Mufti Abu Layth Archive: fiqh/entertainmentAnswers on fiqh/entertainment, newest recording first.https://muftiabulayth.org/feeds/topics/fiqh-entertainment.atom.xml2021-02-16T00:00:00ZMufti Abu Layth Archivepipeline/feeds.pyIs playing chess haram?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/35/2021-02-16T00:00:00Z2021-02-16T00:00:00ZIs playing chess haram?
No, chess is not haram, he says; Imam Malik discouraged it as a waste of life but never called it haram. Mufti Abu Layth says playing chess is not haram.
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 1:51:49)
A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zkklciv1tk8/s/2/
Watch on YouTube at 1:51:49: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--PntsaR8ck&t=6709s<p><b>Is playing chess haram?</b></p>
<p>No, chess is not haram, he says; Imam Malik discouraged it as a waste of life but never called it haram. Mufti Abu Layth says playing chess is not haram.</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 1:51:49)</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=--PntsaR8ck&t=6709s">Watch on YouTube at 1:51:49</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/35/">Open the segment</a></p>Is it haram to hit someone in the face in boxing or MMA training?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/l4n4wd2jjps/s/27/2021-02-09T00:00:00Z2021-02-09T00:00:00ZIs it haram to hit someone in the face in boxing or MMA training?
Mufti Abu Layth says hitting the face in sparring is fine; the hadith against striking the face concerned discipline, not fighting practice. Mufti Abu Layth says the hadith about not hitting the face was about discipline, not about training or practising the art of fighting.
Answer from 9 February 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #201| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:10:39)
A more recent answer on relationships/parents-and-children/raising-children exists (10 March 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/4/
Watch on YouTube at 2:10:39: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4n4wD2jjps&t=7839s<p><b>Is it haram to hit someone in the face in boxing or MMA training?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says hitting the face in sparring is fine; the hadith against striking the face concerned discipline, not fighting practice. Mufti Abu Layth says the hadith about not hitting the face was about discipline, not about training or practising the art of fighting.</p>
<p>Answer from 9 February 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #201| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:10:39)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on relationships/parents-and-children/raising-children exists</b> (10 March 2023): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/4/">How did Imam Malik come to study religion?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4n4wD2jjps&t=7839s">Watch on YouTube at 2:10:39</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/l4n4wd2jjps/s/27/">Open the segment</a></p>Is it haram to watch Netflix?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/l4n4wd2jjps/s/10/2021-02-09T00:00:00Z2021-02-09T00:00:00ZIs it haram to watch Netflix?
Mufti Abu Layth says watching Netflix is of course not haram. Mufti Abu Layth says that of course watching Netflix is not haram.
Answer from 9 February 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #201| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 56:30)
A more recent answer on fiqh/entertainment exists (16 February 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/35/
Watch on YouTube at 57:11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4n4wD2jjps&t=3431s<p><b>Is it haram to watch Netflix?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says watching Netflix is of course not haram. Mufti Abu Layth says that of course watching Netflix is not haram.</p>
<p>Answer from 9 February 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #201| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 56:30)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/entertainment exists</b> (16 February 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/35/">Is playing chess haram?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4n4wD2jjps&t=3431s">Watch on YouTube at 57:11</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/l4n4wd2jjps/s/10/">Open the segment</a></p>Is it halal to perform music or dance at concerts for a living?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hv-blbvtr4m/s/18/2021-01-19T00:00:00Z2021-01-19T00:00:00ZIs it halal to perform music or dance at concerts for a living?
Dance is not haram in itself, Mufti Abu Layth says, but Muslim cultures look down on it as a profession, especially for women, so propriety should be kept in mind. Mufti Abu Layth says dance in and of itself is not haram.
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 1:10:42)
A more recent answer on fiqh/entertainment/music exists (10 March 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 1:11:22: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv-BlBVTr4M&t=4282s<p><b>Is it halal to perform music or dance at concerts for a living?</b></p>
<p>Dance is not haram in itself, Mufti Abu Layth says, but Muslim cultures look down on it as a profession, especially for women, so propriety should be kept in mind. Mufti Abu Layth says dance in and of itself is not haram.</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 1:10:42)</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=Hv-BlBVTr4M&t=4282s">Watch on YouTube at 1:11:22</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hv-blbvtr4m/s/18/">Open the segment</a></p>Are video games haram?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hv-blbvtr4m/s/11/2021-01-19T00:00:00Z2021-01-19T00:00:00ZAre video games haram?
Video games are not haram, Mufti Abu Layth says, and he plans to play some on future streams. Mufti Abu Layth says video games are not haram.
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 37:12)
A more recent answer on fiqh/entertainment exists (16 February 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/35/
Watch on YouTube at 37:12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv-BlBVTr4M&t=2232s<p><b>Are video games haram?</b></p>
<p>Video games are not haram, Mufti Abu Layth says, and he plans to play some on future streams. Mufti Abu Layth says video games are not haram.</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 37:12)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/entertainment exists</b> (16 February 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/35/">Is playing chess haram?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv-BlBVTr4M&t=2232s">Watch on YouTube at 37:12</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hv-blbvtr4m/s/11/">Open the segment</a></p>As an actor, are there scenes that would be haram for me to perform?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/eo90sv4jvho/s/22/2021-01-05T00:00:00Z2021-01-05T00:00:00ZAs an actor, are there scenes that would be haram for me to perform?
Mufti Abu Layth jokes rather than answers, saying he could think of one or two such scenes.
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 1:44:35)
A more recent answer on fiqh/entertainment exists (16 February 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/35/
Watch on YouTube at 1:45:04: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo90sV4JVHo&t=6304s<p><b>As an actor, are there scenes that would be haram for me to perform?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth jokes rather than answers, saying he could think of one or two such scenes.</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 1:44:35)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/entertainment exists</b> (16 February 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/35/">Is playing chess haram?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo90sV4JVHo&t=6304s">Watch on YouTube at 1:45:04</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/eo90sv4jvho/s/22/">Open the segment</a></p>Is football really more haram than alcohol and gambling?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/2envv2nuehw/s/1/2020-12-16T00:00:00Z2020-12-16T00:00:00ZIs football really more haram than alcohol and gambling?
Mufti Abu Layth calls a fatwa that football is more haram than alcohol and gambling the most ridiculous he has seen recently. Mufti Abu Layth says a fatwa declaring football more haram than alcohol and gambling is the most ridiculous fatwa he has come across in recent times.
Answer from 16 December 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Funny Fatwa: Football is more haram the gambling & alcohol | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:02)
A more recent answer on dialogue/views-on-contemporary-scholars exists (22 February 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mofs_0ugn4e/s/1/
Watch on YouTube at 0:02: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EnVV2NUehw&t=2s<p><b>Is football really more haram than alcohol and gambling?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth calls a fatwa that football is more haram than alcohol and gambling the most ridiculous he has seen recently. Mufti Abu Layth says a fatwa declaring football more haram than alcohol and gambling is the most ridiculous fatwa he has come across in recent times.</p>
<p>Answer from 16 December 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Funny Fatwa: Football is more haram the gambling & alcohol | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:02)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on dialogue/views-on-contemporary-scholars exists</b> (22 February 2023): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mofs_0ugn4e/s/1/">Should scholars publicly condemn a scholar said to have joined in a libation ritual?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EnVV2NUehw&t=2s">Watch on YouTube at 0:02</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/2envv2nuehw/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Is buying a scratch card or lottery ticket haram?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/jtyem-eee78/s/20/2020-09-22T00:00:00Z2020-09-22T00:00:00ZIs buying a scratch card or lottery ticket haram?
Mufti Abu Layth says gambling is haram because it is addictive and destroys families, but small stakes such as a scratch card or a pound on the lottery are not. Mufti Abu Layth says gambling is haram, because gambling is highly addictive and destroys lives and families.
Answer from 22 September 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #183 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:05:10)
A more recent answer on fiqh/finance exists (4 July 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/umpepyisc_g/s/1/
Watch on YouTube at 2:05:10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTYEM-eEe78&t=7510s<p><b>Is buying a scratch card or lottery ticket haram?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says gambling is haram because it is addictive and destroys families, but small stakes such as a scratch card or a pound on the lottery are not. Mufti Abu Layth says gambling is haram, because gambling is highly addictive and destroys lives and families.</p>
<p>Answer from 22 September 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #183 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:05:10)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/finance exists</b> (4 July 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/umpepyisc_g/s/1/">Is it wrong to want to be rich?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTYEM-eEe78&t=7510s">Watch on YouTube at 2:05:10</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/jtyem-eee78/s/20/">Open the segment</a></p>Is it haram to show the Prophet in a movie?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/tr4-gh0qez4/s/23/2020-08-04T00:00:00Z2020-08-04T00:00:00ZIs it haram to show the Prophet in a movie?
Mufti Abu Layth says Muslims should never depict the Prophet in films, mainly from common sense about the reaction; non-Muslim depictions need not upset Muslims. Mufti Abu Layth says that, as Muslims, we definitely should not enact the Prophet in a movie.
Answer from 4 August 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth #176 *Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted!* 馃ぃ (at 1:55:05)
A more recent answer on fiqh/entertainment exists (16 February 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/35/
Watch on YouTube at 1:55:38: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR4-gh0qEZ4&t=6938s<p><b>Is it haram to show the Prophet in a movie?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says Muslims should never depict the Prophet in films, mainly from common sense about the reaction; non-Muslim depictions need not upset Muslims. Mufti Abu Layth says that, as Muslims, we definitely should not enact the Prophet in a movie.</p>
<p>Answer from 4 August 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth #176 *Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted!* 馃ぃ (at 1:55:05)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/entertainment exists</b> (16 February 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/35/">Is playing chess haram?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR4-gh0qEZ4&t=6938s">Watch on YouTube at 1:55:38</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/tr4-gh0qez4/s/23/">Open the segment</a></p>Music: the hadith on singing and hypocrisy, and scholars who permitted musichttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/r7s1dcclcwu/s/4/2018-01-02T00:00:00Z2018-01-02T00:00:00ZMusic: the hadith on singing and hypocrisy, and scholars who permitted music
Nothing proven categorically makes music haram, and lyrics by themselves do not make listening haram. The hadith the critic cited on singing and hypocrisy is weak in every chain, and he lists scholars who said no sahih report forbids music. Nothing proven categorically demonstrates that music is haram, lyrics by themselves do not make listening haram, and the hadith brought to forbid it, that singing breeds hypocrisy in the heart, is weak in every chain.
Answer from 2 January 2018 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Reply to Abu Ibraheem (Salafi)- By Mufti Abu Layth al-Maliki (at 14:24)
A more recent answer on hadith/authentication exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/16/
Watch on YouTube at 14:24: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7s1DcClcwU&t=864s<p><b>Music: the hadith on singing and hypocrisy, and scholars who permitted music</b></p>
<p>Nothing proven categorically makes music haram, and lyrics by themselves do not make listening haram. The hadith the critic cited on singing and hypocrisy is weak in every chain, and he lists scholars who said no sahih report forbids music. Nothing proven categorically demonstrates that music is haram, lyrics by themselves do not make listening haram, and the hadith brought to forbid it, that singing breeds hypocrisy in the heart, is weak in every chain.</p>
<p>Answer from 2 January 2018 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Reply to Abu Ibraheem (Salafi)- By Mufti Abu Layth al-Maliki (at 14:24)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on hadith/authentication exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/16/">Why did Ibn Hajar say the satanic verses story has some basis?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7s1DcClcwU&t=864s">Watch on YouTube at 14:24</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/r7s1dcclcwu/s/4/">Open the segment</a></p>Is it wrong to watch Bollywood films and TV series?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/qbvwbhoizw4/s/9/2016-12-21T00:00:00Z2016-12-21T00:00:00ZIs it wrong to watch Bollywood films and TV series?
Mufti Abu Layth does not see films and TV as a priority issue: entertainment is human, as poetry was for the companions, so focus on adding good rather than pushing people away. Mufti Abu Layth says that, in the bigger picture, he does not necessarily see movies or TV series as high on the priority list.
Answer from 21 December 2016 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Islam in the 21st Century | Mufti Abu Layth | Ha Meem Foundation (at 54:46)
A more recent answer on society/islam-and-modernity exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/11/
Watch on YouTube at 56:03: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBvWBHOIzW4&t=3363s<p><b>Is it wrong to watch Bollywood films and TV series?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth does not see films and TV as a priority issue: entertainment is human, as poetry was for the companions, so focus on adding good rather than pushing people away. Mufti Abu Layth says that, in the bigger picture, he does not necessarily see movies or TV series as high on the priority list.</p>
<p>Answer from 21 December 2016 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Islam in the 21st Century | Mufti Abu Layth | Ha Meem Foundation (at 54:46)</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=QBvWBHOIzW4&t=3363s">Watch on YouTube at 56:03</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/qbvwbhoizw4/s/9/">Open the segment</a></p>