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Cited in 4 segments across 2 recordings · 2014 to 2020 · term/term:hadith

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26 Jun 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Does any hadith actually explain the Quran? The guest challenges hadith followers to find a hadith that explains the Quran, says the Quran uses the word hadith negatively and sunnah only for God's law, and holds that descriptive reports are history, not religion. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechEdip Yukselal-huruf al-muqatta'at (the initial letters)hadithsunnah machine6 min 37 s52:50on YouTube
26 Jun 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth What is Mufti Abu Layth's own position on hadith compared with the Quran-only view? Mufti Abu Layth is a Sunni who is critical of parts of the hadith literature without rejecting it wholesale, and he opposes labelling Quran-only Muslims as deviants or misguided. Question raised by Mufti Abu Laythguest speechSunnihadith machine1 min 19 s2:20:30on YouTube
12 Mar 2014video Do I have to stick to one madhhab, or can I question its positions? Develop within one school, since each rests on its own principles, like choosing one door into a building; once knowledgeable you may evaluate its positions. Mufti Abu Layth adds that some who resist this seem to struggle with submitting to authority. Lessonposition checkedmadhhaboppositional defiant disorderAbu HanifaImam Malik machine2 min 34 s5:13on YouTube
12 Mar 2014video If the madhhabs differ so much, how can they all be valid? Compare the hadith an imam relied on with the hadith you quote, not the imam's fatwa with the hadith. The schools differ in application under one constitution of Quran and Sunnah, like US states, and learning every ruling from its evidence without a school is impractical. Lessonposition checkedImam MalikAbu Hanifahadithfatwa machine3 min 59 s7:47on YouTube