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Ṣalāĥ offered by a scholar are greater than 70 Rak’āt offered by a non-scholar.’ (Kanz-ul-‘Ummāl, vol. 10, pp. 87)
Therefore, it is necessary for all those associated with Dawat-e-Islami as well as for every Muslim never to contradict the Aĥl-e-Sunnat scholars, never be neglectful in paying them respect and honour and avoid looking down on them completely. Do not commit the major sin of backbiting them by criticising their character and deeds without the permission of Sharī’aĥ, which is a major sin and a Ḥarām act leading to Hell.
Sayyidunā Abul Ḥafṣ-ul-Kabīr عَـلَيْـهِ رَحْـمَةُ الۡـقَدِیۡر has stated, ‘One who backbites a scholar (will come) on the Judgement Day (in such a state that) it will be written on his face; this person is despairing of the mercy of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.’ (Mukāshafa-tul-Qulūb, fi Bayān al-Ghībaĥ, pp. 71)
Sayyidunā Abu Żar Ghifārī رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has narrated, ‘A scholar is a sign and evidence of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ on the earth; whoever criticizes a scholar will be ruined.’ (Kanz-ul-‘Ummāl, vol. 10, pp. 77)
A’lā Ḥaḍrat Imām Aḥmad Raza Khān عَـلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ الـرَّحْمٰنْ has stated, ‘To find fault with an Islamic scholar and object to him is Ḥarām. If, because of this, a person stays away from an Islamic scholar and gives up the acquisition of the knowledge of rulings from him, it is fatal for him.’ (Fatawa Razaviyyaĥ, vol. 23, pp. 711) Fearful should be the unwise people who utter such insulting sentences about
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