turmoil, then the Imām and Masjid-attendees have the right to ban him from speaking. No one has the right to stop a qualified correct beliefs-holding Sunnī scholar from delivering speeches. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ says in the 114th verse of Sūraĥ Al-Baqaraĥ (part 1):
وَ مَنۡ اَ ظۡلَمُ مِمَّنۡ مَّنَعَ مَسٰجِدَ اللّٰہِ اَنۡ یُّذۡکَرَ فِیۡہَا اسۡمُہٗ
And who is more unjust than one who prevents the name of Allah from being mentioned in the Masājid.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 1, Sūraĥ Al-Baqaraĥ, verse 114)
(Fatāwā Razawiyyaĥ, vol. 23, pp. 278)
Question: So then is it necessary to do Dars-e-Niẓāmī (scholar-course) in order to become a preacher?
Answer: Dars-e-Niẓāmī is not a condition for becoming a scholar nor is merely a Dars-e-Niẓāmī certificate sufficient. In fact, knowledge is the required factor. My master A’lā Ḥaḍrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said: A scholar is someone who is totally aware of the Islamic creed and is constant and can deduce his necessary rulings from books without anyone’s help. Knowledge can also be acquired by studying books and constantly listening to scholars.
(Taken from: Aḥkām-e-Sharī’at, part 2, pp. 231)
So we learn that in order to become a scholar, a Dars-e-Niẓāmī certificate is neither necessary nor sufficient; knowing Arabic, Persian etc. is also not a condition. In fact, it is knowledge that makes a person scholar. My master A’lā Ḥaḍrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said, ‘A certificate is of no importance. Many certificate-holders are empty