Answers from the series Positive Faith, newest recording first. https://muftiabulayth.org/feeds/series/positive-faith.atom.xml 2022-04-16T00:00:00Z Mufti Abu Layth Archive pipeline/feeds.py https://muftiabulayth.org/r/gzkvxypy-gi/s/1/ 2022-04-16T00:00:00Z 2022-04-16T00:00:00Z

Am I only praying because I fear God will punish me? Mufti Abu Layth says praying only out of fear of punishment is unhealthy: salah is devotion that benefits us, bringing structure and order into our day. Mufti Abu Layth says salah does not benefit God in the slightest and that it is only the worshipper's devotion that reaches God. Answer from 16 April 2022 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: general teaching Recording: Is there a benefit to Praying Salah? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:01) A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/ Watch on YouTube at 0:38: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzKvxYPY-GI&t=38s

<p><b>Am I only praying because I fear God will punish me?</b></p> <p>Mufti Abu Layth says praying only out of fear of punishment is unhealthy: salah is devotion that benefits us, bringing structure and order into our day. Mufti Abu Layth says salah does not benefit God in the slightest and that it is only the worshipper's devotion that reaches God.</p> <p>Answer from 16 April 2022 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: Is there a benefit to Praying Salah? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:01)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzKvxYPY-GI&amp;t=38s">Watch on YouTube at 0:38</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/gzkvxypy-gi/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>