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Ibn Kathir

Cited in 10 segments across 8 recordings · 2018 to 2022 · scholar/scholar:ibn-kathir

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19 Aug 2022video What does the Quran say against the satanic verses story? Mufti Abu Layth says al-Suyuti repeated Ibn Hajar's mistake, while the Quran rules the story out: the Prophet does not speak from desire and Satan has no power to speak in his voice. Lessonposition checkedal-SuyutiIbn Hajar al-Asqalanial-Tabarireport: the water of zamzam is for whatever it is drunk for (unresolved; collection not stated) machine7 min 51 s1:26:29on YouTube
14 Mar 2021video Did Yasir Qadhi himself say a hadith came into Islam from Jewish sources through Abu Hurayra? Qadhi's clip endorses Ibn Kathir's view that the Gog and Magog report is defective and came from Israelite material through Abu Hurayra and Ka'b al-Ahbar. Mufti Abu Layth calls this hypocrisy, since Qadhi called the same claim about the Jesus reports preposterous. Lessonguest speechYasir QadhiIbn KathirAbu HurayraKa'b al-Ahbar machine2 min 37 s47:19on YouTube
14 Mar 2021video Which Quranic verses count against Jesus returning? Mufti Abu Layth reads 43:61 as the Quran being knowledge of the Hour, as Hasan and others said, and cites 5:75, 21:34 and 43:59 against a return: Jesus ate food and was subject to natural laws, no human before the Prophet was given eternal life, and Jesus is called an example for the children of Israel alone. Lessonposition checkedQuran 43:61 (he is a sign, or knowledge, of the Hour)Quran 5:75 (the Messiah was only a messenger; they both ate food)Quran 21:34 (we gave no human before you eternal life)Quran 43:59 (he is only a slave whom we favoured and made an example for the children of Israel) machine5 min 14 s1:25:27on YouTube
2 Mar 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Did Yasir Qadhi himself say a hadith came into Islam from Jewish lore? Mufti Abu Layth says Qadhi is inconsistent: he calls Israelite origins for the return preposterous, yet with Ibn Kathir firmly believes the Gog and Magog report came from Israelite lore through Abu Hurayra's circle. Lessonguest speechYasir QadhiIbn KathirAbu HurayraKa'b al-Ahbar [?] machine3 min 03 s1:50:26on YouTube
2 Mar 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Which verses of the Quran count against Jesus coming back? 43:61 refers to the Quran as knowledge of the Hour, not to Jesus; 5:75, 21:34 and 43:59, which Qadhi does not mention, count against a return. Lessonposition checkedYasir QadhiIsa (Jesus)Quran 43:61Quran 5:75 machine5 min 50 s2:28:09on YouTube
11 Dec 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Why does the Quran give so little detail about some prophets? The guest says the brief, repeated stories are archetypes recalled to console the Prophet, which audiences already knew; Mufti Abu Layth argues that following an archetype does not show a story was invented. Discussionguest speechDr Javad T. Hashmi (guest)Yahya (John)Yusuf (Joseph)Musa (Moses) machine7 min 25 s2:25:43on YouTube
25 Jul 2019Ponderings on the Holy Quran Did classical scholars really say Quran 65:4 includes little girls? Yes, some did: Mufti Abu Layth concedes that commentators such as Ibn Kathir and al-Qurtubi wrote that the phrase can include little girls, which he condemns as a mistake. He says their saying so is not the Quran saying so, and the evidence lies in how the passage opens. Lessonposition checkedQuran 65:4 (those who have despaired of menstruation, if you are in doubt, their iddah is three months, and those who have not menstruated; the pregnant until they give birth)Ibn Kathiral-QurtubiIbn al-Qayyim [?] machine2 min 37 s22:06on YouTube
14 Jan 2019Ponderings on the Holy Quran Is al-Khidr a prophet, and is he still alive? Classical scholars disagreed on whether al-Khidr was a prophet or a saint, and many held he is still alive while others denied it. Mufti Abu Layth likens the stories of his appearances to saint legends in other religions. Lessonquoted view, not his positional-KhidrIbn al-JawziIbn Ishaqal-Baghawi [?] machine8 min 46 s14:02on YouTube
15 Mar 2018Responding to Refutations Does 'before his death' in Quran 4:159 refer to the return of Jesus? No: Mufti Abu Layth says early authorities including Ibn Abbas, Mujahid and al-Dahhak read the pronoun as the Christian who realises the truth at death, and Ubayy ibn Ka'b's recitation has 'before their death'. Referring it to Jesus's return would exclude every Christian who died over two thousand years. Lessonposition checkedIsa (Jesus)Quran 4:159 (none of the People of the Book but will believe in him before his death)Ibn AbbasIbn Kathir [?] machine2 min 35 s7:51on YouTube
13 Mar 2018Islamic Eschatology Verses 4:159 and 43:61: 'before his death' and 'knowledge of the hour' Neither 4:159 nor 43:61 establishes a return: the early exegetes read 4:159 of each Christian at death, Ubayy's reading is plural, and 43:61 says knowledge, not sign. Lessonposition checkedQuran 4:159Quran 43:61Ibn AbbasMujahid ibn Jabr machine3 min 56 s2:11:25on YouTube