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Cited in 2 segments across 2 recordings · 2020 · person/person:fred-donner

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26 Jun 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Does the guest think every hadith is fabricated? The guest says not every hadith is evil, but truth is mixed with falsehood and even genuine sayings cannot be a source of religion, since the Quran makes God the only source of law and limits the messenger's duty to delivery. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechEdip YukselQuran 42:21 (partners who legislate what Allah has not permitted)Quran 6:19 (this Quran was revealed to me to warn you)Quran 25:30 (my people have deserted this Quran) machine3 min 54 s27:59on YouTube
19 Apr 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Were the people who refused zakah after the Prophet's death apostates? The guest says taxes that fund welfare can count as zakah, and that the refusers fought by Abu Bakr were rebels against the state rather than apostates; Mufti Abu Layth says he is inclined to that view. Discussionguest speechShaykh Kashif Khan (guest)Abu BakrUmar ibn al-KhattabMusaylima machine7 min 47 s47:29on YouTube