Answers on fiqh/dress-and-appearance, newest recording first. https://muftiabulayth.org/feeds/topics/fiqh-dress-and-appearance.atom.xml 2021-03-10T00:00:00Z Mufti Abu Layth Archive pipeline/feeds.py https://muftiabulayth.org/r/jp-vz7g-uw0/s/2/ 2021-03-10T00:00:00Z 2021-03-10T00:00:00Z

Reply to Mufti Mangera: does the ban on muthla forbid piercing? The clip cites the ban on muthla (mutilation) against piercing; Mufti Abu Layth explains that muthla means disfiguring bodies, especially of the dead, and mocks applying it to ear piercing. Answer from 10 March 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held) Recording: Reply to Mufti Abdurrahman Ibn Yusuf on Ear Piercing | Mufti Abu Layth (at 3:40) A more recent answer on dialogue/responses-to-critics exists (6 April 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zz85auzek5w/s/38/ Watch on YouTube at 3:40: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP-vZ7g-UW0&t=220s

<p><b>Reply to Mufti Mangera: does the ban on muthla forbid piercing?</b></p> <p>The clip cites the ban on muthla (mutilation) against piercing; Mufti Abu Layth explains that muthla means disfiguring bodies, especially of the dead, and mocks applying it to ear piercing.</p> <p>Answer from 10 March 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p> <p>Recording: Reply to Mufti Abdurrahman Ibn Yusuf on Ear Piercing | Mufti Abu Layth (at 3:40)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on dialogue/responses-to-critics exists</b> (6 April 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zz85auzek5w/s/38/">Donors, deathbed remarks and 'no hatred': an invitation to the critic</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP-vZ7g-UW0&amp;t=220s">Watch on YouTube at 3:40</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/jp-vz7g-uw0/s/2/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/jp-vz7g-uw0/s/1/ 2021-03-10T00:00:00Z 2021-03-10T00:00:00Z

Reply to Mufti Mangera on ear piercing: who defines normal and decent? A played clip of Mufti Mangera allowing one or two ear piercings as 'normal' among decent people but not higher ones, which Mufti Abu Layth mocks for leaving undefined who decides what is normal. Answer from 10 March 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held) Recording: Reply to Mufti Abdurrahman Ibn Yusuf on Ear Piercing | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00) A more recent answer on dialogue/responses-to-critics exists (6 April 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zz85auzek5w/s/38/ Watch on YouTube at 0:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP-vZ7g-UW0&t=0s

<p><b>Reply to Mufti Mangera on ear piercing: who defines normal and decent?</b></p> <p>A played clip of Mufti Mangera allowing one or two ear piercings as 'normal' among decent people but not higher ones, which Mufti Abu Layth mocks for leaving undefined who decides what is normal.</p> <p>Answer from 10 March 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p> <p>Recording: Reply to Mufti Abdurrahman Ibn Yusuf on Ear Piercing | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on dialogue/responses-to-critics exists</b> (6 April 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zz85auzek5w/s/38/">Donors, deathbed remarks and 'no hatred': an invitation to the critic</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP-vZ7g-UW0&amp;t=0s">Watch on YouTube at 0:00</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/jp-vz7g-uw0/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/ijwbevcc6o8/s/25/ 2021-02-02T00:00:00Z 2021-02-02T00:00:00Z

How can God be timeless and still perceive time? Linear time is our perspective, Mufti Abu Layth says, not necessarily how God sees events; he also says tattoos are not haram for men. Mufti Abu Layth says that perceiving events in linear time is our perspective and does not mean that time is like that. 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 2:48:29) A more recent answer on belief/god-and-attributes exists (4 March 2024): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/fko_fzwwnba/s/1/ Watch on YouTube at 2:48:56: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijwBevcC6o8&t=10136s

<p><b>How can God be timeless and still perceive time?</b></p> <p>Linear time is our perspective, Mufti Abu Layth says, not necessarily how God sees events; he also says tattoos are not haram for men. Mufti Abu Layth says that perceiving events in linear time is our perspective and does not mean that time is like that.</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&amp;A Unscripted &amp; Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:48:29)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on belief/god-and-attributes exists</b> (4 March 2024): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/fko_fzwwnba/s/1/">How much does Allah love me?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijwBevcC6o8&amp;t=10136s">Watch on YouTube at 2:48:56</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/ijwbevcc6o8/s/25/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/w6tqwuuumcg/s/13/ 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Why do imams in the West wear 'Islamic' robes? Mufti Abu Layth says there was never an Islamic clothing; clerical dress came centuries later as a symbol of status that distances scholars from people. Mufti Abu Layth says there was never an Islamic clothing to begin with. 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 1:21:12) A more recent answer on society/islam-and-modernity exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/11/ Watch on YouTube at 1:21:12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6TqWuUumCg&t=4872s

<p><b>Why do imams in the West wear 'Islamic' robes?</b></p> <p>Mufti Abu Layth says there was never an Islamic clothing; clerical dress came centuries later as a symbol of status that distances scholars from people. Mufti Abu Layth says there was never an Islamic clothing to begin with.</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&amp;A Unscripted &amp; Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:21:12)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on society/islam-and-modernity exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/11/">Should all religions be free to compete without state backing?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6TqWuUumCg&amp;t=4872s">Watch on YouTube at 1:21:12</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/w6tqwuuumcg/s/13/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/woyx5hifsvg/s/1/ 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z

Are tattoos haram, and can I work as a tattoo artist? Some Maliki scholars held tattoos permissible on the body, forbidding them only on the face because of harm, and being a tattoo artist is not haram by default. Mufti Abu Layth says being a tattoo artist is not haram by default. Answer from 1 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: general teaching Recording: Are tattoos haram? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:01) A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zkklciv1tk8/s/2/ Watch on YouTube at 2:01: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoYX5hIFSVg&t=121s

<p><b>Are tattoos haram, and can I work as a tattoo artist?</b></p> <p>Some Maliki scholars held tattoos permissible on the body, forbidding them only on the face because of harm, and being a tattoo artist is not haram by default. Mufti Abu Layth says being a tattoo artist is not haram by default.</p> <p>Answer from 1 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: Are tattoos haram? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:01)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists</b> (19 April 2023): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zkklciv1tk8/s/2/">Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoYX5hIFSVg&amp;t=121s">Watch on YouTube at 2:01</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/woyx5hifsvg/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/a6h5lye4mn8/s/6/ 2020-07-14T00:00:00Z 2020-07-14T00:00:00Z

What parts of the body count as 'awrah for men and women? Mufti Abu Layth follows the school of Madinah: the core 'awrah is the private parts (for women, from below the navel to the thighs), and uncovering the rest in prayer does not invalidate it. Mufti Abu Layth says he goes with the school of Madinah's understanding that a woman's core 'awrah is her private parts and the area from beneath the navel to the thighs, the rest being extended 'awrah whose uncovering in prayer does not invalidate it. Answer from 14 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: general teaching Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth 173 (at 33:22) A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zkklciv1tk8/s/2/ Watch on YouTube at 34:01: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6H5lYE4MN8&t=2041s

<p><b>What parts of the body count as 'awrah for men and women?</b></p> <p>Mufti Abu Layth follows the school of Madinah: the core 'awrah is the private parts (for women, from below the navel to the thighs), and uncovering the rest in prayer does not invalidate it. Mufti Abu Layth says he goes with the school of Madinah's understanding that a woman's core 'awrah is her private parts and the area from beneath the navel to the thighs, the rest being extended 'awrah whose uncovering in prayer does not invalidate it.</p> <p>Answer from 14 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth 173 (at 33:22)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists</b> (19 April 2023): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zkklciv1tk8/s/2/">Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6H5lYE4MN8&amp;t=2041s">Watch on YouTube at 34:01</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/a6h5lye4mn8/s/6/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/a6h5lye4mn8/s/3/ 2020-07-14T00:00:00Z 2020-07-14T00:00:00Z

Is wearing my hijab turban-style allowed? Yes, he says a turban-style covering is fine, because covering the hair is not clearly proven from the Quran or Sunnah; the emphasis was on modesty. Mufti Abu Layth says that, according to him, a turban-style hijab is fine because covering the hair is not clearly proven from the Quran or the Sunnah. Answer from 14 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: general teaching Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth 173 (at 17:03) A more recent answer on history/umayyads-and-abbasids exists (10 March 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/12/ Watch on YouTube at 17:43: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6H5lYE4MN8&t=1063s

<p><b>Is wearing my hijab turban-style allowed?</b></p> <p>Yes, he says a turban-style covering is fine, because covering the hair is not clearly proven from the Quran or Sunnah; the emphasis was on modesty. Mufti Abu Layth says that, according to him, a turban-style hijab is fine because covering the hair is not clearly proven from the Quran or the Sunnah.</p> <p>Answer from 14 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth 173 (at 17:03)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on history/umayyads-and-abbasids exists</b> (10 March 2023): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/12/">Why was Imam Malik flogged?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6H5lYE4MN8&amp;t=1063s">Watch on YouTube at 17:43</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/a6h5lye4mn8/s/3/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/wnchzwuztf4/s/1/ 2019-09-17T00:00:00Z 2019-09-17T00:00:00Z

Is it a sin to pee standing up? Mufti Abu Layth says it is not a sin at all; scholars only disliked it because the loose clothing of the past made splashes likely. Mufti Abu Layth says urinating standing up is absolutely fine and there is no sin in it at all. Answer from 17 September 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: general teaching Recording: Is urinating whilst standing allowed? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00) A more recent answer on fiqh/purification exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/19/ Watch on YouTube at 1:18: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnchZwuZtf4&t=78s

<p><b>Is it a sin to pee standing up?</b></p> <p>Mufti Abu Layth says it is not a sin at all; scholars only disliked it because the loose clothing of the past made splashes likely. Mufti Abu Layth says urinating standing up is absolutely fine and there is no sin in it at all.</p> <p>Answer from 17 September 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: Is urinating whilst standing allowed? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/purification exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/19/">Why does the guest's prayer have no fixed number of units, and what counts as wudu?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnchZwuZtf4&amp;t=78s">Watch on YouTube at 1:18</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/wnchzwuztf4/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/pkjtq8axgre/s/10/ 2019-07-24T00:00:00Z 2019-07-24T00:00:00Z

Is it haram for a man to wear an earring? No: men's earrings are permissible, with the precedent of Hasan, Husayn, Imam Malik and Sufyan ibn Uyayna, and the later scholars who opposed them were likely influenced by outside traditions. Mufti Abu Layth accepts that others may call it haram but says the evidence speaks for itself. Mufti Abu Layth concludes that wearing earrings is permissible for men, with the precedent of Hasan, Husayn, Imam Malik and Sufyan ibn Uyayna, that the later ulama's opposition may reflect the influence of the Christian church or other traditions, and that calling it imitation of women is an arbitrary claim. Answer from 24 July 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: general teaching Recording: Holistic Overview: Can Men Wear Earrings? -Mufti Abu Layth (at 36:38) A more recent answer on fiqh/dress-and-appearance/jewellery-gold-and-silk exists (10 March 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/3/ Watch on YouTube at 36:38: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkjtq8AXGRE&t=2198s

<p><b>Is it haram for a man to wear an earring?</b></p> <p>No: men's earrings are permissible, with the precedent of Hasan, Husayn, Imam Malik and Sufyan ibn Uyayna, and the later scholars who opposed them were likely influenced by outside traditions. Mufti Abu Layth accepts that others may call it haram but says the evidence speaks for itself. Mufti Abu Layth concludes that wearing earrings is permissible for men, with the precedent of Hasan, Husayn, Imam Malik and Sufyan ibn Uyayna, that the later ulama's opposition may reflect the influence of the Christian church or other traditions, and that calling it imitation of women is an arbitrary claim.</p> <p>Answer from 24 July 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: Holistic Overview: Can Men Wear Earrings? -Mufti Abu Layth (at 36:38)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/dress-and-appearance/jewellery-gold-and-silk 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=pkjtq8AXGRE&amp;t=2198s">Watch on YouTube at 36:38</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/pkjtq8axgre/s/10/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/pkjtq8axgre/s/1/ 2019-07-24T00:00:00Z 2019-07-24T00:00:00Z

Can men wear earrings in Islam? Yes, men may wear earrings according to Islam. Mufti Abu Layth sets out to show, through history and the practice of the Salaf, that the idea that earrings are effeminate is a misconception. Mufti Abu Layth holds that men may wear earrings according to Islam, and that the idea that earrings are effeminate or exclusive to women is a misconception. Answer from 24 July 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: general teaching Recording: Holistic Overview: Can Men Wear Earrings? -Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00) A more recent answer on fiqh/dress-and-appearance/jewellery-gold-and-silk exists (10 March 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/3/ Watch on YouTube at 0:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkjtq8AXGRE&t=0s

<p><b>Can men wear earrings in Islam?</b></p> <p>Yes, men may wear earrings according to Islam. Mufti Abu Layth sets out to show, through history and the practice of the Salaf, that the idea that earrings are effeminate is a misconception. Mufti Abu Layth holds that men may wear earrings according to Islam, and that the idea that earrings are effeminate or exclusive to women is a misconception.</p> <p>Answer from 24 July 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: Holistic Overview: Can Men Wear Earrings? -Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/dress-and-appearance/jewellery-gold-and-silk 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=pkjtq8AXGRE&amp;t=0s">Watch on YouTube at 0:00</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/pkjtq8axgre/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bo72u9thuk8/s/6/ 2018-05-04T00:00:00Z 2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

Can women wear perfume when they go out? Yes, women may wear perfume when they go out; Mufti Abu Layth says people should smell good and be presentable, and the slanderous reports must not be attributed to the Prophet. Mufti Abu Layth says women may wear perfume when they go out, that everyone should smell good and be presentable, and that the reports calling such women fornicators must not be attributed to the Prophet. Answer from 4 May 2018 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: general teaching Recording: On Women Wearing Perfume: Debunking Weak and Blasphemous Hadith -Mufti Abu Layth (at 26:15) A more recent answer on hadith/false-and-fabricated/about-women exists (6 April 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zz85auzek5w/s/9/ Watch on YouTube at 27:34: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO72u9ThuK8&t=1654s

<p><b>Can women wear perfume when they go out?</b></p> <p>Yes, women may wear perfume when they go out; Mufti Abu Layth says people should smell good and be presentable, and the slanderous reports must not be attributed to the Prophet. Mufti Abu Layth says women may wear perfume when they go out, that everyone should smell good and be presentable, and that the reports calling such women fornicators must not be attributed to the Prophet.</p> <p>Answer from 4 May 2018 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: On Women Wearing Perfume: Debunking Weak and Blasphemous Hadith -Mufti Abu Layth (at 26:15)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on hadith/false-and-fabricated/about-women exists</b> (6 April 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zz85auzek5w/s/9/">Did the Prophet say a wife should prostrate to her husband?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO72u9ThuK8&amp;t=1654s">Watch on YouTube at 27:34</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bo72u9thuk8/s/6/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bo72u9thuk8/s/4/ 2018-05-04T00:00:00Z 2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

Doesn't the hadith of Zaynab forbid women from wearing perfume to the mosque? The report only tells women not to wear perfume to the late Isha, sometimes Zaynab alone, so Mufti Abu Layth reads it as a specific instruction, not a general ban. Mufti Abu Layth says Zaynab's report, which mentions only the late Isha and in some versions addresses her alone, was a specific instruction for an unstated reason and not a general prohibition of perfume for women. Answer from 4 May 2018 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: general teaching Recording: On Women Wearing Perfume: Debunking Weak and Blasphemous Hadith -Mufti Abu Layth (at 19:47) A more recent answer on hadith/false-and-fabricated/about-women exists (6 April 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zz85auzek5w/s/9/ Watch on YouTube at 19:47: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO72u9ThuK8&t=1187s

<p><b>Doesn't the hadith of Zaynab forbid women from wearing perfume to the mosque?</b></p> <p>The report only tells women not to wear perfume to the late Isha, sometimes Zaynab alone, so Mufti Abu Layth reads it as a specific instruction, not a general ban. Mufti Abu Layth says Zaynab's report, which mentions only the late Isha and in some versions addresses her alone, was a specific instruction for an unstated reason and not a general prohibition of perfume for women.</p> <p>Answer from 4 May 2018 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: On Women Wearing Perfume: Debunking Weak and Blasphemous Hadith -Mufti Abu Layth (at 19:47)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on hadith/false-and-fabricated/about-women exists</b> (6 April 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zz85auzek5w/s/9/">Did the Prophet say a wife should prostrate to her husband?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO72u9ThuK8&amp;t=1187s">Watch on YouTube at 19:47</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bo72u9thuk8/s/4/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bo72u9thuk8/s/1/ 2018-05-04T00:00:00Z 2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

Is there a hadith that says a woman who wears perfume outside is a zaniya? The report, transmitted only from Abu Musa al-Ash'ari and found in al-Nasa'i, Abu Dawud, Ahmad and al-Tirmidhi, says a woman who passes people while wearing perfume is a fornicator. Answer from 4 May 2018 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held) Recording: On Women Wearing Perfume: Debunking Weak and Blasphemous Hadith -Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00) A more recent answer on hadith/false-and-fabricated/about-women exists (6 April 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zz85auzek5w/s/9/ Watch on YouTube at 0:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO72u9ThuK8&t=0s

<p><b>Is there a hadith that says a woman who wears perfume outside is a zaniya?</b></p> <p>The report, transmitted only from Abu Musa al-Ash'ari and found in al-Nasa'i, Abu Dawud, Ahmad and al-Tirmidhi, says a woman who passes people while wearing perfume is a fornicator.</p> <p>Answer from 4 May 2018 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p> <p>Recording: On Women Wearing Perfume: Debunking Weak and Blasphemous Hadith -Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on hadith/false-and-fabricated/about-women exists</b> (6 April 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zz85auzek5w/s/9/">Did the Prophet say a wife should prostrate to her husband?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO72u9ThuK8&amp;t=0s">Watch on YouTube at 0:00</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bo72u9thuk8/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/tph6tdxxlh4/s/1/ 2018-05-03T00:00:00Z 2018-05-03T00:00:00Z

Are tattoos haram in Islam? Tattoos are permissible in Mufti Abu Layth's understanding, though he notes most scholars held them haram and some Malikis only makruh. He reads the prohibition in its historical context of branding slaves and cattle rather than beautification. Mufti Abu Layth says tattoos are permissible in his understanding, because the hadith condemning tattooing addressed the branding and disfigurement of slaves and cattle in its historical context rather than beautification, while noting that most scholars held them haram and some Malikis only makruh. Answer from 3 May 2018 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: general teaching Recording: Why Tattoos are NOT Haram by Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00) A more recent answer on fiqh/legal-theory exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/23/ Watch on YouTube at 0:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPH6TdXXLh4&t=0s

<p><b>Are tattoos haram in Islam?</b></p> <p>Tattoos are permissible in Mufti Abu Layth's understanding, though he notes most scholars held them haram and some Malikis only makruh. He reads the prohibition in its historical context of branding slaves and cattle rather than beautification. Mufti Abu Layth says tattoos are permissible in his understanding, because the hadith condemning tattooing addressed the branding and disfigurement of slaves and cattle in its historical context rather than beautification, while noting that most scholars held them haram and some Malikis only makruh.</p> <p>Answer from 3 May 2018 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: Why Tattoos are NOT Haram by Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/legal-theory exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/23/">If reason helps us understand the Quran, does the reasoning of earlier scholars matter too?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPH6TdXXLh4&amp;t=0s">Watch on YouTube at 0:00</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/tph6tdxxlh4/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/47ghxxhtln8/s/1/ 2018-03-08T00:00:00Z 2018-03-08T00:00:00Z

Why do you dress in a t-shirt and joke around while teaching Islam? Mufti Abu Layth dresses and acts the same on and off screen so that nobody meets a different person in real life. Putting on a pious appearance for the camera would be a double standard and would create cognitive dissonance in viewers. Answer from 8 March 2018 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: general teaching Recording: Why I look & dress the way I do? - Mufti Abu Layth al-Maliki (at 0:00) A more recent answer on dialogue/the-mufti-and-the-channel exists (18 May 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t9ei_hrzl84/s/2/ Watch on YouTube at 0:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47ghxXHtlN8&t=0s

<p><b>Why do you dress in a t-shirt and joke around while teaching Islam?</b></p> <p>Mufti Abu Layth dresses and acts the same on and off screen so that nobody meets a different person in real life. Putting on a pious appearance for the camera would be a double standard and would create cognitive dissonance in viewers.</p> <p>Answer from 8 March 2018 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: Why I look &amp; dress the way I do? - Mufti Abu Layth al-Maliki (at 0:00)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on dialogue/the-mufti-and-the-channel exists</b> (18 May 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t9ei_hrzl84/s/2/">Response to accusations over Palestine remarks and claims he is not Muslim</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47ghxXHtlN8&amp;t=0s">Watch on YouTube at 0:00</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/47ghxxhtln8/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/uvrr1jjbles/s/1/ 2018-03-05T00:00:00Z 2018-03-05T00:00:00Z

Is it haram for men to wear earrings? It is not haram for men to wear earrings, though it is not the general custom. Boys wore them in the early period, and Imam Malik objected only to gold, not to the earring. Mufti Abu Layth holds that it is not haram for men to wear earrings, although it is not the general custom, noting that boys wore them in the medieval period and that Imam Malik objected only to a boy wearing gold, not to the earring itself. Answer from 5 March 2018 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: general teaching Recording: Fatwa: Can men wear earrings? - Mufti Abu Layth al-Maliki (at 0:00) A more recent answer on fiqh/dress-and-appearance/jewellery-gold-and-silk exists (10 March 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/3/ Watch on YouTube at 0:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVRr1jjbLEs&t=0s

<p><b>Is it haram for men to wear earrings?</b></p> <p>It is not haram for men to wear earrings, though it is not the general custom. Boys wore them in the early period, and Imam Malik objected only to gold, not to the earring. Mufti Abu Layth holds that it is not haram for men to wear earrings, although it is not the general custom, noting that boys wore them in the medieval period and that Imam Malik objected only to a boy wearing gold, not to the earring itself.</p> <p>Answer from 5 March 2018 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: Fatwa: Can men wear earrings? - Mufti Abu Layth al-Maliki (at 0:00)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/dress-and-appearance/jewellery-gold-and-silk 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=uVRr1jjbLEs&amp;t=0s">Watch on YouTube at 0:00</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/uvrr1jjbles/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/opl3bf6wzas/s/1/ 2018-03-05T00:00:00Z 2018-03-05T00:00:00Z

Are tattoos haram? Small tattoos for beautification are not haram, at most discouraged. Tattoos that disfigure, such as gang face tattoos, he considers haram. Mufti Abu Layth says he inclines to the view that tattoos are not haram as long as they are not entirely disfiguring, small ones being at most discouraged. Answer from 5 March 2018 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: general teaching Recording: Fatwa on Tattoos - Mufti Abu Layth al-Maliki (at 0:00) A more recent answer on fiqh/dress-and-appearance exists (10 March 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/jp-vz7g-uw0/s/2/ Watch on YouTube at 0:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Opl3bF6wzAs&t=0s

<p><b>Are tattoos haram?</b></p> <p>Small tattoos for beautification are not haram, at most discouraged. Tattoos that disfigure, such as gang face tattoos, he considers haram. Mufti Abu Layth says he inclines to the view that tattoos are not haram as long as they are not entirely disfiguring, small ones being at most discouraged.</p> <p>Answer from 5 March 2018 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: Fatwa on Tattoos - Mufti Abu Layth al-Maliki (at 0:00)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/dress-and-appearance exists</b> (10 March 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/jp-vz7g-uw0/s/2/">Reply to Mufti Mangera: does the ban on muthla forbid piercing?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Opl3bF6wzAs&amp;t=0s">Watch on YouTube at 0:00</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/opl3bf6wzas/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/r7s1dcclcwu/s/3/ 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Shaving the beard: Qadi Iyad's view and the demand for one hadith The view that shaving the beard is not haram is presented as Qadi Iyad's, and Mufti Abu Layth challenges the critic to produce a hadith teaching how to keep a beard. He adds that truth is not decided by the number of scholars holding a view. Answer from 2 January 2018 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held) Recording: Reply to Abu Ibraheem (Salafi)- By Mufti Abu Layth al-Maliki (at 10:31) A more recent answer on dialogue/responses-to-critics exists (6 April 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zz85auzek5w/s/38/ Watch on YouTube at 10:31: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7s1DcClcwU&t=631s

<p><b>Shaving the beard: Qadi Iyad's view and the demand for one hadith</b></p> <p>The view that shaving the beard is not haram is presented as Qadi Iyad's, and Mufti Abu Layth challenges the critic to produce a hadith teaching how to keep a beard. He adds that truth is not decided by the number of scholars holding a view.</p> <p>Answer from 2 January 2018 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p> <p>Recording: Reply to Abu Ibraheem (Salafi)- By Mufti Abu Layth al-Maliki (at 10:31)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on dialogue/responses-to-critics exists</b> (6 April 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zz85auzek5w/s/38/">Donors, deathbed remarks and 'no hatred': an invitation to the critic</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7s1DcClcwU&amp;t=631s">Watch on YouTube at 10:31</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/r7s1dcclcwu/s/3/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/13/ 2017-04-02T00:00:00Z 2017-04-02T00:00:00Z

Is my prayer valid if my trousers slip and part of my backside shows for a moment in sujud? Yes, the prayer is still valid: a momentary exposure of the extended 'awrah in sujud does not invalidate it, though one should dress more modestly. The core 'awrah may never be exposed. Mufti Abu Layth says a momentary exposure of the extended 'awrah, such as the upper buttocks or thigh slipping into view during sujud, does not invalidate the salah, though one should dress more modestly in the mosque, while the core 'awrah may never be exposed. Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: general teaching Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 47:35) A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/ Watch on YouTube at 47:35: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=2855s

<p><b>Is my prayer valid if my trousers slip and part of my backside shows for a moment in sujud?</b></p> <p>Yes, the prayer is still valid: a momentary exposure of the extended 'awrah in sujud does not invalidate it, though one should dress more modestly. The core 'awrah may never be exposed. Mufti Abu Layth says a momentary exposure of the extended 'awrah, such as the upper buttocks or thigh slipping into view during sujud, does not invalidate the salah, though one should dress more modestly in the mosque, while the core 'awrah may never be exposed.</p> <p>Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 47:35)</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=BiN9UQPOpMA&amp;t=2855s">Watch on YouTube at 47:35</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/13/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/12/ 2017-04-02T00:00:00Z 2017-04-02T00:00:00Z

Do men need to cover their head to pray, and can I pray in shorts? No: covering the head is custom and convention, not a sunnah of salah, so praying bareheaded is fine and not makruh. Long shorts are fine if they cover the 'awrah. Mufti Abu Layth says the Maliki school does not regard covering the head as a sunnah of salah but as a matter of custom and convention, so praying bareheaded is neither makruh nor a defect, and long sports shorts that cover the 'awrah are fine to pray in. Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: general teaching Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 45:56) A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/ Watch on YouTube at 45:56: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=2756s

<p><b>Do men need to cover their head to pray, and can I pray in shorts?</b></p> <p>No: covering the head is custom and convention, not a sunnah of salah, so praying bareheaded is fine and not makruh. Long shorts are fine if they cover the 'awrah. Mufti Abu Layth says the Maliki school does not regard covering the head as a sunnah of salah but as a matter of custom and convention, so praying bareheaded is neither makruh nor a defect, and long sports shorts that cover the 'awrah are fine to pray in.</p> <p>Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 45:56)</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=BiN9UQPOpMA&amp;t=2756s">Watch on YouTube at 45:56</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/12/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/11/ 2017-04-02T00:00:00Z 2017-04-02T00:00:00Z

Can I pray with my trousers below my ankles, or in tight jeans? Yes: trousers below the ankle or tight trousers do not affect the salah. Mufti Abu Layth does not consider trousers below the ankle forbidden, since the old ruling rested on arrogance. Mufti Abu Layth says trousers below the ankle or tight trousers do not affect a man's salah, and he does not consider trousers below the ankle forbidden because the past ruling rested on an arrogance that no longer attaches to the practice. Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: general teaching Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 43:53) A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/ Watch on YouTube at 43:53: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=2633s

<p><b>Can I pray with my trousers below my ankles, or in tight jeans?</b></p> <p>Yes: trousers below the ankle or tight trousers do not affect the salah. Mufti Abu Layth does not consider trousers below the ankle forbidden, since the old ruling rested on arrogance. Mufti Abu Layth says trousers below the ankle or tight trousers do not affect a man's salah, and he does not consider trousers below the ankle forbidden because the past ruling rested on an arrogance that no longer attaches to the practice.</p> <p>Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 43:53)</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=BiN9UQPOpMA&amp;t=2633s">Watch on YouTube at 43:53</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/11/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/10/ 2017-04-02T00:00:00Z 2017-04-02T00:00:00Z

Can I pray in a t-shirt or vest, or in clothes with a picture on them? Yes, as long as the 'awrah is covered: no special dress is needed, and pictures on clothes or in the room do not invalidate the prayer. One should not deliberately dress down for salah. Mufti Abu Layth says no particular dress is required for salah beyond covering the 'awrah, so a picture on one's clothes, a t-shirt or vest one is already wearing, or pictures in the room do not invalidate the prayer, though one should not dress down for salah. Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: general teaching Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 41:27) A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/ Watch on YouTube at 41:27: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=2487s

<p><b>Can I pray in a t-shirt or vest, or in clothes with a picture on them?</b></p> <p>Yes, as long as the 'awrah is covered: no special dress is needed, and pictures on clothes or in the room do not invalidate the prayer. One should not deliberately dress down for salah. Mufti Abu Layth says no particular dress is required for salah beyond covering the 'awrah, so a picture on one's clothes, a t-shirt or vest one is already wearing, or pictures in the room do not invalidate the prayer, though one should not dress down for salah.</p> <p>Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 41:27)</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=BiN9UQPOpMA&amp;t=2487s">Watch on YouTube at 41:27</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/10/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--ojaswltlu/s/1/ 2015-05-05T00:00:00Z 2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

Is a short back and sides or faded haircut haram? A short back and sides, or hair of unequal lengths, is permissible and does not fall under the hadith forbidding qaza'. Shaving patches and leaving others (qaza') is at most disliked, not haram, in the view he presents, unless done to disfigure or to imitate a religious practice. A haircut with hair of unequal lengths, such as a short back and sides, is permissible and is not the qaza' the hadith forbids; shaving patches and leaving others is at most makruh rather than haram unless it is done to disfigure or to imitate a religious practice. Answer from 5 May 2015 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: general teaching Recording: Explanation: Are uneven (such as faded) haircuts haram? (at 0:00) A more recent answer on hadith/individual-hadith-explained exists (14 March 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/tr3nsx3ufy8/s/22/ Watch on YouTube at 1:20: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--OJasWltLU&t=80s

<p><b>Is a short back and sides or faded haircut haram?</b></p> <p>A short back and sides, or hair of unequal lengths, is permissible and does not fall under the hadith forbidding qaza'. Shaving patches and leaving others (qaza') is at most disliked, not haram, in the view he presents, unless done to disfigure or to imitate a religious practice. A haircut with hair of unequal lengths, such as a short back and sides, is permissible and is not the qaza' the hadith forbids; shaving patches and leaving others is at most makruh rather than haram unless it is done to disfigure or to imitate a religious practice.</p> <p>Answer from 5 May 2015 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: Explanation: Are uneven (such as faded) haircuts haram? (at 0:00)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on hadith/individual-hadith-explained exists</b> (14 March 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/tr3nsx3ufy8/s/22/">Does the Quran say Jesus died, and how did the Prophet understand the verse 'when you took me'?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--OJasWltLU&amp;t=80s">Watch on YouTube at 1:20</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--ojaswltlu/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/awbo9rhpvpu/s/1/ 2015-03-20T00:00:00Z 2015-03-20T00:00:00Z

Do I have to wear my trousers above my ankles? No: for men, wearing the garment below the ankles is not haram unless it is done out of arrogance, in which case the hadith apply; otherwise it is at most makruh. In today's societies covering the ankles is normal and carries no arrogance, so insisting on it misses the purpose of the ruling. Mufti Abu Layth holds that a man letting his garment hang below the ankles is not haram unless it is done out of arrogance and is at most makruh otherwise, adding that in present-day societies covering the ankles is normal and is not a sign of arrogance. Answer from 20 March 2015 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: general teaching Recording: Do I have to wear my trousers above my ankles? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00) A more recent answer on fiqh/legal-theory exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/23/ Watch on YouTube at 1:18: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awbO9rHPvpU&t=78s

<p><b>Do I have to wear my trousers above my ankles?</b></p> <p>No: for men, wearing the garment below the ankles is not haram unless it is done out of arrogance, in which case the hadith apply; otherwise it is at most makruh. In today's societies covering the ankles is normal and carries no arrogance, so insisting on it misses the purpose of the ruling. Mufti Abu Layth holds that a man letting his garment hang below the ankles is not haram unless it is done out of arrogance and is at most makruh otherwise, adding that in present-day societies covering the ankles is normal and is not a sign of arrogance.</p> <p>Answer from 20 March 2015 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: Do I have to wear my trousers above my ankles? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/legal-theory exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/23/">If reason helps us understand the Quran, does the reasoning of earlier scholars matter too?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awbO9rHPvpU&amp;t=78s">Watch on YouTube at 1:18</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/awbo9rhpvpu/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/7uxklqh8-ig/s/7/ 2014-07-02T00:00:00Z 2014-07-02T00:00:00Z

Does Islam require a particular dress or beard style for scholars? No: respect the difference of opinion. Many esteemed Maliki scholars were clean-shaven or wore suits, and the din mandates no uniform. Mufti Abu Layth says the din does not mandate a particular type of uniform. Answer from 2 July 2014 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: general teaching Recording: Insights to a personal journey: An interview with Mufti Abu Layth (at 22:13) A more recent answer on fiqh/dress-and-appearance exists (10 March 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/jp-vz7g-uw0/s/2/ Watch on YouTube at 22:13: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UXKLQH8-ig&t=1333s

<p><b>Does Islam require a particular dress or beard style for scholars?</b></p> <p>No: respect the difference of opinion. Many esteemed Maliki scholars were clean-shaven or wore suits, and the din mandates no uniform. Mufti Abu Layth says the din does not mandate a particular type of uniform.</p> <p>Answer from 2 July 2014 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: Insights to a personal journey: An interview with Mufti Abu Layth (at 22:13)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/dress-and-appearance exists</b> (10 March 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/jp-vz7g-uw0/s/2/">Reply to Mufti Mangera: does the ban on muthla forbid piercing?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UXKLQH8-ig&amp;t=1333s">Watch on YouTube at 22:13</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/7uxklqh8-ig/s/7/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/7uxklqh8-ig/s/6/ 2014-07-02T00:00:00Z 2014-07-02T00:00:00Z

Why does Mufti Abu Layth not dress like a traditional mufti? The attacks do not bother him much: he holds his appearance permissible and wants to be a role model for Muslims who cannot relate to the traditional look. Answer from 2 July 2014 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: general teaching Recording: Insights to a personal journey: An interview with Mufti Abu Layth (at 19:08) A more recent answer on dialogue/the-mufti-and-the-channel exists (18 May 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t9ei_hrzl84/s/2/ Watch on YouTube at 19:08: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UXKLQH8-ig&t=1148s

<p><b>Why does Mufti Abu Layth not dress like a traditional mufti?</b></p> <p>The attacks do not bother him much: he holds his appearance permissible and wants to be a role model for Muslims who cannot relate to the traditional look.</p> <p>Answer from 2 July 2014 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: Insights to a personal journey: An interview with Mufti Abu Layth (at 19:08)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on dialogue/the-mufti-and-the-channel exists</b> (18 May 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t9ei_hrzl84/s/2/">Response to accusations over Palestine remarks and claims he is not Muslim</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UXKLQH8-ig&amp;t=1148s">Watch on YouTube at 19:08</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/7uxklqh8-ig/s/6/">Open the segment</a></p>