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Cited in 21 segments across 16 recordings · 2018 to 2021 · term/term:deobandi

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25 Oct 2021video Did Muslims learn how to pray from hadith books? No: the practice of Islam reached us through the living tradition, taught from parent to child, not through hadith collections compiled two centuries later. Quranists are not one group, and many only doubt the accuracy of hadith. Lessonposition checkedQuranist (Quran-only)SunniSufiSalafi machine2 min 37 s4:30on YouTube
13 Apr 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Will traditional religious institutions survive if they do not adapt? Mufti Abu Layth predicts that institutions refusing to adapt, such as many Deobandi madrasas, will fossilise, while Barelvis who modernised their style stay approachable. Lessonposition checkedDeobandiBarelvimadrasa machine2 min 39 s1:01:00on YouTube
6 Apr 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Where can I learn the Maliki school in English? Mufti Abu Layth suggests the translations of Aisha Bewley, Hamza Yusuf's recorded lessons on a basic Maliki text, Shaykh Ali Laraki's translation, and teachers such as Abdalhaqq Bewley. Question from live chatMaliki schoolAisha BewleyHamza Yusufal-Murshid al-Mu'in [?] machine2 min 47 s1:50:03on YouTube
9 Feb 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Why does Birmingham have so many different Muslim sects? Mufti Abu Layth says Birmingham's many strong sects cancel each other out, which he thinks is a good thing compared with towns one sect dominates. Lessonposition checkedJaun EliaDeobandiBarelviSalafi machine2 min 47 s1:35:19on YouTube
9 Feb 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Why is Pakistan so full of religious extremism? Mufti Abu Layth says religious militancy in Pakistan was boosted by the CIA-backed Afghan jihad against the Soviets and is still mass-produced by madrasa networks. Question from live chatposition checkedMuhammad Ali Jinnahthe CIAthe Soviet-Afghan war (1979-1989)Osama bin Laden machine8 min 16 s1:55:56on YouTube
9 Feb 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth What was Mufti Abu Layth's madrasa in Pakistan like? Mufti Abu Layth says his madrasa's head was not hot-headed, and that Barelvi radicalism is recent while militancy has long existed in parts of the Deobandi world. Question from live chatposition checkedMufti Naeem [?]Khadim Hussain RizviBarelviDeobandi machine5 min 07 s2:05:32on YouTube
2 Feb 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth What do you think of Abdur Rahman Mangera? Mufti Abu Layth calls Abdur Rahman Mangera very talented and respectful, but says his thinking is ultimately closed Deobandi thinking. Question from live chatMufti Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf MangeraDeobandiHanafi machine3 min 55 s1:03:47on YouTube
11 Dec 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Does traditional orthodoxy lead to extremism? The guest says today's orthodoxy promotes reactionary conservatism that can mutate into groups like the Taliban and ISIS, and proposes reviving the philosophers, Mu'tazila and modernists; Mufti Abu Layth agrees some non-violent groups create a springboard for extremism. Discussionguest speechDr Javad T. Hashmi (guest)dalala (misguidance)DeobandiSalafi machine3 min 11 s19:28on YouTube
20 Oct 2020video Why do scholars avoid showing unity across Barelvi, Deobandi and Salafi lines? Scholars from different sects who met privately refused even a group photo, saying their followers were not mature enough to see it. Mufti Abu Layth says this shows preachers feeding their followers' expectations out of fear of being disowned. Discussionguest speechBarelviDeobandiSalafi machine2 min 34 s10:33on YouTube
12 Oct 2020video Is the preacher Muhammad ibn Munir actually a qualified mufti? Mufti Abu Layth says Mufti Munir turned out not to be a certified mufti, the title being a nickname, but seems a cool, funny and charismatic person he would like to host. Question from live chatguest speechMufti Muhammad ibn Munir [?]Islamic University of MadinahGreen Lane Masjid (Birmingham)mufti machine4 min 23 s0:00on YouTube
4 Aug 2020Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth What does Mufti Abu Layth think of a young Leicester mufti? Mufti Abu Layth says the Leicester mufti seems enlightened but, like others from his background, is too worried about backlash to speak out. Question from live chatDeobandi machine2 min 40 s2:00:05on YouTube
4 Aug 2020Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Do the Hanafis allow beer? Mufti Abu Layth says the classical Hanafis restricted khamr to grape and date wine, and today's Deobandis do not reflect Abu Hanifa. Question from live chatposition checkedalcohol (khamr)nabidhAbu HanifaDeobandi machine3 min 16 s2:23:48on YouTube
19 Apr 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Why do people react so strongly when a scholar challenges established views? The guest says people feel threatened when their views are challenged, and that independence from groups and donors is what lets a scholar research and speak honestly. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechShaykh Kashif Khan (guest)Shaykh Zubair Ali Zai [?]DeobandiAhl al-Hadith machine3 min 53 s1:19:17on YouTube
6 Apr 2020video What was in the letter attacking Shaykh al-Yaqoubi, and who sent it? A Bradford-based board wrote to Shaykh al-Yaqoubi demanding he declare Shia, Deobandi and Salafi figures kafir and condemn The Study Quran and Hamza Yusuf, which Mufti Abu Layth calls a sectarian bullying session. He recognised only two signatories and was surprised to see Pir Saqib Shaami's name. LessonShaykh Muhammad al-YaqoubiBoard of Ulama and Mashaykh for Protecting the Beliefs of Islam (Bradford) [?]Mufti Taqi Usmani [?]Ashraf Ali Thanwi [?] machine5 min 14 s2:37on YouTube
6 Apr 2020video The letter's attack on Shaykh Akram Nadwi, and a played debate clip: 'one, two, three, kufr' The letter also demanded that Shaykh Akram Nadwi be called a deviant. Mufti Abu Layth plays a debate clip of one signatory repeatedly counting 'one, two, three' and pronouncing kufr, which he holds up as absurd bullying. Otherguest speechShaykh Akram NadwiShaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubitakfirkufr machine3 min 40 s7:51on YouTube
17 Dec 2019From the Mind of a Mufti Is growing a beard compulsory in Islam? Growing a beard was an ancient Arab custom shared by Muslims and their opponents, not an Islamic requirement in itself. The command to grow it is worded like commands to dye the hair and pray in shoes that nobody treats as obligatory, and no sahih hadith says how to grow it. Question source not recordedposition checkedlihyah (beard)Abu JahlAbdullah al-Judai [?]Sahih al-Bukhari machine7 min 50 s0:00on YouTube
19 Sep 2019Responding to Refutations Are the hadith about Aisha's young age authentic? Mufti Abu Layth says every chain for Aisha's young age is flawed, resting on narrators accused of tadlis and all going back to Urwa. Those who defend them put al-Bukhari's sanctity above the Prophet's honour. Discussionposition checkedAishaWahhabiDeobandiSahih al-Bukhari machine6 min 10 s6:57on YouTube
21 Aug 2019BukhariGate: Issues with Sahih al-Bukhari How did Shaykh al-Yaqoubi become so influential in the UK? After his earlier UK hosts parted with him, al-Yaqoubi found a devoted following in the Barelvi community of the Midlands and the north, learnt to avoid praising Deobandi scholars, and rose to prominence, wealth and power on its back. LessonShaykh Muhammad al-YaqoubiBarelviDeobandiMawlana Ashraf Ali Thanwi [?] machine3 min 57 s6:36on YouTube
28 Feb 2018Responding to Refutations Are witnesses required for a nikah in the Maliki school? In the Maliki school witnesses are not needed for the nikah to be valid; witnesses or an announcement are needed before consummation. Hamza Maqbool's tweet said Mufti Abu Layth does not represent the school. Lessonposition checkedHamza MaqboolHamza YusufAli ibn Abi TalibLawrence of Arabia machine3 min 54 s5:06on YouTube
28 Feb 2018Responding to Refutations Is it fair to say Mufti Abu Layth has no knowledge of the Maliki school? Mufti Abu Layth challenges his critic to a discussion on the Maliki school and says disagreement with his interpretation is fair, but calling him ignorant of the school is misleading. LessonHamza MaqboolDagh DehlviMaliki schoolDeobandi machine7 min 04 s18:11on YouTube
15 Feb 2018From the Mind of a Mufti Is it worth studying at a madrasa? The madrasa is an excellent place if you bring critical thinking to it, and dogmatising if you do not; studying with several denominations, as he did, helps you see the good and the bad in each. Lessonposition checkedmadrasaSufiSalafiDeobandi machine2 min 34 s15:16on YouTube