of knowledge and are not even worthy of being students of some non-certified scholars. They must have knowledge.’
(Fatāwā Razawiyyaĥ, vol. 23, pp. 683)
اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ, you can also acquire necessary knowledge about beliefs and jurisprudential issues and hence become a ‘scholar’ by studying and understanding many Urdu books such as Fatāwā Razawiyyaĥ, Baĥār-e-Sharī’at, Qānūn-e-Sharī’at, Niṣāb-e-Sharī’at, Mirāt-ul-Manājīḥ, ‘Ilm-ul-Quran, Tafsīr-e-Na’īmī, Iḥyā-ul-‘Ulūm (translated) etc. and also by frequently asking scholars questions about religious issues. Doing ‘Dars-e-Niẓāmī’ in addition to this, would be even better.
Question: Is there any way for a non-scholar to deliver a speech?
Answer: An easy way for a non-scholar to deliver speeches is to get pages from books by Sunnī scholars photocopied, stick them in a note book and then read those pages in front of an audience. She should not say anything off by heart. She should certainly not give a personal interpretation of any holy verse or blessed Ḥadīš. This is because it is Ḥarām to give a personal commentary[1].
It is Ḥarām to prove things using Quranic verses in light of your personal opinion and to explain Aḥādīš using your own understanding, even though your personal interpretation may be correct. Beloved Mustafa صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ‘Whoever interprets the Holy Quran without knowledge should make Hell his abode.’ (Sunan-ut-Tirmiżī, vol. 4, pp. 439, Ḥadīš 2959)
[1] A personal commentary is a Quranic commentary based on one’s personal opinions without any narrated (Shar’ī) proof.