Shaykh ʿAbdul-ʿAzīz b. Bāz (رحمه الله) explains that the Salaf As-Ṣāliḥ (The Righteous Predecessors) are Ahlul Sunnah (The People of Sunnah)!

Who are Ahlul-Sunnah? Are they the Salafis? Are these groups innovated, or are they upon the truth?

The esteemed Shaykh ʿAbdul-ʿAzîz Ibn Bâz (رحمه الله‎) was asked the question - What Is Salafiyyah?