Fake Salafi

In Mauritius, there is a group that identifies themselves as Salafi. However, they do not follow the Salaf. Thus, how can they identify themselves as Salafi? It is evident that they are false Salafis who are  spoiling the image of the true Salaf all over. The Salaf are unanimous that three Talaaq that is given at once, count as three. But they say that it counts as one. This shows that they are not true Salafi, they are false Salafi. We notice that they follow Allamah Bin Taimiyyah (Rahmatullahi alayh) blindly because all proofs have been presented in front of them but still they will follow what Allaamah Bin Taimiyyah (Rahmatullahi alayh) said. It seems that their greatest proof is the statement of Allaamah Bin Taimiyyah (Rahmatullahi alayh). And as soon as reference is made to Allaamah Bin Taimiyyah (Rahmatullahi alayh), it suffices to silence them. For example, there are Hadith that shows that Rasullullah (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasallam) considered 3 Talaaqs as 3. But they did not hesitate to ignore it, saying that it counts as one just because Allaamah Bin Taimiyyah (Rahmatullahi alayh) considers it as one. This proves that they follow Allaamah Bin Taimiyyah (Rahmatullahi alayh) blindly.

Similarly, they criticise the book called Faza'il-e-A'maal. However, when they were shown that whatever they are criticising is found in the book of Allaamah Bin Taimiyyah (Rahmatullahi alayh), they are baffled. They do not know what to do anymore. For more than 2 years, we have been waiting for an explanation from them, but they pretend to be deaf. They pretend not to know just to deceive those who do not know. They try to hide behind futile polemics as they do not have the courage to respond to what they were supposed to respond to because if they respond, the whole truth will be revealed and everyone will know of their true image. 

[English version of "Fausse salafi" – Al Jamiat – Vol.4 No.2]