The Prophet (pbuh) used to encourage people to follow Islam, and he and the Sahaba used to inform people about islam. However, did he ever go on "jamaats" of 3 or 40 days to different places?
During the early generations, Muslims went to parts of the world where there was no Islam and stayed there and preached. Did they go from Madina to another town or from Baghdad to Taif to speak to Muslims?
Is it not possible that people of a particular area form a social network and encourage each other to pray in their locality etc.
Whats the point of having a jamaat coming all the way from Pakistan to Texas or vice versa, specially when most of them arent able to communicate with local people?
I do know that jamaat do preach to people in their own area as well, but i never really understood the obligation to go to another place for a set period of time when they can spend it in improving Muslims lives in their own area.
Also to clarify simething, many whom you may refer to as Ahle Hadith are also vehemently against JMB and violence in name of islam. And the recent acts were definitely not an example of Ahle Hadith's beliefs. Salafism may have other faults, but most salafis i know are against extremism as well.
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