السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Who are included to be from the Salaf in regards to the timespan? Is meant the 3 centuries after the hijrah, meaning exactly 300 years, or is meant the 3 generations after hijrah, meaning less than 300 years? So are the 4 Imams from the Salaf or not? جزاك الله خيرا

Ustadh AbdulAziz al-Haqqan

The salaf are the Sahabah and the imams of guidance of the first three generations the Prophet praised: the Sahabah, the Tabi'in and those who followed them.