Mufti Abu Layth Archive: belief/spiritual-experience-and-psychedelicsAnswers on belief/spiritual-experience-and-psychedelics, newest recording first.https://muftiabulayth.org/feeds/topics/belief-spiritual-experience-and-psychedelics.atom.xml2021-08-30T00:00:00ZMufti Abu Layth Archivepipeline/feeds.pyIs a DMT ego death the same as the Sufi idea of fana?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/2021-08-30T00:00:00Z2021-08-30T00:00:00ZIs a DMT ego death the same as the Sufi idea of fana?
Mufti Abu Layth says the ego death reported with 5-MeO-DMT is, he believes, what Ibn Arabi meant by fana fillah. Mufti Abu Layth says he believes the ego death reported with 5-MeO-DMT is what great scholars like Ibn Arabi meant by fana fillah.
Answer from 30 August 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: 5 MEO DMT "The God Molecule" #Shorts #MALM (at 0:00)
Watch on YouTube at 0:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIPm_CHV0Kw&t=0s<p><b>Is a DMT ego death the same as the Sufi idea of fana?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says the ego death reported with 5-MeO-DMT is, he believes, what Ibn Arabi meant by fana fillah. Mufti Abu Layth says he believes the ego death reported with 5-MeO-DMT is what great scholars like Ibn Arabi meant by fana fillah.</p>
<p>Answer from 30 August 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: 5 MEO DMT "The God Molecule" #Shorts #MALM (at 0:00)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIPm_CHV0Kw&t=0s">Watch on YouTube at 0:00</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Are psychedelics like mushrooms and DMT haram?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oyiipehuiha/s/12/2021-04-26T00:00:00Z2021-04-26T00:00:00ZAre psychedelics like mushrooms and DMT haram?
Mufti Abu Layth says he has a video saying psychedelics are not haram; the guest says he has never drunk or used drugs and judges such substances by a medicinal line.
Answer from 26 April 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Lupe Fiasco | Stardom, Semiotics & Soul-searching | MindTrap#56 | Mufti Abu Layth al-Maliki MALM (at 57:45)
A more recent answer on fiqh/intoxicants-and-substances/psychedelics exists (30 August 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/
Watch on YouTube at 58:24: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYiiPEhuiHA&t=3504s<p><b>Are psychedelics like mushrooms and DMT haram?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says he has a video saying psychedelics are not haram; the guest says he has never drunk or used drugs and judges such substances by a medicinal line.</p>
<p>Answer from 26 April 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Lupe Fiasco | Stardom, Semiotics & Soul-searching | MindTrap#56 | Mufti Abu Layth al-Maliki MALM (at 57:45)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/intoxicants-and-substances/psychedelics exists</b> (30 August 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/">Is a DMT ego death the same as the Sufi idea of fana?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYiiPEhuiHA&t=3504s">Watch on YouTube at 58:24</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oyiipehuiha/s/12/">Open the segment</a></p>Are the stories in the Quran true but not historical, like the story of Adam?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/12/2021-04-13T00:00:00Z2021-04-13T00:00:00ZAre the stories in the Quran true but not historical, like the story of Adam?
Mufti Abu Layth says Adam was the father of humans with modern cognition, and that the tree, which the Quran never calls a fruit or apple, may have been a psychedelic plant that sparked the cognitive revolution. Mufti Abu Layth says he holds that Adam was the father of humans with modern cognition and that the forbidden tree may have been a psychedelic plant that triggered the cognitive revolution, the Quran mentioning a tree rather than a fruit.
Answer from 13 April 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #210 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 47:50)
A more recent answer on quran/stories-of-the-prophets/adam-and-creation exists (19 January 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/voxmweq6rz4/s/1/
Watch on YouTube at 47:50: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XuHMCz2N3U&t=2870s<p><b>Are the stories in the Quran true but not historical, like the story of Adam?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says Adam was the father of humans with modern cognition, and that the tree, which the Quran never calls a fruit or apple, may have been a psychedelic plant that sparked the cognitive revolution. Mufti Abu Layth says he holds that Adam was the father of humans with modern cognition and that the forbidden tree may have been a psychedelic plant that triggered the cognitive revolution, the Quran mentioning a tree rather than a fruit.</p>
<p>Answer from 13 April 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #210 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 47:50)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on quran/stories-of-the-prophets/adam-and-creation exists</b> (19 January 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/voxmweq6rz4/s/1/">Where do Neanderthals fit in the Islamic story of Adam?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XuHMCz2N3U&t=2870s">Watch on YouTube at 47:50</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/12/">Open the segment</a></p>How can I nourish my soul this Ramadan?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zz85auzek5w/s/21/2021-04-06T00:00:00Z2021-04-06T00:00:00ZHow can I nourish my soul this Ramadan?
To deepen the bond with God, read even a little Quran daily, make personal dua and give charity; learning, poetry, art and meaningful music can also strengthen a person inwardly, not only more voluntary prayer. Mufti Abu Layth says that what nourishes the soul includes reading even a little Quran daily, personal dua and charity, and more generally learning, poetry, art or meaningful music, whatever strengthens a person inwardly, adding that for him personally many voluntary prayers would not do so.
Answer from 6 April 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #209 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:02:54)
A more recent answer on fiqh/entertainment/music exists (10 March 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 2:03:56: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ85AUzeK5w&t=7436s<p><b>How can I nourish my soul this Ramadan?</b></p>
<p>To deepen the bond with God, read even a little Quran daily, make personal dua and give charity; learning, poetry, art and meaningful music can also strengthen a person inwardly, not only more voluntary prayer. Mufti Abu Layth says that what nourishes the soul includes reading even a little Quran daily, personal dua and charity, and more generally learning, poetry, art or meaningful music, whatever strengthens a person inwardly, adding that for him personally many voluntary prayers would not do so.</p>
<p>Answer from 6 April 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #209 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:02:54)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/entertainment/music exists</b> (10 March 2023): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/3/">Is it haram for men to wear earrings?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ85AUzeK5w&t=7436s">Watch on YouTube at 2:03:56</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zz85auzek5w/s/21/">Open the segment</a></p>Can the revelation of the Quran be explained without the supernatural?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/b1ooltqtptw/s/9/2021-03-02T00:00:00Z2021-03-02T00:00:00ZCan the revelation of the Quran be explained without the supernatural?
The words of revelation manifested in the Prophet's mind rather than being composed by him; whether that counts as supernatural depends on the definition, and trance experiences are only an approximation. Mufti Abu Layth says he is not saying the Prophet was making the words of the Quran, but that the words were manifesting to him.
Answer from 2 March 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #204 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 43:32)
A more recent answer on belief/prophethood-and-miracles exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/21/
Watch on YouTube at 44:10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1OOltqtPTw&t=2650s<p><b>Can the revelation of the Quran be explained without the supernatural?</b></p>
<p>The words of revelation manifested in the Prophet's mind rather than being composed by him; whether that counts as supernatural depends on the definition, and trance experiences are only an approximation. Mufti Abu Layth says he is not saying the Prophet was making the words of the Quran, but that the words were manifesting to him.</p>
<p>Answer from 2 March 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #204 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 43:32)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on belief/prophethood-and-miracles exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/21/">Can the Quran be used to call the Prophet the best of creation?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1OOltqtPTw&t=2650s">Watch on YouTube at 44:10</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/b1ooltqtptw/s/9/">Open the segment</a></p>Are DMT and magic mushrooms haram?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/54/2021-02-16T00:00:00Z2021-02-16T00:00:00ZAre DMT and magic mushrooms haram?
DMT and psilocybin are not haram, he says, though they raise legal issues; brain studies give abundant evidence of their effect on consciousness. Mufti Abu Layth says DMT is definitely not haram, nor is psilocybin, though these are issues of legality.
Answer from 16 February 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #202| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 3:08:23)
A more recent answer on fiqh/intoxicants-and-substances/psychedelics exists (30 August 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/
Watch on YouTube at 3:08:23: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--PntsaR8ck&t=11303s<p><b>Are DMT and magic mushrooms haram?</b></p>
<p>DMT and psilocybin are not haram, he says, though they raise legal issues; brain studies give abundant evidence of their effect on consciousness. Mufti Abu Layth says DMT is definitely not haram, nor is psilocybin, though these are issues of legality.</p>
<p>Answer from 16 February 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #202| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 3:08:23)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/intoxicants-and-substances/psychedelics exists</b> (30 August 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/">Is a DMT ego death the same as the Sufi idea of fana?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--PntsaR8ck&t=11303s">Watch on YouTube at 3:08:23</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/54/">Open the segment</a></p>The preacher on DMT: 'no proof of the unseen', and tahajjud insteadhttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/52/2021-02-16T00:00:00Z2021-02-16T00:00:00ZThe preacher on DMT: 'no proof of the unseen', and tahajjud instead
Mufti Abu Layth ridicules the preacher's claim that there is no scientific proof DMT users reach the unseen, asking what such proof could even look like.
Answer from 16 February 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #202| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:59:48)
A more recent answer on fiqh/intoxicants-and-substances/psychedelics exists (30 August 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/
Watch on YouTube at 2:59:48: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--PntsaR8ck&t=10788s<p><b>The preacher on DMT: 'no proof of the unseen', and tahajjud instead</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth ridicules the preacher's claim that there is no scientific proof DMT users reach the unseen, asking what such proof could even look like.</p>
<p>Answer from 16 February 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #202| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:59:48)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/intoxicants-and-substances/psychedelics exists</b> (30 August 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/">Is a DMT ego death the same as the Sufi idea of fana?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--PntsaR8ck&t=10788s">Watch on YouTube at 2:59:48</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/52/">Open the segment</a></p>Is it haram to use a sensory deprivation tank or meditation to hallucinate?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/l4n4wd2jjps/s/17/2021-02-09T00:00:00Z2021-02-09T00:00:00ZIs it haram to use a sensory deprivation tank or meditation to hallucinate?
Mufti Abu Layth says using sensory deprivation tanks or meditation to bring on hallucinations is not haram. Mufti Abu Layth says he does not think setting oneself up to hallucinate through sensory deprivation tanks or meditation is haram.
Answer from 9 February 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #201| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:27:50)
A more recent answer on belief/spiritual-experience-and-psychedelics exists (30 August 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/
Watch on YouTube at 1:28:30: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4n4wD2jjps&t=5310s<p><b>Is it haram to use a sensory deprivation tank or meditation to hallucinate?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says using sensory deprivation tanks or meditation to bring on hallucinations is not haram. Mufti Abu Layth says he does not think setting oneself up to hallucinate through sensory deprivation tanks or meditation is haram.</p>
<p>Answer from 9 February 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #201| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:27:50)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on belief/spiritual-experience-and-psychedelics exists</b> (30 August 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/">Is a DMT ego death the same as the Sufi idea of fana?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4n4wD2jjps&t=5310s">Watch on YouTube at 1:28:30</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/l4n4wd2jjps/s/17/">Open the segment</a></p>Is the Quran's verse about the stupor of death talking about DMT?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/l4n4wd2jjps/s/12/2021-02-09T00:00:00Z2021-02-09T00:00:00ZIs the Quran's verse about the stupor of death talking about DMT?
Mufti Abu Layth says the verse is not about DMT specifically, though the DMT death experience could relate to it; he sees psychedelics as a portal to the hereafter where legal. Mufti Abu Layth says he does not think the verse is talking about DMT specifically, but that the DMT death experience could also relate to it.
Answer from 9 February 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #201| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:00:54)
A more recent answer on fiqh/intoxicants-and-substances/psychedelics exists (30 August 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/
Watch on YouTube at 1:01:31: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4n4wD2jjps&t=3691s<p><b>Is the Quran's verse about the stupor of death talking about DMT?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says the verse is not about DMT specifically, though the DMT death experience could relate to it; he sees psychedelics as a portal to the hereafter where legal. Mufti Abu Layth says he does not think the verse is talking about DMT specifically, but that the DMT death experience could also relate to it.</p>
<p>Answer from 9 February 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #201| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:00:54)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/intoxicants-and-substances/psychedelics exists</b> (30 August 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/">Is a DMT ego death the same as the Sufi idea of fana?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4n4wD2jjps&t=3691s">Watch on YouTube at 1:01:31</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/l4n4wd2jjps/s/12/">Open the segment</a></p>Are near-death experiences real or just chemicals in the brain?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/ijwbevcc6o8/s/5/2021-02-02T00:00:00Z2021-02-02T00:00:00ZAre near-death experiences real or just chemicals in the brain?
Mufti Abu Layth feels near-death experiences are real portals, not just brain chemistry, pointing to cardiac-arrest studies. Mufti Abu Layth says he definitely feels near-death experiences are valid portals and not just chemicals in the brain.
Answer from 2 February 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #200| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 26:13)
A more recent answer on belief/spiritual-experience-and-psychedelics exists (30 August 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/
Watch on YouTube at 26:49: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijwBevcC6o8&t=1609s<p><b>Are near-death experiences real or just chemicals in the brain?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth feels near-death experiences are real portals, not just brain chemistry, pointing to cardiac-arrest studies. Mufti Abu Layth says he definitely feels near-death experiences are valid portals and not just chemicals in the brain.</p>
<p>Answer from 2 February 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #200| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 26:13)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on belief/spiritual-experience-and-psychedelics exists</b> (30 August 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/">Is a DMT ego death the same as the Sufi idea of fana?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijwBevcC6o8&t=1609s">Watch on YouTube at 26:49</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/ijwbevcc6o8/s/5/">Open the segment</a></p>Are jinn just archetypes in our unconscious mind?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/w6tqwuuumcg/s/15/2020-10-27T00:00:00Z2020-10-27T00:00:00ZAre jinn just archetypes in our unconscious mind?
Mufti Abu Layth thinks the jinn are beings in a dimension of consciousness we cannot normally reach, not mental archetypes. Mufti Abu Layth says he thinks the jinn are things that exist in a dimension of consciousness that we generally do not have access to.
Answer from 27 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #188 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:33:46)
A more recent answer on belief/spiritual-experience-and-psychedelics exists (30 August 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/
Watch on YouTube at 1:34:18: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6TqWuUumCg&t=5658s<p><b>Are jinn just archetypes in our unconscious mind?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth thinks the jinn are beings in a dimension of consciousness we cannot normally reach, not mental archetypes. Mufti Abu Layth says he thinks the jinn are things that exist in a dimension of consciousness that we generally do not have access to.</p>
<p>Answer from 27 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #188 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:33:46)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on belief/spiritual-experience-and-psychedelics exists</b> (30 August 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/">Is a DMT ego death the same as the Sufi idea of fana?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6TqWuUumCg&t=5658s">Watch on YouTube at 1:34:18</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/w6tqwuuumcg/s/15/">Open the segment</a></p>Does the Quran or Sunnah say anything against psychedelics?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/7skyphqzdy8/s/8/2020-10-17T00:00:00Z2020-10-17T00:00:00ZDoes the Quran or Sunnah say anything against psychedelics?
Nothing in the Quran or Sunnah forbids psychedelics, which existed for Allah to prohibit had he wished; Mufti Abu Layth says they are non-addictive and therapeutic, unlike alcohol, and are about connecting to God. Mufti Abu Layth holds that nothing in the Quran or Sunnah forbids psychedelics, that Allah could have forbidden these natural substances had he wished, and that they are non-addictive and therapeutic, unlike alcohol, which causes deaths yet is not banned.
Answer from 17 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Psychedelics are NOT haram | Mufti Abu Layth (at 36:01)
A more recent answer on fiqh/medical-ethics exists (10 March 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/2/
Watch on YouTube at 36:01: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SkyPhQZdY8&t=2161s<p><b>Does the Quran or Sunnah say anything against psychedelics?</b></p>
<p>Nothing in the Quran or Sunnah forbids psychedelics, which existed for Allah to prohibit had he wished; Mufti Abu Layth says they are non-addictive and therapeutic, unlike alcohol, and are about connecting to God. Mufti Abu Layth holds that nothing in the Quran or Sunnah forbids psychedelics, that Allah could have forbidden these natural substances had he wished, and that they are non-addictive and therapeutic, unlike alcohol, which causes deaths yet is not banned.</p>
<p>Answer from 17 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Psychedelics are NOT haram | Mufti Abu Layth (at 36:01)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/medical-ethics 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=7SkyPhQZdY8&t=2161s">Watch on YouTube at 36:01</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/7skyphqzdy8/s/8/">Open the segment</a></p>Does the verse of light describe an expanded state of consciousness?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/7skyphqzdy8/s/7/2020-10-17T00:00:00Z2020-10-17T00:00:00ZDoes the verse of light describe an expanded state of consciousness?
The verse of light, 24:35, is an approximation that resonates with those whose consciousness has expanded, and entheogenic experience was part and parcel of the tradition without having a name. Mufti Abu Layth says the parable of light in 24:35 is an approximation that resonates with people whose consciousness has expanded, and that entheogenic experience was part and parcel of the Islamic tradition without having a name.
Answer from 17 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Psychedelics are NOT haram | Mufti Abu Layth (at 29:48)
A more recent answer on quran/tafsir exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 29:48: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SkyPhQZdY8&t=1788s<p><b>Does the verse of light describe an expanded state of consciousness?</b></p>
<p>The verse of light, 24:35, is an approximation that resonates with those whose consciousness has expanded, and entheogenic experience was part and parcel of the tradition without having a name. Mufti Abu Layth says the parable of light in 24:35 is an approximation that resonates with people whose consciousness has expanded, and that entheogenic experience was part and parcel of the Islamic tradition without having a name.</p>
<p>Answer from 17 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Psychedelics are NOT haram | Mufti Abu Layth (at 29:48)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on quran/tafsir 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=7SkyPhQZdY8&t=1788s">Watch on YouTube at 29:48</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/7skyphqzdy8/s/7/">Open the segment</a></p>What is the hadith of the night of the jinn, and was it a psychoactive experience?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/7skyphqzdy8/s/6/2020-10-17T00:00:00Z2020-10-17T00:00:00ZWhat is the hadith of the night of the jinn, and was it a psychoactive experience?
The Tirmidhi report of Ibn Mas'ud's night of the jinn, in which he carried nabidh and saw strange figures, would most likely describe a psychoactive experience if true, and the report praising harmala shows such a narrative existed in early Muslim society. Mufti Abu Layth says that the Tirmidhi report of Ibn Mas'ud's night of the jinn, if true, most likely describes a psychoactive experience connected with the nabidh he carried, and that the report praising the harmala seed, though not authentic, shows that such a narrative existed in early Muslim society.
Answer from 17 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Psychedelics are NOT haram | Mufti Abu Layth (at 22:07)
A more recent answer on belief/spiritual-experience-and-psychedelics exists (30 August 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/
Watch on YouTube at 22:07: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SkyPhQZdY8&t=1327s<p><b>What is the hadith of the night of the jinn, and was it a psychoactive experience?</b></p>
<p>The Tirmidhi report of Ibn Mas'ud's night of the jinn, in which he carried nabidh and saw strange figures, would most likely describe a psychoactive experience if true, and the report praising harmala shows such a narrative existed in early Muslim society. Mufti Abu Layth says that the Tirmidhi report of Ibn Mas'ud's night of the jinn, if true, most likely describes a psychoactive experience connected with the nabidh he carried, and that the report praising the harmala seed, though not authentic, shows that such a narrative existed in early Muslim society.</p>
<p>Answer from 17 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Psychedelics are NOT haram | Mufti Abu Layth (at 22:07)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on belief/spiritual-experience-and-psychedelics exists</b> (30 August 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/">Is a DMT ego death the same as the Sufi idea of fana?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SkyPhQZdY8&t=1327s">Watch on YouTube at 22:07</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/7skyphqzdy8/s/6/">Open the segment</a></p>What were soma and haoma in the Hindu and Persian traditions?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/7skyphqzdy8/s/5/2020-10-17T00:00:00Z2020-10-17T00:00:00ZWhat were soma and haoma in the Hindu and Persian traditions?
Ancient traditions such as the Vedic soma and the Avestan haoma point to the same entheogenic experiences, which those cultures had no vocabulary to explain; soma is argued to be Amanita muscaria, which may explain the deification of cows and the drinking of their urine. Mufti Abu Layth says ancient traditions such as the Vedic soma and the Avestan haoma record the same entheogenic experiences without a vocabulary for them, and that if soma was Amanita muscaria this explains the Hindu drinking of cow urine and the deification of the animals.
Answer from 17 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Psychedelics are NOT haram | Mufti Abu Layth (at 18:24)
A more recent answer on belief/spiritual-experience-and-psychedelics exists (30 August 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/
Watch on YouTube at 18:24: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SkyPhQZdY8&t=1104s<p><b>What were soma and haoma in the Hindu and Persian traditions?</b></p>
<p>Ancient traditions such as the Vedic soma and the Avestan haoma point to the same entheogenic experiences, which those cultures had no vocabulary to explain; soma is argued to be Amanita muscaria, which may explain the deification of cows and the drinking of their urine. Mufti Abu Layth says ancient traditions such as the Vedic soma and the Avestan haoma record the same entheogenic experiences without a vocabulary for them, and that if soma was Amanita muscaria this explains the Hindu drinking of cow urine and the deification of the animals.</p>
<p>Answer from 17 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Psychedelics are NOT haram | Mufti Abu Layth (at 18:24)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on belief/spiritual-experience-and-psychedelics exists</b> (30 August 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/">Is a DMT ego death the same as the Sufi idea of fana?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SkyPhQZdY8&t=1104s">Watch on YouTube at 18:24</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/7skyphqzdy8/s/5/">Open the segment</a></p>Did Rumi use harmala seed and a DMT-containing reed flute?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/7skyphqzdy8/s/4/2020-10-17T00:00:00Z2020-10-17T00:00:00ZDid Rumi use harmala seed and a DMT-containing reed flute?
Rumi drank preparations of harmala seed, an MAO inhibitor, and was devoted to his ney flute, made from a reed that contains DMT; Mufti Abu Layth says it is very likely Rumi had psychedelic experiences. Mufti Abu Layth says it is very likely that Rumi had psychedelic experiences, pointing to Mathnawi passages that mention the harmala seed, an MAO inhibitor, and to Rumi's constant addressing of his ney, a flute made from a reed that contains DMT.
Answer from 17 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Psychedelics are NOT haram | Mufti Abu Layth (at 11:41)
A more recent answer on belief/spiritual-experience-and-psychedelics exists (30 August 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/
Watch on YouTube at 11:41: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SkyPhQZdY8&t=701s<p><b>Did Rumi use harmala seed and a DMT-containing reed flute?</b></p>
<p>Rumi drank preparations of harmala seed, an MAO inhibitor, and was devoted to his ney flute, made from a reed that contains DMT; Mufti Abu Layth says it is very likely Rumi had psychedelic experiences. Mufti Abu Layth says it is very likely that Rumi had psychedelic experiences, pointing to Mathnawi passages that mention the harmala seed, an MAO inhibitor, and to Rumi's constant addressing of his ney, a flute made from a reed that contains DMT.</p>
<p>Answer from 17 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Psychedelics are NOT haram | Mufti Abu Layth (at 11:41)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on belief/spiritual-experience-and-psychedelics exists</b> (30 August 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/">Is a DMT ego death the same as the Sufi idea of fana?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SkyPhQZdY8&t=701s">Watch on YouTube at 11:41</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/7skyphqzdy8/s/4/">Open the segment</a></p>Did the Sufi saints have psychedelic experiences without knowing it?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/7skyphqzdy8/s/3/2020-10-17T00:00:00Z2020-10-17T00:00:00ZDid the Sufi saints have psychedelic experiences without knowing it?
Many of Islam's great mystics, such as Junayd, al-Hallaj and Ibn Arabi, most likely had psychedelic experiences without knowing it, as initiates at Eleusis and communities eating ergotised grain did. Mufti Abu Layth says many of the great Muslim mystics, including Junayd, al-Hallaj and Ibn Arabi, most likely had psychedelic experiences without knowing it, in the way that initiates at Eleusis and people eating ergotised grain did.
Answer from 17 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Psychedelics are NOT haram | Mufti Abu Layth (at 7:26)
A more recent answer on belief/sufism exists (28 February 2024): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/chvpqwz6bee/s/1/
Watch on YouTube at 7:26: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SkyPhQZdY8&t=446s<p><b>Did the Sufi saints have psychedelic experiences without knowing it?</b></p>
<p>Many of Islam's great mystics, such as Junayd, al-Hallaj and Ibn Arabi, most likely had psychedelic experiences without knowing it, as initiates at Eleusis and communities eating ergotised grain did. Mufti Abu Layth says many of the great Muslim mystics, including Junayd, al-Hallaj and Ibn Arabi, most likely had psychedelic experiences without knowing it, in the way that initiates at Eleusis and people eating ergotised grain did.</p>
<p>Answer from 17 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Psychedelics are NOT haram | Mufti Abu Layth (at 7:26)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on belief/sufism exists</b> (28 February 2024): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/chvpqwz6bee/s/1/">A fate worse than death: each of us is a mirror for divine potential</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SkyPhQZdY8&t=446s">Watch on YouTube at 7:26</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/7skyphqzdy8/s/3/">Open the segment</a></p>How does Mufti Abu Layth explain what psychedelics do to consciousness?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/7skyphqzdy8/s/2/2020-10-17T00:00:00Z2020-10-17T00:00:00ZHow does Mufti Abu Layth explain what psychedelics do to consciousness?
Ordinary perception reaches only a sliver of what exists, as the eye sees only a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum; Mufti Abu Layth says consciousness has layers we normally cannot access. Mufti Abu Layth says ordinary human consciousness has access to only a small part of what exists, as the eye sees only a sliver of the electromagnetic spectrum, and that the other layers of consciousness are there but we do not normally have access to them.
Answer from 17 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Psychedelics are NOT haram | Mufti Abu Layth (at 4:28)
A more recent answer on belief/spiritual-experience-and-psychedelics exists (30 August 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/
Watch on YouTube at 4:28: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SkyPhQZdY8&t=268s<p><b>How does Mufti Abu Layth explain what psychedelics do to consciousness?</b></p>
<p>Ordinary perception reaches only a sliver of what exists, as the eye sees only a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum; Mufti Abu Layth says consciousness has layers we normally cannot access. Mufti Abu Layth says ordinary human consciousness has access to only a small part of what exists, as the eye sees only a sliver of the electromagnetic spectrum, and that the other layers of consciousness are there but we do not normally have access to them.</p>
<p>Answer from 17 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Psychedelics are NOT haram | Mufti Abu Layth (at 4:28)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on belief/spiritual-experience-and-psychedelics exists</b> (30 August 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/">Is a DMT ego death the same as the Sufi idea of fana?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SkyPhQZdY8&t=268s">Watch on YouTube at 4:28</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/7skyphqzdy8/s/2/">Open the segment</a></p>Are psychedelics haram in Islam?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/7skyphqzdy8/s/1/2020-10-17T00:00:00Z2020-10-17T00:00:00ZAre psychedelics haram in Islam?
Psychedelics are not haram because they are not intoxicants like alcohol but entheogens that connect a person with God. Mufti Abu Layth says the political label of drugs wrongly lumps them with substances of abuse. Mufti Abu Layth holds that psychedelics are not haram because they are not intoxicants in the way alcohol is but entheogens that connect a person with God and expand consciousness.
Answer from 17 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Psychedelics are NOT haram | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)
A more recent answer on fiqh/intoxicants-and-substances/psychedelics exists (30 August 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/
Watch on YouTube at 0:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SkyPhQZdY8&t=0s<p><b>Are psychedelics haram in Islam?</b></p>
<p>Psychedelics are not haram because they are not intoxicants like alcohol but entheogens that connect a person with God. Mufti Abu Layth says the political label of drugs wrongly lumps them with substances of abuse. Mufti Abu Layth holds that psychedelics are not haram because they are not intoxicants in the way alcohol is but entheogens that connect a person with God and expand consciousness.</p>
<p>Answer from 17 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Psychedelics are NOT haram | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/intoxicants-and-substances/psychedelics exists</b> (30 August 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/">Is a DMT ego death the same as the Sufi idea of fana?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SkyPhQZdY8&t=0s">Watch on YouTube at 0:00</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/7skyphqzdy8/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Are psychedelics like DMT haram in Islam?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/kwmtt2tqao0/s/10/2020-08-24T00:00:00Z2020-08-24T00:00:00ZAre psychedelics like DMT haram in Islam?
Mufti Abu Layth does not consider psychedelics such as DMT haram or intoxicants, and advocates them as entheogens for spiritual discovery rather than recreation. Mufti Abu Layth says he does not feel psychedelics are haram.
Answer from 24 August 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #179 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 29:57)
A more recent answer on fiqh/intoxicants-and-substances/psychedelics exists (30 August 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/
Watch on YouTube at 30:58: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWmtt2TQAO0&t=1858s<p><b>Are psychedelics like DMT haram in Islam?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth does not consider psychedelics such as DMT haram or intoxicants, and advocates them as entheogens for spiritual discovery rather than recreation. Mufti Abu Layth says he does not feel psychedelics are haram.</p>
<p>Answer from 24 August 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #179 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 29:57)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/intoxicants-and-substances/psychedelics exists</b> (30 August 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/">Is a DMT ego death the same as the Sufi idea of fana?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWmtt2TQAO0&t=1858s">Watch on YouTube at 30:58</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/kwmtt2tqao0/s/10/">Open the segment</a></p>Is DMT haram?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8jx1u0qqyae/s/1/2020-01-14T00:00:00Z2020-01-14T00:00:00ZIs DMT haram?
Mufti Abu Layth says DMT is not haram and calls it an entheogen, though it is not for everyone; legality and health are separate questions. He holds the same for psilocybin. Mufti Abu Layth says he does not think DMT is haram.
Answer from 14 January 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Ruling on DMT | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)
A more recent answer on fiqh/intoxicants-and-substances/psychedelics exists (30 August 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/
Watch on YouTube at 0:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JX1u0qQYAE&t=0s<p><b>Is DMT haram?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says DMT is not haram and calls it an entheogen, though it is not for everyone; legality and health are separate questions. He holds the same for psilocybin. Mufti Abu Layth says he does not think DMT is haram.</p>
<p>Answer from 14 January 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Ruling on DMT | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/intoxicants-and-substances/psychedelics exists</b> (30 August 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cipm_chv0kw/s/1/">Is a DMT ego death the same as the Sufi idea of fana?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JX1u0qQYAE&t=0s">Watch on YouTube at 0:00</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8jx1u0qqyae/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>