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10 Dec 2022video How did the Hanafi school develop from Abu Hanifa's teaching? Abu Hanifa's students, above all Imam Muhammad, turned his spirit into an institution through the six books of the zahir al-riwaya, and Mufti Abu Layth feels the madhhab later lost that spirit and became focused on the letter of the law. Lessonposition checkedAbu HanifaAbu YusufImam Muhammad (al-Shaybani)Zufar machine3 min 56 s24:52on YouTube

26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Are psychedelics like mushrooms and DMT haram? Mufti Abu Layth says he has a video saying psychedelics are not haram; the guest says he has never drunk or used drugs and judges such substances by a medicinal line. Discussionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest)haram machine4 min 31 s58:24on YouTube

13 Apr 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Is everything halal unless proven haram? Yes: Mufti Abu Layth says things are halal by default and prohibiting is a heavy task, and teachers should say 'in my understanding' because they could be wrong. Lessonposition checkedeverything is permissible by default until proven otherwise (al-asl al-ibaha)halalharam machine2 min 37 s1:03:39on YouTube

6 Apr 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Did Mufti Abu Layth say incest is natural, and is homosexuality unnatural? Mufti Abu Layth never said incest is natural. He says that calling homosexuality unnatural is not scientific because it occurs in most species, though one may still hold it haram, and that he cited Imam Malik only for not interfering in other people's way of life. Lessonposition checkedImam Malikal-MudawwanaThe Third Chimpanzeeharam machine9 min 32 s56:10on YouTube

6 Apr 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Are disgusting sexual fetishes between spouses haram? Such fetishes are not haram, however disgusting most people find them: contact with impurity is unclean but not forbidden, and what a consenting couple do in private is their own business. Nobody is obliged to do them. Question from live chatposition checkedTariq RamadanharamHanafi schoolno one may declare haram what Allah has not declared haram machine8 min 30 s1:04:21on YouTube

10 Mar 2021video Reply to Mufti Mangera: does the ban on muthla forbid piercing? The clip cites the ban on muthla (mutilation) against piercing; Mufti Abu Layth explains that muthla means disfiguring bodies, especially of the dead, and mocks applying it to ear piercing. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechMufti Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangeramuthla (mutilation)haram machine3 min 57 s3:40on YouTube

5 Mar 2021video What counts as khamr, and is a drink with very little alcohol haram? In the Quran khamr is wine; other drinks are haram if they intoxicate similarly, but a drink so weak that normal consumption does not intoxicate is not haram. This was Abu Hanifa's ruling, for which the Hanafi school was attacked for centuries until later Hanafis grew embarrassed by it. Question source not recordedposition checkedkhamrAbu HanifaHanafi schoolharam machine3 min 59 s0:00on YouTube

5 Mar 2021video Why did Imam Malik say nothing between spouses is haram and only pork is forbidden to eat? Imam Malik held that nothing sexual between spouses is haram and that no meat is haram in itself except pig, and Mufti Abu Layth says such rulings defend the principle that only Allah declares things haram. Saying something is not haram is not the same as recommending it. Lessonposition checkedImam MalikMaliki schoolAbu Hanifafatwa machine5 min 04 s3:59on YouTube

4 Jan 2021video Is masturbation haram in Islam? In the clip Yasir Qadhi says the majority hold masturbation to be haram, but that others held it makruh or permissible, citing Ibn Abbas's reply to a young man and Ibn Hazm, and that he believes there is no sin in it although it is better avoided. This is Qadhi's view played for discussion, not Mufti Abu Layth's own statement. Lessonquoted view, not his positionguest speechYasir QadhiZakir NaikQuran 23:5-6 (those who guard their private parts except from their spouses or right-hand possessions; also 70:29-30)Ibn Abbas machine3 min 58 s1:22on YouTube

11 Dec 2020video Did Zakir Naik say masturbation is not haram? Zakir Naik has said masturbation is not haram but only discouraged. Mufti Abu Layth says those who preached it as haram for decades owe people an admission and an apology, and ridicules the view that only one's own hand makes it haram. LessonZakir NaikYasir Qadhi [?] (name garbled in the transcript)5Pillars (news site) [?]haram machine5 min 36 s0:01on YouTube

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

28 Apr 2020From the Mind of a Mufti Is slavery haram in Islam, and did Muslim scholars ban it before the UN? Slavery is categorically haram today, and Maliki scholars issued fatwas forbidding it long before the UN; Mufti Abu Layth explains this through trajectory hermeneutics. Concubines were female slaves, not wives. Lessonposition checkedma malakat aymanukum (what the right hand possesses)trajectory hermeneuticsharamfatwa machine2 min 37 s0:00on YouTube

28 Apr 2020video Did Maulana Tariq Jamil blame women for the coronavirus? Mufti Abu Layth did not feel Tariq Jamil was blaming women for the pandemic; he heard a call to self-examination in a calamity. Despite disagreements, he supports him as a caring voice for unity and reflection. LessonMaulana Tariq Jamilthe Covid-19 pandemicrizq halal (lawful earnings)haya (modesty) machine3 min 53 s5:59on YouTube

19 Apr 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Is looking at an image of a naked person the same as looking at a real one in Islamic law? The guest says he cannot call something haram without a text prohibiting it, so he presents the scholars' differing views on looking at a reflection or image and leaves the choice to the asker. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechShaykh Kashif Khan (guest)a Shafi'i jurist [?]haramno one may declare haram what Allah has not declared haram machine4 min1:28:23on YouTube

19 Apr 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth If pornography is not called haram, does that mean it is encouraged? The guest distinguishes saying something should not be done from declaring it haram; Mufti Abu Layth restates that they are not encouraging pornography, which may be harmful, but not calling it haram. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechShaykh Kashif Khan (guest)Imam Ahmad ibn HanbalHanbali commentatorsmakruh machine3 min 34 s1:44:16on YouTube

19 Apr 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Does watching porn fuel sex trafficking? Mufti Abu Layth says saying pornography is not categorically haram is not condoning abuses in the industry and does not in itself aid the market; the guest says people should be told its harms and follow the majority who forbid it. Question from live chatguest speechShaykh Kashif Khan (guest)report: the prophet was given a monitor lizard and said it is not eaten in my land but you may eat itharam machine8 min 52 s2:46:28on YouTube

12 Dec 2019On Love, Romance, and Relationships Is it haram to kiss my wife in public? A greeting kiss on the cheek or forehead in public, as is common in the Gulf and seen in the Haram, is no problem because it is affectionate rather than sensual. A passionate kiss in public would be a problem. Question from live chatposition checkedmahramal-Masjid al-Haram (the Haram in Makkah)haram machine5 min 04 s0:00on YouTube

4 Nov 2019From the Mind of a Mufti Is mut'ah (temporary marriage) haram? Mut'ah is not haram in his understanding: the reports prohibiting it are contradictory and it is very hard to prove haram. Nobody is obliged to do it, and much of the hostility to it is anti-Shia sentiment. Question source not recordedmut'ah (temporary marriage)nikah bi-niyyat al-talaq (marriage with the intention of divorce)Ibn Abd al-Barr [?]Mohamed al-Fizazi [?] machine8 min 47 s0:03on YouTube

18 Sep 2019From the Mind of a Mufti Is the hadith that singing breeds hypocrisy in the heart authentic? The hadith that singing breeds hypocrisy in the heart is weak in every one of its chains, which run from Ibn Mas'ud to the Prophet in some versions and stop at Ibn Mas'ud in others. Mufti Abu Layth restates that nothing categorically proves music haram and that lyrics do not make it so. Lessonposition checkedreport: singing brings hypocrisy in the heart as water gives rise to vegetationIbn Mas'udIbn Abi al-Dunyaal-Daylami [?] machine2 min 37 s0:04on YouTube

18 Sep 2019From the Mind of a Mufti Is listening to music haram? In Mufti Abu Layth's understanding music is not forbidden, because no text is at once conclusive, sahih and explicit: the Bukhari hadith speaks of entertainment, not music, and the texts naming music are not authentic. People find this hard to accept because they come to religion expecting it to oppose entertainment and desire. Question from the audienceposition checkedharamSahih al-Bukharireport: at the end of time people will consider maazif permissible (Sahih al-Bukhari, number not stated)ma'azif (musical instruments; read as 'entertainment') machine5 min 16 s10:31on YouTube

18 Sep 2019From the Mind of a Mufti Is music with explicit or violent lyrics haram? Lyrics do not make music haram: Arabic poetry about sex and alcohol was recited in the Prophet's mosque and is still studied by every scholar, and Ka'b ibn Zuhayr recited his love-opening ode from the Prophet's minbar. Mufti Abu Layth does not promote a culture of violence and drugs but says people can judge content for themselves. Question from the audienceposition checkedSahih al-Bukharireport: they recited poetry with the prophet through the night and then he said now read quran (Sahih al-Bukhari, number not stated)Imru' al-Qaisthe Mu'allaqat machine6 min 34 s15:47on YouTube

18 Sep 2019From the Mind of a Mufti Who has the authority to declare music haram if God has not? God has not made music haram and neither Mufti Abu Layth nor the scholars have the authority to do so: the authentic hadith speak of entertainment, which could mean many things, and the scholars' prohibition is their own interpretation. Those who dislike music need not listen to it, but it is allowed. Question from the audienceposition checkedQuran 16:116 (do not say this is halal and this is haram, attributing falsehood to Allah)haramhalalma'azif (musical instruments; read as 'entertainment') machine3 min 48 s22:21on YouTube

18 Sep 2019From the Mind of a Mufti Is it haram to write or sing lyrics about alcohol? Lyrics about alcohol are not haram, since such poetry was recited in the Prophet's mosque, and declaring something haram because it might lead to bad behaviour is lying on God's behalf. Enjoining good is not policing, scholars need not be followed blindly, and God understands sarcasm as well as we do. Question from the audienceposition checkedSahih al-Bukharireport: they recited poetry with the prophet through the night and then he said now read quran (Sahih al-Bukhari, number not stated)al-amr bil-ma'ruf wa al-nahy an al-munkar (commanding good and forbidding evil)taqlid machine3 min 59 s26:09on YouTube

18 Sep 2019From the Mind of a Mufti What is Mufti Abu Layth's final verdict on whether music is haram? Music is not haram: no clear sahih hadith prohibits it and the default law makes everything permissible unless proven otherwise. Mufti Abu Layth calls it the nourishment of the soul, notes that sound is only vibration interpreted by a listener, and cites music therapy in medieval Muslim hospitals. Lessonposition checkedSahih al-Bukharireport: at the end of time people will consider maazif permissible (Sahih al-Bukhari, number not stated)ma'azif (musical instruments; read as 'entertainment')everything is permissible by default until proven otherwise (al-asl al-ibaha) machine4 min 42 s1:06:32on YouTube

2 Aug 2019From the Mind of a Mufti Why does Islam forbid homosexual activity? Islam did not address homosexuality directly; it outlawed all sex outside marriage to build strong family units, and homosexuality was prohibited as a by-product. There are no clear sahih hadith on it, and scholars differed on related questions such as anal sex. Question source not recordedposition checkedImam Malikfiqhsahihharam machine5 min 11 s0:01on YouTube

8 Jul 2018Responding to Refutations Is it haram to pressure a wife into sex by saying God will be angry? Yes: marital rape is categorically haram, and so is religious blackmail, using God's anger to get sex. He reads the hadith of the angels cursing a refusing wife as justifying that. Discussionposition checkedSunni Defence (YouTube channel)report: if a woman refuses her husband's bed the angels curse herWahhabiharam machine4 min 25 s0:00on YouTube

4 May 2018Clarifying False Hadith Which Insult Islam Is it haram for men and women to shake hands? Nothing in the Quran or Sunnah explicitly says shaking hands with the opposite sex is haram; that is a popular convention, not an established ruling. The iron-rod hadith is not authentic as claimed, and many scholars read its 'touch' as a euphemism for sex. Lessonposition checkedreport: it is better for an iron rod to be driven into your head than to touch a woman not permitted to youthe case of a woman refused French citizenship over her refusal to shake hands (2018)haram machine2 min 36 s0:00on YouTube

5 Mar 2018Quick Fiqh! Are tattoos haram? Small tattoos for beautification are not haram, at most discouraged. Tattoos that disfigure, such as gang face tattoos, he considers haram. Lessonposition checkedharammakruhMaliki schoolal-Mazari [?] machine55 s0:00on YouTube

5 Mar 2018Quick Fiqh! Is it haram for men to wear earrings? It is not haram for men to wear earrings, though it is not the general custom. Boys wore them in the early period, and Imam Malik objected only to gold, not to the earring. Question source not recordedposition checkedImam Malikreport: when a boy is born on the seventh day he is given an earring to wearharam machine1 min 06 s0:00on YouTube

29 Sep 2017From the Mind of a Mufti If a religious figure does something wrong, should people expose him online? If a crime was committed it must be reported to the authorities, and vigilante justice is haram. If the act is only haram and not a crime, it is for Allah alone to judge, not for people online. Lessonposition checkedal-amr bil-ma'ruf wa al-nahy an al-munkar (commanding good and forbidding evil)haram machine2 min 34 s10:30on YouTube

21 Dec 2016video Should religious Muslims focus on avoiding sin or on doing good? Focus on building up the good, not on sins: the salaf rarely said haram, things are permissible by default, and the deen should be made easy. Lessonposition checkedreport: if you leave a tenth of what you are commanded you will be destroyed; a time will come when whoever holds to a tenth will be savedreport: bashshiru wa la tunaffiru yassiru wa la tuassiruImam Malikal-Mazari machine8 min 07 s31:58on YouTube

27 Dec 2015video Can I say Merry Christmas to non-Muslims? Yes, saying Merry Christmas is permissible: old rulings against it came from a very different world, and in the UK Christmas is largely a winter festivity. Those who prefer another greeting may use it without feeling pressured. Lessonposition checkedfatwaimanharamQuran 5:5 (permission to marry women of the People of the Book) machine3 min 20 s0:00on YouTube

6 Apr 2015video What did Mufti Abu Layth actually do as a Prevent mentor? Mufti Abu Layth met, only with their consent, people the council or police had flagged, offered to discuss Islam with them and helped clear up misunderstandings; most were not radicals. There were no covert operations, and he says spying on Muslims would be haram. Lessonposition checkedPrevent (UK counter-radicalisation programme)haram machine9 min 09 s8:00on YouTube

12 Apr 2014video Can I trim my beard short or to a goatee, below a fist's length? Trimming the beard from the sides, to a goatee or to less than a fist's length is permissible and not haram, though a difference of opinion exists and others may follow it. Mufti Abu Layth's aim is to show that this opinion has a long and continuing place in the tradition. Question raised by Mufti Abu Laythposition checkedlihyah (beard)haramikhtilaf (difference of opinion)fuqaha machine3 min 57 s1:22on YouTube

12 Mar 2014video Do I have to follow a madhhab? Yes in practice: a sound understanding of the deen cannot be acquired without a school of law as the medium, just as knowledge cannot be acquired without a language. It is not a matter of sin or haram, but of what is conceivable. Lessonposition checkedmadhhabdeenharamwajib machine5 min 09 s0:04on 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