Yasir Qadhi on the Term ‘Salafi’
Jalal Abualrub says: the term, Salaf, was established by the Prophet Muhammad himself, when he, Allah’s blessings and mercy on him, described himself to his honorable daughter, Fatimah, as being the best ‘Salaf’ for her, by saying, “Fa-inni ni`ma As-Salafu ana laki” (Bukhari, and, Muslim)