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Cited in 4 segments across 3 recordings · 2020 · term/term:entheogen

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17 Oct 2020video Are psychedelics haram in Islam? Psychedelics are not haram because they are not intoxicants like alcohol but entheogens that connect a person with God. Mufti Abu Layth says the political label of drugs wrongly lumps them with substances of abuse. Lessonposition checkedharamentheogenpsilocybin machine4 min 28 s0:00on YouTube
17 Oct 2020video Does the Quran or Sunnah say anything against psychedelics? Nothing in the Quran or Sunnah forbids psychedelics, which existed for Allah to prohibit had he wished; Mufti Abu Layth says they are non-addictive and therapeutic, unlike alcohol, and are about connecting to God. Lessonposition checkedharampsilocybinDMT (dimethyltryptamine)Boris Johnson machine3 min 43 s36:01on YouTube
24 Aug 2020Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Are psychedelics like DMT haram in Islam? Mufti Abu Layth does not consider psychedelics such as DMT haram or intoxicants, and advocates them as entheogens for spiritual discovery rather than recreation. Question from live chatposition checkedDMTentheogenayahuascaPlato machine9 min 54 s30:58on YouTube
14 Jan 2020Quick Fiqh! Is DMT haram? Mufti Abu Layth says DMT is not haram and calls it an entheogen, though it is not for everyone; legality and health are separate questions. He holds the same for psilocybin. Question from live chatposition checkedDMTentheogenpsilocybinruh (soul) as consciousness machine2 min 56 s0:00on YouTube