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The Third Chimpanzee

Cited in 3 segments across 3 recordings · 2019 to 2023 · book/book:the-third-chimpanzee

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22 Feb 2023video Will gay people around us make Muslims gay? Mufti Abu Layth says people being gay does not make others gay and the fear of it is an unnecessary insecurity; like Imam Malik on others' customs, their way of life is theirs. Discussionposition checkedMatt WalshImam MalikMajus (Zoroastrians) [?]Jared Diamond machine3 min 51 s24:50on YouTube
6 Apr 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Did Mufti Abu Layth say incest is natural, and is homosexuality unnatural? Mufti Abu Layth never said incest is natural. He says that calling homosexuality unnatural is not scientific because it occurs in most species, though one may still hold it haram, and that he cited Imam Malik only for not interfering in other people's way of life. Lessonposition checkedImam Malikal-MudawwanaThe Third Chimpanzeeharam machine9 min 32 s56:10on YouTube
4 Aug 2019From the Mind of a Mufti Should Muslims campaign against LGBTQ people, and is homosexuality unnatural? Muslims should leave LGBTQ people alone, since fighting them will only deface Islam. Calling homosexuality unnatural is inaccurate, as it is widely found in nature, unlike incest. Discussionposition checkedMohammed HijabJared DiamondThe Third Chimpanzee machine6 min 19 s12:43on YouTube