the hand of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abdulwahhab, thus establishing the First Saudi State.

Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud
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Proudly Following the Salaf

The righteous predecessors (al-Salaf al-Salih) are the role model; if we are Salafis, we are following the righteous predecessors.

Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz
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The Danger of Fragmentary Quotations

If it is necessary to quote the statements of the scholars, one must quote them fully from beginning to end, gather the scholar's statements on the issue from his various books so that his intent becomes clear, refer some of his statements back to others, and not suffice with quoting just one part while leaving out the other.

Shaykh Salih ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan
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The Methodology of Success

We affirm to you that this [Saudi] state will remain—by Allah's permission—following the upright Salafi methodology, and it will neither deviate from it nor compromise on it.

Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud
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The Methodology of the Salaf Regarding the Divine Attributes

As for the Salafiyyah (the way of the Salaf): According to what is narrated by al-Khattabi, Abu Bakr al-Khatib, and others, they stated that the madhhab of the Salaf is to run the hadiths and verses concerning the divine attributes according to their apparent meaning, while negating any modality or resemblance to creation.

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah
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The Source of Governance: The Quran and the Sunnah

Among the blessings of Allah upon this country and its people is that He established for them their religion which He has approved for them, replaced their fear with security, and that they worship Him alone without associating anything with Him.

King Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
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The State of Monotheism

The unifier of this peninsula and the gatherer of its unity, King Abdulaziz—may Allah have mercy on him—came to establish the state of monotheism, Islamic Sharia, and the Salafi da'wah.

King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
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