Salafiyyah is not a newly invented methodology, nor is it a party or group that people affiliate themselves with. Rather, Salafiyyah is the methodology of the Salaf al-Ṣāliḥ — the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and those who followed them in goodness.
It is adherence to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger ﷺ upon the understanding of the early generations of this Ummah. Whoever follows this methodology is upon the truth, whether he calls himself Salafi or does not call himself Salafi."