Becoming famous is not religion! Fame without knowledge and practice is a deadly poison.
✒️ Mufti Muhammad Tasleemuddin Al-Mahmoodi
Indeed, it is a very dangerous and painful reality that in today's era, the religious and scholarly field has also been polluted by the glitter of social media and temporary fame.
Now there is neither the concern to quench the thirst for authentic knowledge, nor the desire to adopt the company of the elders of religion, nor the yearning for self-improvement and training, nor the passion for hard work and dedication in the service of religion. Just a few clips, a few followers, a few viral videos, and an artificial introduction created on social media have been considered the perfection of religiosity.
As a result, such individuals come to the fore who have neither a deep understanding of the Quran and Hadith, nor jurisprudential insight, nor moral training, yet they sit on large pulpits and stages and play with the faith and beliefs of the public. And alas, the society also rushes after them.
This behavior is an open game with religion, it is a means of misleading the generations of the Ummah, it is a deadly poison for faith and belief.
Followers on social media are not the standard in religion, authentic knowledge and practice are the standard.
Becoming famous is not religiosity, but hard work and sincerity on religion are the essence.
Giving opinions and preaching without training and permission is just making fun of religion.
If this trend is not stopped, tomorrow every ignorant, every less knowledgeable, every fame-hungry individual will be called "Rahbar-e-Millat" (Leader of the Nation), and the status of the real scholars will be pushed to the background in front of the Muslim Ummah.
This is why today the greatest need is for the general public to turn only to authentic scholars and righteous people, and not to be deceived by the artificial fame of social media. Otherwise, the loss will not only be personal, but the future of the entire religion and the Ummah will be at risk.