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Cited in 10 segments across 6 recordings · 2015 to 2020 · term/term:ulama

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22 Apr 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Why did earlier scholars not see what reform-minded scholars see today? Past scholars were great but fallible and bound by their time, like people in a smoke-filled room or marchers in a procession, while today we can see the whole history of ideas from the balcony. Mufti Abu Layth adds that the apostasy rule rests on one problematic narration from Ikrima in Bukhari. Discussionguest speechDr Shabir Ally (guest)IkrimaSahih al-Bukharireport: whoever changes his religion kill him machine3 min 57 s15:30on YouTube
15 Apr 2018Debunking Myths On: Jinns, Magic, the Evil Eye, and Superstitions Why did religious scholars end up explaining things like illness and the mind? Because for most of history the ulama were the only educated class, so people brought them every unexplained question, from the divisibility of atoms to whether the intellect sits in the heart or the brain. They answered with the knowledge of their day, which is the background to the possession belief. Lessonposition checkedulamaal-Baqillani [?] (name garbled in the transcript)Ash'arimutakallimun (the theologians) machine3 min 55 s3:52on YouTube
5 Mar 2018On Love, Romance, and Relationships Is zina today the same issue it was in the past? Much of the inherited social theory on relationships and marriage no longer matches today's reality, and Mufti Abu Layth calls for ulama to re-examine the context with fresh ijtihad. He describes marriage today as costly and idealised, with divorce and polygamy stigmatised. Question from live chatposition checkedzinaijtihadulama machine5 min 10 s1:18on YouTube
5 Mar 2018On Love, Romance, and Relationships Why is it so hard for young Muslims to marry, and what are they supposed to do about desire? Men of eighteen or nineteen are generally not ready for marriage but have strong sexual needs, and Mufti Abu Layth says current religious teaching offers no real solution. He calls advice to fast and lower the gaze inadequate and asks scholars to acknowledge the problem. Lessonposition checkedSherman Jacksonulama machine5 min 15 s5:10on YouTube
5 Mar 2018On Love, Romance, and Relationships Does an exclusive boyfriend-girlfriend relationship count as a nikah? Mufti Abu Layth does not endorse the idea but calls it a good question that the ulama should discuss. He says the past had simple marriage, unstigmatised divorce and other accepted outlets, whereas Muslims today have only a culturally dramatised, expensive nikah. Question source not recordedposition checkednikahulama machine2 min 37 s10:25on YouTube
5 Mar 2018On Love, Romance, and Relationships Should I register my nikah as a civil marriage? Mufti Abu Layth is not sure civil registration is the answer, because he objects to needing the state's permission to leave a relationship. He accepts the financial arguments on both sides, the man's fear of losing half his property and the woman's risk of being left with nothing. Lessonposition checkednikahulama machine5 min 08 s15:37on YouTube
15 Feb 2018From the Mind of a Mufti Why don't most scholars say what Mufti Abu Layth says? Scholars who are articulate leaders able to meet the challenges of the time usually become so in spite of the madrasa system, which does not teach these skills or, in some places, critical thinking. Question source not recordedposition checkedulamamaulanamadrasa machine5 min 38 s0:38on YouTube
15 Feb 2018From the Mind of a Mufti Why do so many maulanas think the way they do? Many maulanas grow up mocked, alienated and insecure, are trained in material irrelevant to the real world, and are then made leaders young, and that past shapes their decisions. He says he is shedding light, not disparaging them. Lessonposition checkedmaulanamadrasaulama machine9 min 38 s5:38on YouTube
20 Sep 2017Debunking Myths On: Jinns, Magic, the Evil Eye, and Superstitions Why did Muslim scholars of the past accept the idea of jinn possession? Scholars of the past were the only learned people and were asked to explain everything, from the divisibility of atoms to where the intellect sits, so they explained strange behaviour with the best knowledge they had. That is the backdrop to the confusion over possession, not a proof of it. Lessonposition checkedulamaaql (intellect)Abu Bakr al-Baqillani [?]Abu Hanifa machine5 min 14 s53:21on YouTube
6 Apr 2015video How should Muslims respond to Islamophobia? Begin with yourself: learn properly, since much Islamophobia is fed by Muslims saying things they do not understand, keep links with the ulama, and work on communicating the right ideas in the right words. Question written questionposition checkedreport: begin with yourself then those you are responsible for (the principle he cites, as paraphrased)ulama machine2 min 36 s47:10on YouTube