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Cited in 16 segments across 13 recordings · 2018 to 2021 · term/term:sunni

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22 Dec 2021video What do Sunni Muslims think of the twelve Shia imams? The Shia imams are generally respected in Sunni Islam but are not used as reference points; he suspects Ja'far al-Sadiq was closer to the Shia picture of him than Sunnis admit, as an assumption. Sunnis and Shia should agree to disagree and be fair to each other. Question source not recordedposition checkedthe twelve imamsAhl al-BaytImam Ja'far al-SadiqImam Malik machine6 min 24 s0:00on YouTube
25 Oct 2021video Did Muslims learn how to pray from hadith books? No: the practice of Islam reached us through the living tradition, taught from parent to child, not through hadith collections compiled two centuries later. Quranists are not one group, and many only doubt the accuracy of hadith. Lessonposition checkedQuranist (Quran-only)SunniSufiSalafi machine2 min 37 s4:30on YouTube
16 Mar 2021video LatestWho are the Ibadis and what do you think of Ibadism? The Ibadis are an early, less extreme offshoot of the Khawarij who survive today in Oman and, as a small minority, became known for coexistence. Their independence from Sunnis and Shia helps corroborate early history, such as the place of Makkah. Question source not recordedposition checkedIbadiKhawarijAzariqa [?]Abdullah ibn Ibad machine6 min 16 s0:02on YouTube
15 Mar 2021video Is Mufti Abu Layth a Mu'tazili? Mufti Abu Layth is not a Mu'tazili because he is Sunni. The Mu'tazila were an early faction defined by their view of sinners, and calling them 'super rationalists' is later Sunni propaganda. Question source not recordedMu'tazilaSunniIsma'iliRoman Catholic Church machine2 min 23 s0:01on 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. Lessonposition checkedShiaSunniMu'tazilaAhl al-Bayt (the household of the Prophet) machine4 min 34 s2:24on YouTube
15 Mar 2021video Does using reason in Islam make someone a Mu'tazili? The Mu'tazila were defined by doctrines about sin and God's obligations, not by reason; the Sunni distrust of reason was a later reaction to losing debates. Calling someone Mu'tazili for using reason is a tactic to avoid debate. Lessonposition checkedMu'tazilaaql (intellect)Sunnisalaf machine7 min 07 s6:58on 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. Question from live chatposition checkedMu'tazilaShiaIsmailiSunni machine6 min 48 s44:58on YouTube
27 Oct 2020Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Mufti Abu Layth's chat round: Sunni and Maliki, beards and quick answers Quick answers: Mufti Abu Layth says he is Sunni and Maliki, and that the din is not in the beard. OtherSunniMaliki machine2 min 06 s1:10:06on YouTube
19 Aug 2020video Can non-Muslims be saved according to Sunni scholars? Mufti Abu Layth says broad views on salvation for non-Muslims and on hell, while not necessarily right, are all part of the Sunni tradition. Lessonposition checkedal-Baydawi [?]MaturidiAsh'arikafir machine4 min 47 s0:03on YouTube
26 Jun 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Why did Edip Yuksel write a reformist translation of the Quran? The guest describes translating the Quran with Rashad Khalifa and says the Sunni religion distorted the message, beginning with adding Muhammad's name to the shahada; he calls Sunni and Shia translations deliberate distortions and says the Quran was betrayed through hadith. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechEdip YukselRashad KhalifaRecep Tayyip ErdoganMetin Yuksel [?] machine8 min 32 s12:57on 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
6 Apr 2020video Why is demanding that a scholar make takfir a form of bullying? It is bullying because it pushes a sectarian agenda by threatening to declare al-Yaqoubi a deviant or a kafir for refusing to pronounce on others' beliefs. The deen belongs to Allah, and it is nobody's duty to expel people from it. Question from live chatShaykh Muhammad al-YaqoubitakfirdeenSunni machine1 min 25 s15:27on 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
3 Nov 2019Responding to Refutations Do most Sunnis consider Wahhabis and Salafis to be Sunni? Mufti Abu Layth says it is ironic for a Wahhabi to expel others from Sunni Islam, since most Sunnis do not count Wahhabis as Sunni, while he himself is among the few who do. Lessonposition checkedYasir QadhiWahhabiSalafiSunni machine3 min 04 s22:29on YouTube
2 Aug 2019Amigo-Enemigo: A Sunni-Shia Dialogue Rumours of a Sunni-Shia debate, and building bridges with the Shia Mufti Abu Layth is not interested in Sunni-Shia debates: he believes the split is permanent and prefers building bridges, avoiding contested questions such as who was the better caliph. Lessonposition checkedShiaSunniAbu BakrAli ibn Abi Talib machine5 min 23 s0:01on 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. Lessonposition checkedmut'ah (temporary marriage)ShiaSunnifiqh machine3 min 15 s0:00on YouTube