Mufti Abu Layth Archive: fiqh/fastingAnswers on fiqh/fasting, newest recording first.https://muftiabulayth.org/feeds/topics/fiqh-fasting.atom.xml2021-04-26T00:00:00ZMufti Abu Layth Archivepipeline/feeds.pyHow is Lupe Fiasco finding Ramadan during Covid?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oyiipehuiha/s/26/2021-04-26T00:00:00Z2021-04-26T00:00:00ZHow is Lupe Fiasco finding Ramadan during Covid?
The guest says Ramadan has been easy, though he misses the mosque and tarawih after staying away during Covid to protect older worshippers.
Answer from 26 April 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: Lupe Fiasco | Stardom, Semiotics & Soul-searching | MindTrap#56 | Mufti Abu Layth al-Maliki MALM (at 2:04:44)
A more recent answer on society/current-events/covid-19 exists (29 November 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/626jfce_j_8/s/1/
Watch on YouTube at 2:05:24: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYiiPEhuiHA&t=7524s<p><b>How is Lupe Fiasco finding Ramadan during Covid?</b></p>
<p>The guest says Ramadan has been easy, though he misses the mosque and tarawih after staying away during Covid to protect older worshippers.</p>
<p>Answer from 26 April 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Lupe Fiasco | Stardom, Semiotics & Soul-searching | MindTrap#56 | Mufti Abu Layth al-Maliki MALM (at 2:04:44)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/current-events/covid-19 exists</b> (29 November 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/626jfce_j_8/s/1/">Is it wrong to joke about people who are seriously ill with covid?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYiiPEhuiHA&t=7524s">Watch on YouTube at 2:05:24</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oyiipehuiha/s/26/">Open the segment</a></p>I don't feel spiritual in Ramadan; am I a bad Muslim?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/50/2021-04-13T00:00:00Z2021-04-13T00:00:00ZI don't feel spiritual in Ramadan; am I a bad Muslim?
No: Mufti Abu Layth says not feeling Ramadan's atmosphere is no reflection of your faith, since worship is not measured by how good it feels. Mufti Abu Layth says not feeling the spiritual atmosphere of Ramadan or hajj is no reflection of a person's faith and no cause for guilt, since worship is not measured by how it feels.
Answer from 13 April 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #210 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 3:34:59)
A more recent answer on wellbeing/religious-guilt-and-scrupulosity exists (16 April 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/gzkvxypy-gi/s/1/
Watch on YouTube at 3:34:59: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XuHMCz2N3U&t=12899s<p><b>I don't feel spiritual in Ramadan; am I a bad Muslim?</b></p>
<p>No: Mufti Abu Layth says not feeling Ramadan's atmosphere is no reflection of your faith, since worship is not measured by how good it feels. Mufti Abu Layth says not feeling the spiritual atmosphere of Ramadan or hajj is no reflection of a person's faith and no cause for guilt, since worship is not measured by how it feels.</p>
<p>Answer from 13 April 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #210 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 3:34:59)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on wellbeing/religious-guilt-and-scrupulosity exists</b> (16 April 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/gzkvxypy-gi/s/1/">Am I only praying because I fear God will punish me?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XuHMCz2N3U&t=12899s">Watch on YouTube at 3:34:59</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/50/">Open the segment</a></p>Are the devils really chained up during Ramadan?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/43/2021-04-13T00:00:00Z2021-04-13T00:00:00ZAre the devils really chained up during Ramadan?
No verse says so; Mufti Abu Layth reads the hadith on chained devils as meaning that good deeds become easier in Ramadan's shared spirit. Mufti Abu Layth says no verse speaks of hell during Ramadan, and that the hadith on the devils being chained means that doing good becomes easier in the shared spirit of the month.
Answer from 13 April 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #210 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:58:11)
A more recent answer on fiqh/fasting exists (26 April 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oyiipehuiha/s/26/
Watch on YouTube at 2:58:11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XuHMCz2N3U&t=10691s<p><b>Are the devils really chained up during Ramadan?</b></p>
<p>No verse says so; Mufti Abu Layth reads the hadith on chained devils as meaning that good deeds become easier in Ramadan's shared spirit. Mufti Abu Layth says no verse speaks of hell during Ramadan, and that the hadith on the devils being chained means that doing good becomes easier in the shared spirit of the month.</p>
<p>Answer from 13 April 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #210 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:58:11)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/fasting exists</b> (26 April 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oyiipehuiha/s/26/">How is Lupe Fiasco finding Ramadan during Covid?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XuHMCz2N3U&t=10691s">Watch on YouTube at 2:58:11</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/43/">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 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #209 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | 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 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #209 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | 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> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zz85auzek5w/s/21/">Open the segment</a></p>If I drank alcohol, are my prayers and fasts rejected for 40 days?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/5phygjpjmmw/s/1/2019-05-24T00:00:00Z2019-05-24T00:00:00ZIf I drank alcohol, are my prayers and fasts rejected for 40 days?
No: the fast and prayer are valid. He calls the forty-days hadith an isolated, weak report that clashes with the Quran and reason, though alcohol stays haram. Mufti Abu Layth says the salah and fast of someone who has drunk alcohol or taken drugs remain valid.
Answer from 24 May 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Hadith Analysis: Does drinking alcohol or doing drugs invalidate your prayer or fast for 40 days? (at 0:00)
A more recent answer on hadith/false-and-fabricated/about-the-prophet exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/21/
Watch on YouTube at 0:38: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5phyGJpJMMw&t=38s<p><b>If I drank alcohol, are my prayers and fasts rejected for 40 days?</b></p>
<p>No: the fast and prayer are valid. He calls the forty-days hadith an isolated, weak report that clashes with the Quran and reason, though alcohol stays haram. Mufti Abu Layth says the salah and fast of someone who has drunk alcohol or taken drugs remain valid.</p>
<p>Answer from 24 May 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Hadith Analysis: Does drinking alcohol or doing drugs invalidate your prayer or fast for 40 days? (at 0:00)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on hadith/false-and-fabricated/about-the-prophet exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/21/">Recap: the novel, insult versus critique, and the false story summarised</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5phyGJpJMMw&t=38s">Watch on YouTube at 0:38</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/5phygjpjmmw/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>