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Cited in 2 segments across 2 recordings · 2019 · term/term:sahaba

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19 Sep 2019On the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ Is it okay to criticise the companions of the Prophet? Mufti Abu Layth advises most people to view the companions with veneration, but says anyone who chooses critical, academic study must apply it to every companion, Ali included, rather than selectively. Question source not recordedposition checkedImam MalikAbu BakrUmar ibn al-KhattabUthman ibn Affan machine13 min 28 s1:19on YouTube
25 Jul 2019Ponderings on the Holy Quran Is forcing your wife to have sex a sin in Islam? Yes: Mufti Abu Layth says coercive sex with one's wife is haram, and that Muslims who deny this create the problem. He cites Imam Malik's saying that what set right the first of this umma will set right its last, meaning the independence to challenge inherited readings shaped by medieval patriarchy. Lessonposition checkedImam Malikwhat set right the first of this umma will set right its last (Imam Malik)tabi'unsahaba (companions) machine3 min 51 s32:36on YouTube