Is it compulsory to become bay't to a Sufi Shaikh?

Answer

In today's age one should never make haste with bay't because almost all the sheikhs who claim to be Sufis are fakes and cranks. There are no genuine Sufi Shaikhs. They are all mercenaries and frauds. They have convoluted Tasawwuf. In fact they have not even entered into the Path of Tasawwuf nor have they perceived its fragrance from even far off.