Just got dumped a couple of days ago for reasons I don ' t even understand . <| sep |> They are the ones who coined the ability for one Muslim to declare jihad against another Muslim source ? wahabi is derogatory term used for muslims who follow the salafi movement Who or What is Salaf ? The manhaj methodology of the Salaf is to adhere to the Qur ' aan and the authentic Sunnah as understood by the Salaf asSaalih . The word Salaf means predecessors in Arabic , but generally it refers to asSalaf asSaalih which means the Righteous Predecessors . It refers specifically to the first three generations of Islaam in which the Prophet Muhammad Sallalaahu Alaihi wa Sallam described as being the best generations of Muslims . The first , the Prophet Sallalaahu Alaihi wa Sallam and his Sahaabah companions . The second , the Taabi ' een the followers of the companions . The third , the Tabaa ' atTaabi ' een the followers of the followers of the companions . Generally the term asSalaf asSaalih refers to all those pious predecessors who followed the way of the Salaf , and who have preceded us in time . This is the true manhaj of Ahl asSunnah wa alJamaa ' ah . rsalafiyyah