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Termmut'ah (temporary marriage)
Cited in 17 segments across 12 recordings · 2018 to 2022 · term/term:mutah
Citing segments
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19 Mar 2022video
Is mut'ah (temporary marriage) haram for Sunni Muslims?
Mufti Abu Layth says most Sunnis hold mut'ah haram but a minority, including Ibn Ashur, held it is not categorically haram; follow the view you hold and do not fight over it.
machine9 min 02 s0:00on YouTube
15 Mar 2021video
What actually separates Sunnis and Shia, and is mut'ah really a Shia thing?
The Sunni-Shia split is only about who has the right to rule, the Shia holding it stays in the Prophet's bloodline. Mut'ah and wiping the feet have nothing to do with being Shia; Sunnis used them as propaganda.
machine4 min 34 s2:24on YouTube
16 Feb 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth
Why isn't the Mufti a Mu'tazili?
Mufti Abu Layth says he is simply Sunni; sects are defined by core doctrines, the Shia by the sacred bloodline's right to rule, and mut'ah was pinned on them as propaganda.
machine6 min 48 s44:58on YouTube
26 Jan 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth
Perfumes, quick chat replies and gym injuries
Mufti Abu Layth chats about perfumes, jokes about a chat question and describes injuring himself exercising at home after Covid.
machine2 min 37 s16:21on YouTube
19 Jan 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth
What can I do if I can't afford to marry but want to avoid zina?
Mufti Abu Layth has no easy answer: religion is failing people here because scholars and cultures will not discuss options, and marriage has become too costly for the young.
machine7 min 31 s1:17:35on YouTube
24 Aug 2020Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth
Is a secret nikah allowed?
A secret nikah that deceives the woman is exploitation he condemns, but a low-commitment marriage both adults openly agree to is, he says, permissible.
machine3 min 51 s2:23:11on YouTube
14 Jul 2020live stream
How do I make sense of the hadith that the Prophet banned mut'ah?
Mufti Abu Layth says the reports on the banning of mut'ah are inconsistent and contradict each other, so they are hard to rely on.
machine2 min 33 s1:01:01on YouTube
29 Jun 2020video
Is alcohol under forty percent permissible, as a Pakistani mufti reportedly said?
Mufti Abu Layth says he cannot tell what the mufti meant: forty percent strength would be ridiculous, a diluted drink might rest on the Hanafi view on nabidh, and the cigarette analogy made no sense to him. He wants to hear the mufti's explanation before judging.
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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.
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19 Apr 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth
Did classical scholars permit masturbation, and for women too?
The guest cites al-Shawkani's treatise and some Hanafi, Maliki and Hanbali reports permitting masturbation, and says some held the prohibition applies only to men; Mufti Abu Layth notes Malik's disdain as a social attitude.
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19 Apr 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth
Is pornography today like the concubines of the past?
The guest rejects likening pornography to concubinage or mut'ah, calling it instant gratification, and describes Salafi efforts to suppress permissive classical texts; Mufti Abu Layth says these are real questions that need open discussion.
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19 Apr 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth
Why do people get so upset about Islamic rulings on sex?
The guest blames a culture of shame in the subcontinent, and says the classical scholars and al-Bukhari show there is no shyness in learning the religion and that legitimate differences cannot be denounced.
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19 Apr 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth
Isn't it better to feel guilty when sinning so that you repent?
The guest says most scholars hold watching pornography is haram and people should not watch it, while academically the evidence resembles Imam Ahmad's 'I dislike it but do not say it is haram'.
machine2 min 23 s2:33:37on 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.
machine8 min 47 s0:03on YouTube
21 Jul 2018From the Mind of a Mufti
Is mut'ah a matter of belief that divides Sunnis and Shia?
No: accepting temporary marriage or not is a question of fiqh, not belief, so Sunnis are unfair to attack the Shia over mut'ah.
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21 Jul 2018From the Mind of a Mufti
Do any Sunni scholars say mut'ah is not haram?
A recent Moroccan Maliki scholar argues in a book that mut'ah is not haram; Mufti Abu Layth calls the 'marry me your daughter' retort in his debate with a Salafi immature.
machine2 min 42 s3:15on YouTube
15 Apr 2018Debunking Myths On: Jinns, Magic, the Evil Eye, and Superstitions
Why great scholars accepted it: sectarian turf war with the Mu'tazila
Mufti Abu Layth argues that belief in magic, even on the Prophet, hardened as a sectarian reaction against the Mu'tazila, just as other issues hardened against Salafis or Shia.
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