Mufti Abu Layth Archive: belief/atheism-and-the-existence-of-godAnswers on belief/atheism-and-the-existence-of-god, newest recording first.https://muftiabulayth.org/feeds/topics/belief-atheism-and-the-existence-of-god.atom.xml2021-04-13T00:00:00ZMufti Abu Layth Archivepipeline/feeds.pyIs the pursuit of knowledge a deeper drive than sex?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/44/2021-04-13T00:00:00Z2021-04-13T00:00:00ZIs the pursuit of knowledge a deeper drive than sex?
Yes for the conscious mind, Mufti Abu Layth says, which is driven by curiosity; and the fact that being is intelligible, as DNA shows, points to a creator. Mufti Abu Layth says the conscious mind is driven by curiosity and the pursuit of knowledge, and that the intelligibility of being, as seen in the coding of DNA, points to an intelligent creator.
Answer from 13 April 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #210 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:59:31)
A more recent answer on wellbeing/islamic-psychology exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/9/
Watch on YouTube at 2:59:31: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XuHMCz2N3U&t=10771s<p><b>Is the pursuit of knowledge a deeper drive than sex?</b></p>
<p>Yes for the conscious mind, Mufti Abu Layth says, which is driven by curiosity; and the fact that being is intelligible, as DNA shows, points to a creator. Mufti Abu Layth says the conscious mind is driven by curiosity and the pursuit of knowledge, and that the intelligibility of being, as seen in the coding of DNA, points to an intelligent creator.</p>
<p>Answer from 13 April 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #210 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:59:31)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on wellbeing/islamic-psychology exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/9/">Why did Salman Rushdie write The Satanic Verses?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XuHMCz2N3U&t=10771s">Watch on YouTube at 2:59:31</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/44/">Open the segment</a></p>How can I be sure my reason is not wrong?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/42/2021-04-13T00:00:00Z2021-04-13T00:00:00ZHow can I be sure my reason is not wrong?
Mufti Abu Layth says al-Ghazali answered his doubt by relying on God; today, he says, the very existence of a consciousness that can doubt is itself the sign of God. Mufti Abu Layth says al-Ghazali resolved his doubt by reliance on God, that science has since taken us far beyond his time, and that for him the existence of consciousness is the sign of God.
Answer from 13 April 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #210 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:52:58)
A more recent answer on arts/philosophy-and-ideas exists (26 April 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oyiipehuiha/s/25/
Watch on YouTube at 2:52:58: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XuHMCz2N3U&t=10378s<p><b>How can I be sure my reason is not wrong?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says al-Ghazali answered his doubt by relying on God; today, he says, the very existence of a consciousness that can doubt is itself the sign of God. Mufti Abu Layth says al-Ghazali resolved his doubt by reliance on God, that science has since taken us far beyond his time, and that for him the existence of consciousness is the sign of God.</p>
<p>Answer from 13 April 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #210 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:52:58)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on arts/philosophy-and-ideas exists</b> (26 April 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oyiipehuiha/s/25/">Is life just a dream in the mind of God?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XuHMCz2N3U&t=10378s">Watch on YouTube at 2:52:58</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/42/">Open the segment</a></p>Can atheism explain consciousness?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/31/2021-02-16T00:00:00Z2021-02-16T00:00:00ZCan atheism explain consciousness?
Mufti Abu Layth says atheists have strong points, but their case collapses at consciousness and quantum physics; atheism only works against Newtonian, institutional religion. Mufti Abu Layth says that while atheists have strong arguments on many things, overall their case collapses when it comes face to face with consciousness.
Answer from 16 February 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #202| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:42:23)
A more recent answer on arts/science-and-the-universe exists (10 March 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/2/
Watch on YouTube at 1:42:23: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--PntsaR8ck&t=6143s<p><b>Can atheism explain consciousness?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says atheists have strong points, but their case collapses at consciousness and quantum physics; atheism only works against Newtonian, institutional religion. Mufti Abu Layth says that while atheists have strong arguments on many things, overall their case collapses when it comes face to face with consciousness.</p>
<p>Answer from 16 February 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #202| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:42:23)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on arts/science-and-the-universe exists</b> (10 March 2023): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/2/">Can a pregnancy last for years, as was said of Imam Malik's birth?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--PntsaR8ck&t=6143s">Watch on YouTube at 1:42:23</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/31/">Open the segment</a></p>How do I explain to someone why believing in God matters?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hv-blbvtr4m/s/33/2021-01-19T00:00:00Z2021-01-19T00:00:00ZHow do I explain to someone why believing in God matters?
Mufti Abu Layth believes consciousness is the modern gateway back to God, and that following it will lead there. Mufti Abu Layth says he honestly believes the modern gateway to God is through consciousness.
Answer from 19 January 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #198 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:33:07)
A more recent answer on belief/soul-nafs-and-consciousness exists (26 April 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oyiipehuiha/s/8/
Watch on YouTube at 2:33:07: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv-BlBVTr4M&t=9187s<p><b>How do I explain to someone why believing in God matters?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth believes consciousness is the modern gateway back to God, and that following it will lead there. Mufti Abu Layth says he honestly believes the modern gateway to God is through consciousness.</p>
<p>Answer from 19 January 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #198 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:33:07)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on belief/soul-nafs-and-consciousness exists</b> (26 April 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oyiipehuiha/s/8/">What does Lupe Fiasco think the soul is?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv-BlBVTr4M&t=9187s">Watch on YouTube at 2:33:07</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hv-blbvtr4m/s/33/">Open the segment</a></p>Can a Christian really speak with God?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/eo90sv4jvho/s/25/2021-01-05T00:00:00Z2021-01-05T00:00:00ZCan a Christian really speak with God?
Anyone can have a direct line to God whatever they call Him; he says the atheist one-god-further argument is a fallacy. Mufti Abu Layth says he believes that anybody and everybody has a direct line to Allah, whatever they call him.
Answer from 5 January 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #196 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:51:46)
A more recent answer on belief/salvation-and-non-muslims exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/26/
Watch on YouTube at 1:52:12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo90sV4JVHo&t=6732s<p><b>Can a Christian really speak with God?</b></p>
<p>Anyone can have a direct line to God whatever they call Him; he says the atheist one-god-further argument is a fallacy. Mufti Abu Layth says he believes that anybody and everybody has a direct line to Allah, whatever they call him.</p>
<p>Answer from 5 January 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #196 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:51:46)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on belief/salvation-and-non-muslims exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/26/">If most people love praise and are punished, how is God the most merciful?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo90sV4JVHo&t=6732s">Watch on YouTube at 1:52:12</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/eo90sv4jvho/s/25/">Open the segment</a></p>Is morality an instinct God put in us?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zasz48lx_wi/s/10/2020-12-11T00:00:00Z2020-12-11T00:00:00ZIs morality an instinct God put in us?
Mufti Abu Layth holds that the fitrah is a hardwired moral instinct of recognising harm and feeling empathy, built on by environment and a collective consciousness; the guest adds that morality can be confidently grounded in God.
Answer from 11 December 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Dr Javad T. Hashmi | Axis of Morality & Archetypal Myths in the Quran | MindTrap 46 |Mufti Abu Layth (at 39:47)
A more recent answer on arts/philosophy-and-ideas exists (26 April 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oyiipehuiha/s/25/
Watch on YouTube at 39:47: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAsz48lX_WI&t=2387s<p><b>Is morality an instinct God put in us?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth holds that the fitrah is a hardwired moral instinct of recognising harm and feeling empathy, built on by environment and a collective consciousness; the guest adds that morality can be confidently grounded in God.</p>
<p>Answer from 11 December 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Dr Javad T. Hashmi | Axis of Morality & Archetypal Myths in the Quran | MindTrap 46 |Mufti Abu Layth (at 39:47)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on arts/philosophy-and-ideas exists</b> (26 April 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oyiipehuiha/s/25/">Is life just a dream in the mind of God?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAsz48lX_WI&t=2387s">Watch on YouTube at 39:47</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zasz48lx_wi/s/10/">Open the segment</a></p>Where does morality come from if not from God?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zasz48lx_wi/s/9/2020-12-11T00:00:00Z2020-12-11T00:00:00ZWhere does morality come from if not from God?
The guest says a theist can ground moral realism in God while an atheist who relies on evolution alone cannot, and that traditionalist debaters exploit opponents who know little philosophy.
Answer from 11 December 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: Dr Javad T. Hashmi | Axis of Morality & Archetypal Myths in the Quran | MindTrap 46 |Mufti Abu Layth (at 33:58)
A more recent answer on society/dawah-and-debate-culture exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/32/
Watch on YouTube at 34:45: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAsz48lX_WI&t=2085s<p><b>Where does morality come from if not from God?</b></p>
<p>The guest says a theist can ground moral realism in God while an atheist who relies on evolution alone cannot, and that traditionalist debaters exploit opponents who know little philosophy.</p>
<p>Answer from 11 December 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Dr Javad T. Hashmi | Axis of Morality & Archetypal Myths in the Quran | MindTrap 46 |Mufti Abu Layth (at 33:58)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/dawah-and-debate-culture exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/32/">How should Muslims engage people with very different views of the religion?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAsz48lX_WI&t=2085s">Watch on YouTube at 34:45</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zasz48lx_wi/s/9/">Open the segment</a></p>Why do you believe in God and that the Quran is from God?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/w6tqwuuumcg/s/28/2020-10-27T00:00:00Z2020-10-27T00:00:00ZWhy do you believe in God and that the Quran is from God?
Mufti Abu Layth says consciousness points to the transcendent divine, and that among world religions only Islam passes the test of reason for him. Mufti Abu Layth says he feels consciousness cannot come from nothing and is, to him, reflective of the transcendent divine.
Answer from 27 October 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #188 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:51:02)
A more recent answer on belief/reason-and-revelation exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/27/
Watch on YouTube at 2:51:27: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6TqWuUumCg&t=10287s<p><b>Why do you believe in God and that the Quran is from God?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says consciousness points to the transcendent divine, and that among world religions only Islam passes the test of reason for him. Mufti Abu Layth says he feels consciousness cannot come from nothing and is, to him, reflective of the transcendent divine.</p>
<p>Answer from 27 October 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #188 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:51:02)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on belief/reason-and-revelation exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/27/">Why did Mufti Abu Layth bring up 3:188 against the Quran-only position?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6TqWuUumCg&t=10287s">Watch on YouTube at 2:51:27</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/w6tqwuuumcg/s/28/">Open the segment</a></p>If human reason is limited, why rely on it in religion?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hiu1gjszg1e/s/13/2020-10-13T00:00:00Z2020-10-13T00:00:00ZIf human reason is limited, why rely on it in religion?
Reason has limits, but it is the best tool humans have for any shared dialogue, and a God who calls people through reason would not then demand belief in the irrational. Mufti Abu Layth says reason has its limitations but is the best that human beings have for any intersubjective dialogue.
Answer from 13 October 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Discussion on Miracles: A fallacy against God | Mufti Abu Layth (at 57:31)
A more recent answer on belief/reason-and-revelation exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/27/
Watch on YouTube at 57:31: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIU1GJSzg1E&t=3451s<p><b>If human reason is limited, why rely on it in religion?</b></p>
<p>Reason has limits, but it is the best tool humans have for any shared dialogue, and a God who calls people through reason would not then demand belief in the irrational. Mufti Abu Layth says reason has its limitations but is the best that human beings have for any intersubjective dialogue.</p>
<p>Answer from 13 October 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Discussion on Miracles: A fallacy against God | Mufti Abu Layth (at 57:31)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on belief/reason-and-revelation exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/27/">Why did Mufti Abu Layth bring up 3:188 against the Quran-only position?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIU1GJSzg1E&t=3451s">Watch on YouTube at 57:31</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hiu1gjszg1e/s/13/">Open the segment</a></p>How do we know the Quran is the word of God, if not by reason?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/uuldzklvxvo/s/6/2018-04-09T00:00:00Z2018-04-09T00:00:00ZHow do we know the Quran is the word of God, if not by reason?
Arguments that the Quran is true because it says so, is unlike other books, is eloquent or flawless, or speaks of rain and fruit are no stronger than a spiderweb, Mufti Abu Layth says; without reason one only believes Islam is true because one was told. Mufti Abu Layth says that arguments for the Quran's truth which rest on the book asserting its own truth, its uniqueness, its eloquence, its lack of mistakes or its verses about rain and fruit are no stronger than a spiderweb, and that revelation can only be known to be true through reason.
Answer from 9 April 2018 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: The Role Of Reason In Religion - Mufti Abu Layth (at 28:45)
A more recent answer on belief/reason-and-revelation exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/27/
Watch on YouTube at 28:45: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuLDZkLvxvo&t=1725s<p><b>How do we know the Quran is the word of God, if not by reason?</b></p>
<p>Arguments that the Quran is true because it says so, is unlike other books, is eloquent or flawless, or speaks of rain and fruit are no stronger than a spiderweb, Mufti Abu Layth says; without reason one only believes Islam is true because one was told. Mufti Abu Layth says that arguments for the Quran's truth which rest on the book asserting its own truth, its uniqueness, its eloquence, its lack of mistakes or its verses about rain and fruit are no stronger than a spiderweb, and that revelation can only be known to be true through reason.</p>
<p>Answer from 9 April 2018 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: The Role Of Reason In Religion - Mufti Abu Layth (at 28:45)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on belief/reason-and-revelation exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/27/">Why did Mufti Abu Layth bring up 3:188 against the Quran-only position?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuLDZkLvxvo&t=1725s">Watch on YouTube at 28:45</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/uuldzklvxvo/s/6/">Open the segment</a></p>Why are so many Muslims and scholars opposed to using reason in religion?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/uuldzklvxvo/s/5/2018-04-09T00:00:00Z2018-04-09T00:00:00ZWhy are so many Muslims and scholars opposed to using reason in religion?
Opposition to reason comes from insecurity, Mufti Abu Layth says; God is not unreasonable and would not give people reason and then command what clashes with it, and Muslims have ceded reason, once called hikmah, to atheists and scientists. Mufti Abu Layth says God is not unreasonable and would not give people reason to discover Him and then command what clashes with reason, and that reason, which Muslim scholars once called hikmah, has been ceded to atheists and scientists.
Answer from 9 April 2018 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: The Role Of Reason In Religion - Mufti Abu Layth (at 23:41)
A more recent answer on belief/reason-and-revelation exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/27/
Watch on YouTube at 23:41: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuLDZkLvxvo&t=1421s<p><b>Why are so many Muslims and scholars opposed to using reason in religion?</b></p>
<p>Opposition to reason comes from insecurity, Mufti Abu Layth says; God is not unreasonable and would not give people reason and then command what clashes with it, and Muslims have ceded reason, once called hikmah, to atheists and scientists. Mufti Abu Layth says God is not unreasonable and would not give people reason to discover Him and then command what clashes with reason, and that reason, which Muslim scholars once called hikmah, has been ceded to atheists and scientists.</p>
<p>Answer from 9 April 2018 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: The Role Of Reason In Religion - Mufti Abu Layth (at 23:41)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on belief/reason-and-revelation exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/27/">Why did Mufti Abu Layth bring up 3:188 against the Quran-only position?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuLDZkLvxvo&t=1421s">Watch on YouTube at 23:41</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/uuldzklvxvo/s/5/">Open the segment</a></p>How do Muslims know Islam is true and other religions are not?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/uuldzklvxvo/s/3/2018-04-09T00:00:00Z2018-04-09T00:00:00ZHow do Muslims know Islam is true and other religions are not?
Muslims reject Hinduism and the Trinity by reason, relying on a shared human intersubjectivity that judges by practical facts; Mufti Abu Layth says the same standard of reason must therefore be applied to Islam. Mufti Abu Layth holds that Muslims use reason to reject Hinduism and the Trinity, that a shared human intersubjectivity lets a healthy mind judge such claims absurd, and that the same standard of reason must be applied to Islam.
Answer from 9 April 2018 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: The Role Of Reason In Religion - Mufti Abu Layth (at 9:20)
A more recent answer on belief/reason-and-revelation exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/27/
Watch on YouTube at 9:20: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuLDZkLvxvo&t=560s<p><b>How do Muslims know Islam is true and other religions are not?</b></p>
<p>Muslims reject Hinduism and the Trinity by reason, relying on a shared human intersubjectivity that judges by practical facts; Mufti Abu Layth says the same standard of reason must therefore be applied to Islam. Mufti Abu Layth holds that Muslims use reason to reject Hinduism and the Trinity, that a shared human intersubjectivity lets a healthy mind judge such claims absurd, and that the same standard of reason must be applied to Islam.</p>
<p>Answer from 9 April 2018 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: The Role Of Reason In Religion - Mufti Abu Layth (at 9:20)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on belief/reason-and-revelation exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/27/">Why did Mufti Abu Layth bring up 3:188 against the Quran-only position?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuLDZkLvxvo&t=560s">Watch on YouTube at 9:20</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/uuldzklvxvo/s/3/">Open the segment</a></p>Calling to the Quran and Sunnah, not hadith; the winged horse on national televisionhttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/nhzyu3bkbwe/s/7/2018-03-13T00:00:00Z2018-03-13T00:00:00ZCalling to the Quran and Sunnah, not hadith; the winged horse on national television
Mufti Abu Layth calls people to the Quran and Sunnah rather than to hadith as such, since hadith must be sifted; the Dawkins and Mehdi Hasan exchange shows why religion must withstand reason. Mufti Abu Layth holds that religion must make sense because the Quran calls to reason, and he calls people to the Quran and the Sunnah rather than to hadith as such, since hadith contain contradictions that must be sifted.
Answer from 13 March 2018 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: PRELUDE: Why There Is NO 2nd Coming Of Jesus (as) In Islam- Mufti Abu Layth (at 25:32)
A more recent answer on hadith/sunnah-versus-hadith exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/31/
Watch on YouTube at 25:32: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHzYu3BKBWE&t=1532s<p><b>Calling to the Quran and Sunnah, not hadith; the winged horse on national television</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth calls people to the Quran and Sunnah rather than to hadith as such, since hadith must be sifted; the Dawkins and Mehdi Hasan exchange shows why religion must withstand reason. Mufti Abu Layth holds that religion must make sense because the Quran calls to reason, and he calls people to the Quran and the Sunnah rather than to hadith as such, since hadith contain contradictions that must be sifted.</p>
<p>Answer from 13 March 2018 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: PRELUDE: Why There Is NO 2nd Coming Of Jesus (as) In Islam- Mufti Abu Layth (at 25:32)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on hadith/sunnah-versus-hadith exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/31/">Does the Muwatta show that the Companions' practice had already changed by Malik's time?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHzYu3BKBWE&t=1532s">Watch on YouTube at 25:32</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/nhzyu3bkbwe/s/7/">Open the segment</a></p>