Shaikh Ubaid al Jaabiree destroys a loaded question trying to attack the Salafiyeen

QUESTION
There are some students who call themselves Salafees, and they have some specific shaykhs that they refer to and they do not pay any mind to other callers and shaykhs. They also belittle some of the callers to Islaam, saying that they are Qutbees or Ikhwaanees, while the manhaj of those callers is the manhaj of Ahlus-Sunnah, and they are following the way of the righteous Salaf.
So great trials have reached us from these people, as they are running people away from the Religion. They also have a specific tape store, and the other shaykhs' tapes are not sold there. They also speak ill of other conferences and lectures. It is as if Islaam is restricted to their masjid only. So what is your opinion of this, may Allaah reward you.

ANSWER by Shaykh 'Ubayd Al-Jaabiree, well-known scholar and retired professor from the Islaamic University of Al-Madeenah [ audio in 'Arabic only ]
I believe you are inventing a false situation with this question, as I do not know any Salafee that is like what you have said. Many times questions are based on invented scenarios, loaded questions that are only intended to discredit the Salafees. [1]
The Salafees love the Sunnah and its people, and they detest innovation and its people. This is the Sunnah. [2]

FOOTNOTES (Abul-'Abbaas)
[1] Here Shaykh 'Ubayd, from his keen insight, may Allaah preserve him, recognizes and destroys a loaded question. The questioner here tries to describe the Salafees with biased partisanship, that they stick to a select group of scholars only, while belittling other scholars of the Sunnah. Describing the Salafees in this way is only done by two kinds of people:
[a] Enemies of the Sunnah and its people, those who take every possible opportunity to slander, defame, and discredit Ahlus-Sunnah. They do this because they suffer greatly from the Salafees' valiant efforts in exposing falsehood and its callers in their efforts to make the Truth clear to the people.
[b] Ignorant people who are affected by the slander and lies of the first group.
You will also notice how the questioner avoids calling those he is in favor of Salafees, and he describes the "trouble makers" as "students who call themselves Salafees." This indicates that he is against using the term Salafee, and this doubt is also crushed by the Shaykh in another Q&A ( AAUJ002 ).
[2] After exposing the reality of this loaded question, the shaykh then clarifies that there is no difference between the term "Salafee" and the term "Ahlus-Sunnah." The shaykh also describes the Salafee/Sunnee as the one who detests innovation and its people. This is why the Salafee/Sunnee can be found speaking ill of the people of innovation.
So when the person of innovation claims to be upon the Sunnah, and some of the Muslims do not know his reality, then it appears as if the Salafees are speaking against other Salafees and causing discord. Here are some steps that can help save you from these kinds of trials.
[a] Gaining knowledge of the Religion;
[b] Remaining close to the senior scholars, those known for their insight regarding the plots of the people of innovation;
[c] Making sincere supplications to Allaah, asking Him to make the truth clear to you and to provide you with the ability to follow it once it is clear to you;
[d] Abandoning acts of disobedience, since they cause the heart to be hardened until it can not recognize truth from falsehood;
[e] Keeping yourself in the company of others who are taking these steps.

SOURCE
This was translated exclusively for www.bakkah.net from a published recording entitled Liqaa' Maftooh, dated 1424/6/9. [ file no. AAUJ003 - click here for audio ]
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