What is the ruling on calling people to Allah with the Tabligh group?

Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh! The questioner says: I was a wayward youth, so Allah guided me, and praise be to Allah. Then the Tabligh group came to me and said, "Come out with us to call people to Allah." So should I go out with them or not?

Answer:
Praise be to Allah who guided you and granted you success. A person should always ask his Lord, for Allah guides whom He wills. If he says, "Guide us to the straight path," with a sound heart, a present heart, and a sincere intention, he should always ask his Lord for the straight path. He should always say, "O Allah, guide me; O Allah, rectify my heart and my deeds; O Allah, guide us to the straight path; O Allah, protect me from Satan." He should always ask his Lord. As for the Tabligh group, there is a distinction here. If they are a group you know from your country, known for goodness and uprightness, there is no harm in attending the call to Allah with them. But if they are vagrants or people known for superstitions, do not go out with them. For example, those who call upon the dead or seek aid from the people of the graves—do not go out with them. These people commit shirk (associating partners with Allah), and we ask Allah for safety. But if they are known for goodness, meaning they adhere to the oneness of Allah, obedience to Allah, and uprightness in the religion of Allah, and are known for knowledge from the people of your country, whether from Riyadh, Qasim, or anywhere else, and you know them and know the goodness they possess, then the company of the righteous is good. Keep the company of the righteous, walk with them, and benefit from them.