The Tablîghî jamâ‘ah says that this is the work of the Prophets (Alaihimus salaam). Conveying religion to the people is without doubt the work of the Prophets (Alaihimus salaam). However, this work is not fard-e-‘ayn on every person. Allah Ta’alasays:

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The word “min” in this verse is tab‘îdîyyah which is used for the purpose of dividing into parts or portions. It is the unanimous decision (ijmâ‘) of the scholars that inviting towards Allah Ta’alashould only be undertaken by the person who has the capability of doing it. It should not be that anyone and everyone must just stand up on the pulpit and explain masâ’il. It is for this reason that Maulânâ Ilyâs rahimahullâh had restricted the Tablîgh brothers to the six points. But now, some of the new initiates – in their eagerness – break the six points and do not bother about the elders who are sitting in the front, no matter how senior ‘ulamâ’ they may be, and then they do not even ask them for pardon. They merely move front and back in their zeal, deliver talks like mad people – I have been kicked around like this and am therefore able to say all this. A person stood up to deliver a talk in Wâhid Colony, Nâzim Âbâd. I sat for his talk with the sole intention of having some attachment with the work of da‘wah. When he goes forward, he kicks me. He turns back, goes forward again and kicks me again, and continues with his talk in all his zeal. It is for this reason that a long time is needed to obliterate and culture the soul.

The thing which I want to say is that it is compulsory to rectify this belief that the work of the Prophets (Alaihimus salaam) is being carried out by the Tablîghî jamâ‘ah alone. The purification of the souls in the khânqâhs, the protection of the words of the Qur’ân in the primary madâris, and the responsibility of explaining the Qur’ân and Hadîth in the dârul ‘ulûms are all the work of the Prophets (Alaihimus salaam). It is therefore absolutely harâm to scorn and belittle the ‘ulamâ’merely because they do not carry their bedding and go out for forty days. If a person is refused entry into Paradise because of scorning the lowest of Muslims, how can it be permissible to scorn the ‘ulamâ’? A Hadîth states:

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“The person who has an atom’s weight of pride will not enter Paradise.”

The Hadîth explains two aspects of pride:

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(1) Not accepting the truth. (2) Scorning and belittling people.

The alif lâm in the word an-nâs in the above Hadîth is for istighrâq. In other words, scorning and belittling any person. Thus, the ruling in this regard is that it is not even permissible to scorn an unbeliever. We can despise his unbelief but we cannot scorn him personally because there is still the possibility of his embracing Islam.Maulânâ Rûmî rahimahullâh says:

Do not look at any unbeliever with scorn because there is still a possibility of him becoming a Muslim.

It is possible that he is blessed with îmân at the time of death, and what guarantee do you have that you will be able to say the kalimah at the time of your death?