Is it proper to have bayaans for only the Ulama at the ijtima?

Answer

There is no copyright on the Knowledge of Wahi - the Knowledge which Hadhrat Jibraeel (alayhis salaam) delivered to Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) from Allah Ta'ala. The Ilm of the Deen has been sent by Allah Ta'ala for all mankind, including the kuffaar. The Deen is not an ideology for an exclusive class of people.

It is improper having bayaans exclusively for the Ulama thereby preventing all and sundry from benefiting from talks of the Deen. This is a sign of takabbur (pride) and dhalaal (deviation). It is haraam to prevent non-Ulama from attending any bayaans which have been set for only ulama.

The organizers of such exclusive lectures, who prevent non-ulama from attending and benefiting from the bayaans come within the purview of the following Qur'aanic strictures:

"They prevent from the Path of Allah and they search for crookedness therein......." (A'raaf, Aayat 45)

"Why should Allah not punish them when they are preventing (others) from Musjidul

Haraam?"

(Anfaal, Aayat 34)

"They (the ulama) devour the wealth of people in haraam ways, and they prevent

(others) from the Path of Allah"

(At-Taubah, Aayat 34)

"They love (and give preference) to this worldly life over the Aakhirah and they prevent (others) from the Path of Allah."

(Ibraaheem, Aayat 3)

Even some senior Ulama, without applying their minds, have fallen into this satanic trap of preventing Muslims from the Path of Allah Ta'ala by unwittingly being a party to such practices. This is one of the ghuluaat (haraam extremism) of the Tablighi Jamaat. There are no military secrets in the Ilm of the Deen. Whatever naseehat is proffered at the Ulama exclusive bayaans is valid for all Muslims. Such naseehat cannot be copyrighted or patented. Precisely for this reason may a Darul Uloom not prevent nonstudents from attending classes to listen to the bayaans given to students.

In recent times the only one we are aware of who had distanced himself from exclusive ulama bayaans and who had refused to give such a bayaan when asked, was our Shaikh Hadhrat Maul a n a M a s i h u l l a h

(Rahmatullah alayh).