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Tablighi Jamaat work at Ground witness account and Impression

EYE WITNESS ACCOUNT AND IMPRESSIONS OF TABLIGHI JAMAAT WORK AT GROUND
Written by Shaykh Abul Hasan Ali Nadvi Rahimullah 
(Translated from his book ek Aham deeni dawat)

"To understand this Programme in a better way and to give some first hand glimpse the write visited first time in January 1940 (Zeeqada 1358). I met different people of Mewat who has gone in path and noted down their impression feeling and intuition.(Mushahidat O Tassurat.).

First Account
After Asr time our vehicle reached Gud Gaon Jama Mosque.(A TOWN IN MEWAT AREA). We were pleased to know that A Jamaat (Group of people for the above mentioned programme) has just reached there. Listening our arrival news some of them came upto our vehicle our luggage was taken out. They met us and did Hand shake Musafha with love  and affection.
We entered Jama Mosque and the scene that I saw can never forget, and its pleasure still getting in my heart.
There were about thirty brothers sitting in circle comprising people of different age. Two boys of thirteen and sixteen years, and elders as old as sixty years were there. And many in between.
Everyone was having very few article one bed sheet,one cotton blanket etc. it was there eighth day after leaving their native villages. At start they took some dry food for journey and some was left for home.
Thirty people of Jamaat were subdivided into three groups to go on three different routes of Gud Gaon town. Every ten brothers there was a responsible (Ameer).
My colleague respected Patwar Sb addressed these Jamaat and said “You should be grately thankful to Allah that he accepted you for this noble path. This path of Tabligh is actually the path of Prophet. Allah has opened his blessing on you and has opened this path that has been dead for a time being. Allah is rejuvenating this path on your Hand.
Then he asked the Ameer of Jamaat to tell remarks of his last weak in Jamaat. One Jamaat Ameer stood and plainly described it as follows.
“Last Friday there was Nuh Jalsa (Religious gathering). We departed from there. We arrived village chandeni and did effort on them called villagers for prayers, We corrected their Kalima and persuaded them for sparing some time locally for conveying the same to nearby villagers.
Then we took the tribal leader of one village to another, In village Basaee we persuded the locals. We passed and spent night in hills. All of us slept on rocks of the hill. There was no food for the morning breakfast we did Sabr and everyone was patient.
Then we proceeded to another village known as Piyaka. We persuaded many towards Mosque, corrected their Kalima, convinced them to start local effort of Tabligh. We also requested them to prepare Jamaat to go locally in nearby villages and to go Uttar Pardesh area also. Some brother made some excuses we said if the deen of Allah is not alive we will also be dead. This impressed them much.
We reached Pudhiaini and did effort there to bring back muslims towards deen. Then we went Chahalka there we did effort we also went in the service of  a local Pious Scholar.
Then we proceeded to Raeseena village, we went to the fields of Farmers and persuaded them for prayer, they had to take bath then they offered Zuhar Salat (Alhamdulillah). In the meantime we did their remaining field work of irrigation.


A second Jamaat Ameer narrated following routine of his Jamaat and this is more or less common Routine of Jamaat.

“We normally get up at 4 oclock morning, By the taufeeq of Allah we pray Tahajjud. Then till Fajr Slat we do some recitation or dhikr. After the Fajr salat we do learning and Recitation of the Holly Quran. Then our Muallim teaches us basic lessons. They teach us Salat, and basic Fiqh for related with Routine matters.
Then they read from books and we listen to it. Generally Hikayat Sahaba (Stories of Sahaba) and Fatuhussham is read. Before Salat we do Gusht (Meeting local muslims and calling then to prayer). After the Maghrib Prayer we do dhikr. At some places where the farmers return late from the field we talk with them after Isha Prayer.
About the Usool and Propagation Method what different people has said I am reproducing it here.
Our intention is that we have come in Jamaat for our own Islah (correction and reformation) and for others. We are in need of our own Islah. How can we do Islah of others. The Deen Islam is of Allah. It is his will to take work of his deen from whom he wants. What is our status?(Nothing at all) We are not having much knowledge or etiquettes. If Allah takes his work from us it is his blessing. We have a firm a believe that even if Makhlooq (people) does not listen the Khaliq (Allah) listen”
It has been constantly Reminded and emphasized to us that we have to respect all the Muslims. To do conveying (Tableegh) becoming soft and polite thinking ourself as of little less important. (Narmi and Tawazu). W have been asked to bear all types of Hardship and adverse responses.”
When we reach near destined village we first pray to Allah to save the villagers from our Shar and to save us from their Shar. We pray to give benefit from the good of us to the villagers and from good of villagers to us.
We pray to Allah to assimilate in them whatever good we are going to tell them. After reaching Mosque if it is not Makrooh time we recite two rikats Salat. Then we go out for conveying and pursuance (Tableegh).”
Zeeqadah 1360 (November 1941) There was a big Ijtema in Nooh Town of Gud Gaon district.With a rough estimate 15-20 Thousands people gathered there. In this Ijtema there were many poor who have come from 30-40 km on foot (having no money for journey.). This Jalsa (Urdu word commonly used for a gathering under a pandal with talk by different scholars) was more than a Jalsa. Rather it was more a Kinetic and live Reformative place.
It was having Prayer (Ibadat dhikr) punctuality of Salat with aspiration of even Nawafil (Non obligatory prayer), Caring for his duty, Servicing of others specially of Ulema, and live example of Islamic etiquettes, Tawazuu Simplicity Sadgi was visible.
It was an effective demonstration of Islamic way of Life.
After returning from Ijtema The writer of these line has expressed his impression in An Nadva magazine.(Zilhijja 1360H, December 1943) In it I persuaded the Elites and Scholars of Ummat to be closer to the effort and to get first hand information and academic and practical understanding of the work. For this to visit the centre of the Movement. I am ending this book on those lines.
“To all the elite and scholars of Ummat who have cognition and understanding of deen and have become fed up with the downward trend of Ummah. Also for those who consider the Prophetic way is only way for success and are in pain and remorseful with the irreligiousness of Ummah.
I sincerely request them to visit Basti Hazrat Nizamuddin Delhi India and meet Maulana Ilyas1 (This article was written in Maulana Ilyas life time. Now he ahs died but by grace of Allah the effort is going on).
They should spend some time with them and to seen the effort practically. They should see the structure of effort and get first hand information.

I am surprised that people take out time to visit the remains of forts and ruined palaces of the kings, and left over Domes etc. But there are only few to visit and observe the live sample of the early generations of Muslims and kinetic and live demonstration of Islam. In reality Maasart is a big barrier”

Jaula and khurooj etc are not complete deen rather one of the means of its acquisition

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuhu 

It was a regular feature in the times of shaikh maulana inamul hasan (rahmatullah alaih) and before him Shaikh Maulana Muhammad yusuf rahmatullah alaih, that normally between 11 AM and 12 noon, he would welcome the incoming jamaat, describe the demands, principles and etiquettes of the work to the outgoing jamaat and then bid them farewell after dua and musafa (handshake). During those sittings the gathering could listen to some very important and beneficial talks in brief sentences. A few sayings will now be quoted:

  • Allah (swt) likes a life full of deeds for his servants. If the deeds are animated in us, and we are governed by them, we shall become of those favoured by Him. He is not pleased with property, wealth and money, rather with good deeds. Once He is pleased we will be successful in this world and in the hereafter. There are four things, if we bring them in our life, pursuit of deen will become easy for us. They are taleem, tableegh,offering salah with congregation with the first takbir, and, Joula. Nowadays our practical life is broken. Ignorance of Allah's commandments impair us Not Allah. Neither He benefited if we perform deeds throughout our lives nor He is at a loss if we disobey throughout our lives. It is ones own benefit and loss. Allah has sent everyone to this world for a short while. If he (any person) tracks down the path to Hell, that will be his destination. If he moves on the path leading to Paradise, that will be his destination.
  • Religiousness does not mean the performance of one or two deeds only, rather following the deen all through the life and spending the entire life in compliance of Allah's commandments. Jaula, tableegh, taleem, three chilla etc are meant only to keep the path of deeds open for us, so that we may follow the commandments of Allah in our lives. Jaula and khurooj etc are not complete deen rather one of the means of its acquisition. Keep yourself busy in the four things mentioned, and protect yourselves from useless things. The love for the good deeds is proportionate to the avoidance of useless talks and deeds.
The real life is that of the hereafter while the present life is meant for its building up. The status in the eyes of Allah depends upon the efforts for it in this life. The life of this world is not meant for games, gambol and negligence, but rather for the preparation, concern and accumulation of the needs for there hereafter. For this purpose, we have to go out in the path of Allah,practice good deeds and get accustomed to them. After coming back from khurooj, we must also continue the good deeds for there hereafter along with our daily lives, businessess and other engagements.

(insight into dawah and its understanding & cognition)

May Allah help us all to act upon the Quran and sunnah and follow the advices of our ulema past and present, who advise us through the quran and sunnah. May he accept the humble efforts of us all. Ameen.

JAZAKALLH FOR THOSE COPIED IT AND TRANSLATED IT AND finally who typed it. Special jazakallah for http://engagersindawah.blogspot.in/

Hadith on Miraj Bukhari in arabic quranic verses text Night Journey al Isra wal Miraj



With the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful.

سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَى بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلاً مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الأَقْصَى الَّذِي بَارَكْنَا حَوْلَهُ لِنُرِيَهُ مِنْ آيَاتِنَا إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ (الإسراء: 1).

Glorious is He Who made his servant travel by night from Al-Masjid-ul-Haram to Al-Masjid-ul-AqSa whose environs We have blessed, so that We let him see some of Our signs. Surely, He is the All-Hearing, the All- Seeing.[17:1]

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لَكَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ أَحَاطَ بِالنَّاسِ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا الرُّؤْيَا الَّتِي أَرَيْنَاكَ إِلاَّ فِتْنَةً لِلنَّاسِ وَالشَّجَرَةَ الْمَلْعُونَةَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ وَنُخَوِّفُهُمْ فَمَا يَزِيدُهُمْ إِلاَّ طُغْيَانًا كَبِيرًا

[17:60]

(Remember) when We said to you that your Lord encompasses all humans. And We did not make the vision We showed to you, but a test for the people — and the tree cursed in the Qur‗an as well. And We warn them, yet it adds nothing to them but enormous rebellion.

Hadith from Bukhari.
Narrated Ibn Abbas:

Regarding: 'And We granted the vision (Ascension to the Heaven "Miraj") which We showed you (O Muhammad as an actual eye witness) but as a trial for mankind.' (17.60) It was an actual eye-witness which was shown to Allah's Apostle during the night he was taken on a journey (through the heavens). And the cursed tree is the tree of Az-Zaqqum (a bitter pungent tree which grows at the bottom of Hell).
Bukhari :: Book 6 :: Volume 60 :: Hadith 240
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said: "While I was walking in Paradise (on the night of Mi'raj), I saw a river, on the two banks of which there were tents made of hollow pearls. I asked, "What is this, O Gabriel?' He said, 'That is the Kauthar which Your Lord has given to you.' Behold! Its scent or its mud was sharp smelling musk!" (The sub-narrator, Hudba is in doubt as to the correct expression. )
Narrated Malik bin Sasaa:  (Bukhari :: Book 4 :: Volume 54 :: Hadith 429 )
The Prophet said, "While I was at the House in a state midway between sleep and wakefulness, (an angel recognized me) as the man lying between two men. A golden tray full of wisdom and belief was brought to me and my body was cut open from the throat to the lower part of the abdomen and then my abdomen was washed with Zam-zam water and (my heart was) filled with wisdom and belief. Al-Buraq, a white animal, smaller than a mule and bigger than a donkey was brought to me and I set out with Gabriel. When I reached the nearest heaven. Gabriel said to the heaven gate-keeper, 'Open the gate.' The gatekeeper asked, 'Who is it?' He said, 'Gabriel.' The gate-keeper,' Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel said, 'Muhammad.' The gate-keeper said, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel said, 'Yes.' Then it was said, 'He is welcomed. What a wonderful visit his is!' Then I met Adam and greeted him and he said, 'You are welcomed O son and a Prophet.' Then we ascended to the second heaven. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel said, 'Gabriel.' It was said, 'Who is with you?' He said, 'Muhammad' It was asked, 'Has he been sent for?' He said, 'Yes.' It was said, 'He is welcomed. What a wonderful visit his is!" Then I met Jesus and Yahya (John) who said, 'You are welcomed, O brother and a Prophet.' Then we ascended to the third heaven. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel said, 'Gabriel.' It was asked, 'Who is with you? Gabriel said, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been sent for?' 'Yes,' said Gabriel. 'He is welcomed. What a wonderful visit his is!' (The Prophet added:). There I met Joseph and greeted him, and he replied, 'You are welcomed, O brother and a Prophet!' Then we ascended to the 4th heaven and again the same questions and answers were exchanged as in the previous heavens. There I met Idris and greeted him. He said, 'You are welcomed O brother and Prophet.' Then we ascended to the 5th heaven and again the same questions and answers were exchanged as in previous heavens. there I met and greeted Aaron who said, 'You are welcomed O brother and a Prophet". Then we ascended to the 6th heaven and again the same questions and answers were exchanged as in the previous heavens. There I met and greeted Moses who said, 'You are welcomed O brother and. a Prophet.' When I proceeded on, he started weeping and on being asked why he was weeping, he said, 'O Lord! Followers of this youth who was sent after me will enter Paradise in greater number than my followers.' Then we ascended to the seventh heaven and again the same questions and answers were exchanged as in the previous heavens. There I met and greeted Abraham who said, 'You are welcomed o son and a Prophet.' Then I was shown Al-Bait-al-Ma'mur (i.e. Allah's House). I asked Gabriel about it and he said, This is Al Bait-ul-Ma'mur where 70,000 angels perform prayers daily and when they leave they never return to it (but always a fresh batch comes into it daily).' Then I was shown Sidrat-ul-Muntaha (i.e. a tree in the seventh heaven) and I saw its Nabk fruits which resembled the clay jugs of Hajr (i.e. a town in Arabia), and its leaves were like the ears of elephants, and four rivers originated at its root, two of them were apparent and two were hidden. I asked Gabriel about those rivers and he said, 'The two hidden rivers are in Paradise, and the apparent ones are the Nile and the Euphrates.' Then fifty prayers were enjoined on me. I descended till I met Moses who asked me, 'What have you done?' I said, 'Fifty prayers have been enjoined on me.' He said, 'I know the people better than you, because I had the hardest experience to bring Bani Israel to obedience. Your followers cannot put up with such obligation. So, return to your Lord and request Him (to reduce the number of prayers.' I returned and requested Allah (for reduction) and He made it forty. I returned and (met Moses) and had a similar discussion, and then returned again to Allah for reduction and He made it thirty, then twenty, then ten, and then I came to Moses who repeated the same advice. Ultimately Allah reduced it to five. When I came to Moses again, he said, 'What have you done?' I said, 'Allah has made it five only.' He repeated the same advice but I said that I surrendered (to Allah's Final Order)'" Allah's Apostle was addressed by Allah, "I have decreed My Obligation and have reduced the burden on My slaves, and I shall reward a single good deed as if it were ten good deeds." 

Tablighi Jamaat in the light of facts and truth Quran and Hadith Reference

Bismillahir Rahmanirraheem
نگریزی کے بعد اردو میں مضمون ہے

Tabligh literally means ‘to convey’. Contextually, it refers to conveying the message of Islam. This is the sunnah of all the prophets. The most important rule of tabligh is hikmah. Allah Ta’ala says in the Holy Quran:
ادع إلى سبيل ربك بالحكمة والموعظة الحسنة
Invite (people) to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good counsel.  (Verse: 16:125)
 Whosoever does tabligh must adopt hikmah. It is only then, that people will understand and accept.
Tablighi Jamaat is not a jamaat/group Rather it is a movement of of Ahle Sunnat Wala Jamaat for Dawah Tabligh & Islah with special emphasis on self reformation of self and doing Dawah with Qualities and Hikmah.

Proof from Quran and Hadith For The Work of Tabligh
 The work of tabligh ‘has strong basis in Quran and sunnah’. There are numerous verses of the Quran and the Ahadith of Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) that support the practice of tabligh. Hereunder are a few of them:
 From the Holy Quran:
 1.  
ادع إلى سبيل ربك بالحكمة والموعظة الحسنة
Invite (people) to the way of your lord with wisdom and good counsel.    (Verse: 16:125)
2.
ولتكن منكم أمة يدعون إلى الخير ويأمرون بالمعروف وينهون عن المنكر
And there has to be a group of people from among you who call towards good and prevent from evil. (Verse: 3:104)
3.
ومن أحسن قولا ممن دعا إلى الله وعمل صالحا وقال إنني من المسلمين
 And who is better in utterance than the one who called people towards Allah, and acts righteously and says, “I am one of those who submit themselves (to Allah Ta’ala).  (Verse: 41:33)

From the Ahadith of Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam):
4.
فقال أبو سعيد أما هذا فقد قضى ما عليه سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول من رأى منكم منكرا فليغيره بيده فإن لم يستطع فبلسانه فإن لم يستطع فبقلبه وذلك أضعف الإيمان
Hazrat Abu Sa’eed (Radhiyallahu Anhu) narrates that he heard Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) saying, “Whosoever witnesses a forbidden act being committed, he should prevent it by the use of his hands; if he is unable to do so, then he should prevent it with his tongue; if he is unable to do so, he should at least consider it a vice in his heart; and this is a very low level of Iman”.
(Sahih Muslim Vol.2 Pg.211/2 - Darul Ma’rifah)
5.
عن النعمان بن بشير رضي الله عنهما عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال مثل القائم على حدود الله والواقع فيها كمثل قوم استهموا على سفينة فأصاب بعضهم أعلاها وبعضهم أسفلها فكان الذين في أسفلها إذا استقوا من الماء مروا على من فوقهم فقالوا لو أنا خرقنا في نصيبنا خرقا ولم نؤذ من فوقنا فإن يتركوهم وما أرادوا هلكوا جميعا وإن أخذوا على أيديهم نجوا ونجوا جميعا
It has been reported on the authority of Nu’man bin Bashir (Radhiyallahu Anhu) that Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said, “There are people who do not transgress the limits (laws) of Allah Ta’ala, and there are others who do so. They are like two groups who boarded a ship; one of them settled on the upper deck, and the other on the lower deck of the ship. When the people of the lower deck needed water, they said, “Why should we cause trouble to the people of the upper deck when we can have plenty of water by making a hole in our deck”. Now, if the people of the upper deck do not prevent this group from such foolishness, all of them will perish; but if they stop them, they will be saved”.
(Sahih Al Bukhari Vol.3 Pg.152 - Darul fikr)


Tablighi jamaat call is based on Quran and Ahadith and always guided by Pious Ulema and Muftiyan Karam and Scholars of Sunnah and Knowledge
Their  call is for complete deen and they say to people:
Our success in this life and the life hereafter is in obeying the commandments of Allah (SWT) and in following the noble ways (Sunnah) of Rasul-ullah (Sallaho Alaihe Wassallam)
There is ABUNDANT EVIDENT from the Qur’aan in their call as Allah (SWT) has said:
وَأَطِيعُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلرَّسُولَ لَعَلَّڪُمۡ تُرۡحَمُونَ
[3:132]Obey Allah and the Messenger, so that you may be blessed.
قُلۡ أَطِيعُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلرَّسُولَ*ۖ فَإِن تَوَلَّوۡاْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِينَ
[3:32] Say: .Obey Allah and the Messenger. Then, should they turn back, Allah does not love the disbelievers.
قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ
[23:1]Success is really attained by the believers
وَعَدَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَـٰتِ جَنَّـٰتٍ۬ تَجۡرِى مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَـٰرُ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيہَا وَمَسَـٰكِنَ طَيِّبَةً۬ فِى جَنَّـٰتِ عَدۡنٍ۬*ۚ وَرِضۡوَٲنٌ۬ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ أَڪۡبَرُ*ۚ ذَٲلِكَ هُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ

[9:72] Allah has promised to the believers, male and female, gardens beneath which rivers flow, where they shall live forever, and good homes in gardens of eternity. And Allah‘s pleasure is above all. That is the supreme success.
Tabligh Remind people as

They remind our Muslim brothers and Sisters to change their life according to Qur’aan and Sunnah and we believe that our reminder also has evidence from the book of Allah (SWT):
وَذَكِّرۡ فَإِنَّ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ تَنفَعُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
[51:55] And keep reminding, because reminding benefits the believers.

How to actually change their life? We refer them to the Ulama (& people of knowledge) and we believe that we evidence for that from the book of Allah (SWT) as well:
فَسۡـَٔلُوٓاْ أَهۡلَ ٱلذِّڪۡرِ إِن كُنتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ


[21:7]...So, ask the people (having the knowledge) of the Message, if you do not know...


 The approach of Tablighi Jamaat from Quran and Hadith
Tablighi Jamaat adopt softness and conciliatory attitude with wisdom. They do Nahi Anil Munkar, try to eradicate the sins, Bidah ,Shirk from the society with  the soft, lenient and conciliatory approach. They have evidence for this approach in Quran and Hadith. 
(Note: TJ is not objecting interfering to those who want to be harsh.But Tablighi Jamaat methodology has very strong support in Quran and Hadith. Allah has opened the Hikmat on Ulema and Mashaikh and only Allah is the doer.)
When Allah (SWT) sent Sayyidina Musa (AS) to Fir'aun he was commanded
فَقُولاَ لَهُ قَوْلاً لَيِّنًا لَعَلَّهُ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوْ يَخْشَى (طه: 44
[[20:44] So speak to him in soft words. May be, he accepts the advice or fears (Allah).
(No Muslim group/Person is as bad as Firaun (Pharao) and no Daee/person who has come for correction is as good as Sayyidina Musa (AS) who was a prophet.)
And Allah (SWT) states:
ادْعُ إِلَى سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ وَجَادِلْهُمْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ ضَلَّ عَنْ سَبِيلِهِ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِينَ (النحل: 125). 
[16:125] Invite (people) to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good counsel. And argue with them in the best of manners... 

فَبِمَا رَحْمَةٍ مِنْ اللَّهِ لِنْتَ لَهُمْ وَلَوْ كُنْتَ فَظًّا غَلِيظَ الْقَلْبِ لاَنْفَضُّوا مِنْ حَوْلِكَ فَاعْفُ عَنْهُمْ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ وَشَاوِرْهُمْ فِي الأَمْرِ فَإِذَا عَزَمْتَ فَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُتَوَكِّلِينَ (آل عمران: 159).
 
[3:159] So, (O Prophet) it is through mercy from Allah that you are gentle to them. Had you been rough and hard-hearted, they would have dispersed from around you...

Narrated by Aisha: Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said: Kindness is not to be found in anything but that it adds to its beauty and it is not withdrawn from anything but it makes it defective. [Muslim]

Tablighi Jamaat Khurooj Fi Sabilillah
Ahadith about Sahaba leaving there home for peaceful Dawah and preaching to Muslims other than for War in Jihad?

Discussion:
It is fairly obvious that there is nothing wrong with visiting Muslims as a group to teach them their Deen.

وَمَا كَانَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لِيَنفِرُوا كَافَّةً فَلَوْلاَ نَفَرَ مِنْ كُلِّ فِرْقَةٍ مِنْهُمْ طَائِفَةٌ لِيَتَفَقَّهُوا فِي الدِّينِ وَلِيُنذِرُوا قَوْمَهُمْ إِذَا رَجَعُوا إِلَيْهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَحْذَرُونَ (التوبة: 122
It is not (necessary) for all the believers to go forth; So, why should it not be that a group from every section of them goes forth, so that they may acquire perfect understanding of the Faith, and so that they may warn their people when they return to them, so that they may take due care (of the rules of Shaniah).

The following Narrations gives Example of Prophet time and of Sahaba time. First there are 7-8 Hadith about prophet Period.
 Then there is a long account of Khilafat Period of Hazrat Umar Raziallahu Anhu. When Islam spreaded in his period to new areas . He sent Sahaba for teaching of Muslims. He sent Jamaat of Shaba to Hims Damscuss and Palestine. He also instructed the working plan for teaching there.

Prophet Era Examples
حدثنا أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة حدثنا وكيع عن شعبة عن سعيد بن أبي بردة عن أبيه عن جده أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بعثه ومعاذا إلى اليمن فقال يسرا ولا تعسرا وبشرا ولا تنفرا وتطاوعا ولا تختلفا 
1.    It has also been narrated by Sa'd b. Abu Burda through his father through his grandfather that the Prophet of Allah (may peace be upon him) sent him and Mu'adh (on a mission) to the Yemen, and said (by way of advising them): Show leniency (to the people) ; don't be hard upon them; give them glad tidings (of Divine favours in this world and the Hereafter) ; and do not create aversion. Work in collaboration and don't be divided. [Muslim]
Then afterwards Abu Musa Asharee Raziallahu Anhu was also sent to assist them.

حدثني عبد الأعلى بن حماد حدثنا يزيد بن زريع حدثنا سعيد عن قتادة عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه أن رعلا وذكوان وعصية وبني لحيان استمدوا [ ص: 1501 ] رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على عدو فأمدهم بسبعين من الأنصار كنا نسميهم القراء في زمانهم كانوا يحتطبون بالنهار ويصلون بالليل حتى كانوا ببئر معونة قتلوهم وغدروا بهم فبلغ النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقنت شهرا يدعو في الصبح على أحياء من أحياء العرب على رعل وذكوان وعصية وبني لحيان 
2.    Narrated Anas:  The people of the tribes of Ril, Dhakwan, 'Usiya and Bani Lihyan came to the Prophet and claimed that they had embraced Islam, and they requested him to support them with some men to fight their own people. The Prophet supported them with seventy men from the Ansar whom we used to call Al-Qurra'(i.e. Scholars) who (out of piety) used to cut wood during the day and pray all the night. So, those people took the (seventy) men till they reached a place called Bi'r-Ma'ana where they betrayed and martyred them. So, the Prophet invoked evil on the tribe of Ril, Dhakwan and Bani Lihyan for one month in the prayer. [Bukhari]

3.     Hadhrat Aasim bin Umar bin Qataadah Raziallahu Anhu narrates that delegates from the Udhal and Qaara tribes, both branches of the Jadeelah clan, came to Rasulullaah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam  after the Battle of Uhud. They requested Rasulullaah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam  saying, "Islaam has come to our land, so please send some of your companions with us to teach us the Qur'aan and assist us in understanding Islaam." Rasulullaah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam then sent six Sahabah, the Ameer of whom was Hadhrat Marthad bin Abu Marthad Raziallahu Anhu, who was a close friend of Hadhrat Hamzah bin Abdul Muttalib Raziallahu Anhu. The Hadith then continues to speak about the Battle of Rajee. (I) Haakim (Vol.3 Pg.222).

4.    Hadhrat Ali Raziallahu Anhu narrates, "Some people from Yemen once came to Rasulullaah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam  saying, 'please send to us someone who will help us develop an understanding of the Deen, who will teach us the Sunnah and judge between us by the Book of Allaah.' Rasulullaah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said, '0 Ali! Go to the people of Yemen, develop an understanding of Deen amongst them, teach them the Sunnah and judge between them by the Book of Allaah.' I responded by saying:' ''But the people of Yemen are a foolish bunch who will bring me cases about which I will have no knowledge.' Rasulullaah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam  placed his hand on my chest and reassured me saying, 'Go. Allaah shall guide your heart and make your tongue unwavering.' (By the blessings of this du'aa) Until this day, I have never doubted any judgement I have passed between two persons." (2) Ibn Jareer, as quoted in Muntakhab KanzuJ UmmaaJ(Vol.5 Pg.37).

5.    Hadhrat Anas Raziallahu Anhu narrates that some people from Yemen once approached Rasulullaah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam with the request, "Do send with us someone who will teach us the Qur'aan." Rasulullaah took hold of the hand of Hadhrat Abu ubaydah bin Jarraah Raziallahu Anhu and sent him with taleem saying, ''This is the most trustworthy person of this Ummah." (3) Haakim (Vo1.3 Pg.267).
Another narration states that the people of Yemen requested Rasulullaah for someone who would teach them the Sunnah and Islaam.(4)
(4) Ibn Sa'd (Vol.3 Pg.299).

6.    Hadhrat Abu Bakr bin Muhammad bin Amr bin Hazam Raziallahu Anhu said, "Here with us is the letter (of appointment) that Rasulullaah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam had written for Hadhrat Amr bin Hazam Raziallahu Anhu when Rasulullaah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam  sent him to Yemen to educate the people (in Islaam), to teach them the Sunnah and to collect their zakaah. The letter was an undertaking from Hadhrat Amr bin Hazam Raziallahu Anhu and a briefing.
The letter stated:
"In the name of Allaah, the Most Kind, the Most Merciful This is a letter from Allaah and His Rasool Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. O, you who have Imaan, fulfil the undertakings you make.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَوْفُوا بِالْعُقُودِ
{Surah Maa'idah, verse I}.
This is an undertaking that Muhammad Rasulullaah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam is making with Amr bin Hazam Raziallahu Anhu when dispatching him to Yemen. His instructions are to have Taqwa in all matters because verily Allaah loves those who have Taqwa and those who do good."
 Ibn Abi Haatim, as quoted in the TalSeerof Ibn Katheer (VoU Pg.3).

7.      Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash'ari Raziallahu Anhu reports that Rasulullaah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam send him and Hadhrat Mu'aadh bin Jabal to Yemen with instructions to teach the Qur'aan to the people. (2) Abu Nu'aym in his Hilya (Vol. I Pg.256).

8.    Hadhrat Ammaar bin Yaasir Raziallahu Anhu relates, "Rasulullaah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam once sent me to a clan belonging to the Qais tribe to teach themthe Shari'ah ofIslaam. However, I found them to be like wild camels, with their gazes always aspiring for more and with no other interests besides their goats and camels. I therefore returned to Rasulullaah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. who asked, '0 Ammaarl What happened?' When I related to Rasulullaah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam what the people were like and how indifferent they were, Rasulullaah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said, '0 Ammaar Should I not inform you of people even stranger than these? They are people who know what these people are ignorant of and are still indifferent towards it as these people are.",(3) Bazzaar and Tabraani in his Kabeer, as quoted in Targheeb wat Tarheeb (Val.l Pg.91J.
At the time of Sahabah
There is a long account of Khilafat Period of Hazrat Umar Raziallahu Anhu. When Islam spreaded in his period to new areas for teaching of Muslims He sent Jamaat of Shaba to Hims Damscuss and Palestine. He also instructed the working plan for teaching there.

1.     Hadhrat Muhammad bin Ka'b Qurazi Raziallahu Anhu reports that only five persons (from amongst the Ansaar) had memorised the entire Qur'aan during the lifetime of Rasulullaah . These were Hadhrat Mu'aadh bin Jabal Raziallahu Anhu, Hadhrat Ubaadah bin Saamit Raziallahu Anhu, Hadhrat Ubay bin Ka'b Raziallahu Anhu Hadhrat Abu Ayyoob Raziallahu Anhu and Hadhrat Abu Dardaa Raziallahu Anhu It was during the Khilaafah of Hadhrat Umar Raziallahu Anhu that Hadhrat Yazeed bin Abu Sufyaan Raziallahu Anhu wrote to Hadhrat Umar Raziallahu Anhu with the request, "The population of Shaam is great. The cities are overflowing with people who have accepted Islaam and are in dire need of people to teach them the Qur'aan and to create an understanding of Deen amongst them. 0 Ameerul Mu'mineen Do assist me by sending men who will teach them." Hadhrat Umar Raziallahu Anhu then sent for the five Ansaar mentioned and said to them, "Your brothers in Shaam have pleaded to me to send to them people who will be able to teach them the Qur'aan and create and understanding of Deen amongst the people. Please assist me with three of you. May Allaah shower His Mercy on you! YOU may draw lots if you please, or if there are any volunteers amongst you, they may leave immediately." "There is no need to draw lots," they submitted, "While this man Abu Ayyoob Raziallahu Anhu is too old, this man Ubay bin Ka'b Raziallahu Anhu is ill" It was therefore Hadhrat Mu'aadh bin Jabal Raziallahu Anhu, Hadhrat Ubaadah bin Saamit Raziallahu Anhu and Hadhrat Abu Dardaa Raziallahu Anhu who went. Hadhrat Umar's Raziallahu Anhu instructions to them were, "Start with Hims because there is a variety of people there and there you will find such people who learn very quickly. When you identify such people, direct the others towards them (to learn). When you are eventually satisfied with the people there, one of you may remain behind while the second proceeds to Damascus and the third to Palestine." The three Sahabah Raziallahu Anhu therefore proceeded to Hims, where they stayed until they were satisfied with the (learning of the) people. Hadhrat Ubaadah Raziallahu Anhu stayed on there while Hadhrat Abu Dardaa Raziallahu Anhu proceeded to Damascus and Hadhrat Mu'aadh Raziallahu Anhu to Palestine. Hadhrat Mu'aadh Raziallahu Anhu stayed on in Palestine until he passed away there in the plague of Amwaas. Hadhrat Ubaadah bin Saamit Raziallahu Anhu then left for Palestine and also passed away there. As for Hadhrat Abu Dardaa Raziallahu Anhu, he lived in Damascus until his death. (I) Ibn Sa'd (VolA Pg.l72) and Haakim. as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (VoU Pg.281). Imam Bukhaari has reported a similar narration in his Taareekh Sagheer (Pg.22).
2.     Hadhrat Haaritha bin Mudarrib Raziallahu Anhu narrates that he read the letter Hadhrat Umar Raziallahu Anhu wrote to the people of Kufa. The letter read: "I have sent Ammaar Raziallahu Anhu as your governor and Abdullaah bin Mas'ood Raziallahu Anhu as .your teacher and advisor. These two are from amongst the choicest companions of Rasulullaah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, so listen to them and follow them. Take note that I have given precedence to you people overmyself by sending Abdullaah bin Mas'ood  to you (because I require him here in Madinah)." (4) Ibn Sa'd (Vo1.6 page.).
3.     Hadhrat Abul Aswad Duwali says, "When I arrived in Basrah, Hadhrat Imraan bin Husayn Abu Nujayd Raziallahu Anhu was there. Hadhrat Umar bin Khattaab Raziallahu Anhu had sent him there to create an understanding of Deen amongst the people." (5) Ibn Sa'd (Vol. 7 Pg.I0). (Many of these narrations has been collected at one place in (HAYATUS SAHABA VOL 3 PAGE 236-239)

No war happened in Many areas. Sahaba Spreaded Islam to East coast of Africa, Indonesia, China (Large Part of the World)…By means of??
Some Orientalist historian (Mushtashriqeen) always misprojected Sahaba as warriorThe peaceful missions of Shaba were not highlighted by them in history. Even at the time war their approach was not highlighted.
Sahaba spreaded Islam to Remote corner of the world. Their mission was spread of message of Allah and not for the conquest or fighting a war. There is no doubt that for the spread of the message of Allah if needed war has been mandated and Sahaba fought that also, and till Qiyamat these command of Allah is en force. For legal status of Jihad and all the detail about it one can refer the book of Mufti Taqi Usmani on the issue. He has described very detailed view.)
More or less it has affected Muslims and many of the us think on that line. When we talk about spread of Islam in our mind only comes the picture of Iran Rome Syria etc. War and fighting and We totally forget So many other countries and areas where no battle was fought. We also forget the sequence of event before war.(e.g of Iran War)

The Daees of Islam went to these Places and countries for peaceful Dawah where no war fought. E.g.
1. Indonesia and Malaysia.
Indonesia is a country that has the maximum number of Muslims in the world.The majority of people in Malaysia are Muslims. May one ask, “Which Muslim army went to Indonesia and Malaysia?”
2. East Coast of Africa.
Similarly, Islam has spread rapidly on the East Coast of Africa. One may again ask, if Islam was spread by the sword, “Which Muslim army went to the East Coast of Africa?”
3. Southern Indian states of kerala
In Kerala Islam came even before north India even much before Muhammad bin Qasim. No muslim Army came here rather historical evidences suggest that Sahaba Jamaat came here. And Some sahaba graves are also reported in kerala Malabar Region. In this Malabar region of Kerala 40-80% population is Muslim in different districts.

Even at the time of  War…(e.g of Iran War)
If you get detail history, their has been full Dawah to king Rustam before battle. There went at least three delegation of Sahaba on different days and gave Dawah of Islam to king Rusatm before
 Battle of Qaadisiyyah. These delegation were 
1.    Hadhrat Nu'maan bin Muqarrin The group included Hadhrat Nu'maan bin Muqarrin,Hadhrat Furaat bin Hayyaan, Hadhrat Handhala bin Rabee Tameemi, Hadhrat Utaarid bin Haajib, Hadhrat Ash'ath bin Qais, Hadhrat Mughiera bin Shu'ba and Hadhrat Amr bin Ma'dikarib  (Ibn Katheer in his AIBidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vol.7 Pg.38).
2.    Hadhrat Mughiera bin Shu'ba
3.    Hadhrat Rib'ee bin Aamir
4.    The next day, the Persians asked for another person and Hadhrat Sa'd sent Hadhrat Hudhayfa bin Mihsin to addressed them in the manner that Hadhrat Rib'ee did.
(Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.7 Pg.38). Tabari (Vo1.4 Pg.105) has $so narrated it and mentioned the detailed Da'wah that Hadhrat Zuhra, Hadhrat Mughiera, Hadhrat Rib'ee and Hadhrat Hudhayfa g ave .
Ibn Jareer as quoted in AI Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo!.? Pg.40). Haakim (Vol.3 Pg.451).
(All these are also in Hayatus Sahaba Vol 1 page no 238-241)
With which sword was Islam spread? Even if Muslims had it they could not use it to spread Islam forcefully because the Qur’an says in the following verse:
“Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from error”
[Al-Qur’an 2:256]
But there is Sword of the Wisdom, Intellect love, mercy and Passion for mankind.
These sword that conquers the hearts and minds of people. The Qur’an says in Surah Nahl, chapter 16 verse 125:
“Invite (all) to the way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious.”