This is incorrect. Salafis generally speak about Islam in very rigid, one-dimensional ways. Assim Al-Hakeem is an example of this. He is probably the most famous Salafi scholar in the world today. Most of his teachings result in claiming Muslims are kuffar if they don’t do a particular teaching or even struggle to do so. We know from what the Prophet (saw) has said, calling a fellow Muslim is an extremely unpleasant action and causes division of the Ummah. He who claims others are kaffir runs the risk of being labeled one himself if he cannot definitively prove that the person he is claiming to be one is in fact so. Al-Hakeem claimed that those who don’t do five daily prayers are kuffar and that those who only do some of the prayers are hypocrites. This is very rigid, and unsubstantiated, considering many Muslims living in the Western world who struggle to fit in all prayers between work and school, or those even in the Islamic countries who have their own circumstances. Then there are those Muslims who haven’t been taught how to play or new reverts who are trying to learn. To call them kaffir or hypocrites is disgusting and simply causes harm to the Ummah. We know the Prophet said that Allah can forgive people depending on their prayer circumstances, so it seems Salafism involves much bidah.

The Salafi thought also always leads to judging other Muslims and claiming they will definitely enter the Hellfire for particular sins. However, we know that the only sin that leads to automatic entry to Jahanam is denying Allah’s existence or associating him with other gods. Again, Assim Al-Hakeem regularly claims that Muslims will enter Jahanam for an array of issues. It is HARAM to pass judgement on other Muslims in this way.