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Shaykh Hamza was asked about this the last time he was in NJ.
His answer, and I'm paraphrasing, was that what most people need is a plan of spiritual development and this does not necessarily have to be through a tariqa, though some people might be more in need of or better suited for it than others.

And before you go on about how this is mistaken, etc, consider this:

Shaykh Hamza lives here in the West and knows his community better than Shuyukh who live backhome and only meet the most dedicated young Muslims from the UK and America.

Also:

Taking a tariq is a very serious commitment and if neglected, can be disastrous for the murid.
Many of our brothers and sisters who want "be down" with tasawwuf don't even know their basic fiqh and many do not even pray consistently. What good is it for a person who is in such a state to take on further responsibilities and then fail to meet them?
As for more advanced students who are better prepared to benefit from having a tariqa, that is different from the generality of Western Muslims and is therefore the exception rather than the rule.

in fact, even Shaykh Nuh does not accept murids unless they are serious about doing the work of the tariq. And how many Muslims are?