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The Salafi "da'wa" is a methodology, but it is not a "madh'hab" in "fiqh" (jurisprudence) as is commonly misunderstood. Salafis may be influenced by the Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali or the Hanafi schools of Sunni fiqh. But for practical reasons, Salafis carry all the attributes of Hanbali Madhab. The followers of Salafi school identify themselves as "Ahlul Sunna wal Jama'ah" and are also known as "Ahl al-Hadith". The "Salafiyya" movement champions this early Sunni school of thought, also known as traditionalist theology.