Mufti Abu Layth Archive: fiqh/festivals-and-greetingsAnswers on fiqh/festivals-and-greetings, newest recording first.https://muftiabulayth.org/feeds/topics/fiqh-festivals-and-greetings.atom.xml2021-02-16T00:00:00ZMufti Abu Layth Archivepipeline/feeds.pyCan a Muslim have a close non-Muslim friend?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/37/2021-02-16T00:00:00Z2021-02-16T00:00:00ZCan a Muslim have a close non-Muslim friend?
Mufti Abu Layth calls the teaching that Muslims cannot have close non-Muslim friends ignorance and venom that makes the deen suffer.
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 2:00:50)
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 2:03:51: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--PntsaR8ck&t=7431s<p><b>Can a Muslim have a close non-Muslim friend?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth calls the teaching that Muslims cannot have close non-Muslim friends ignorance and venom that makes the deen suffer.</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 2:00:50)</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=--PntsaR8ck&t=7431s">Watch on YouTube at 2:03:51</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/37/">Open the segment</a></p>Is celebrating Valentine's Day haram?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/5/2021-02-16T00:00:00Z2021-02-16T00:00:00ZIs celebrating Valentine's Day haram?
Valentine's Day is not haram and need not be bad, he says, but do not let relationships become your identity or worth; keep your own goals and purpose. Mufti Abu Layth says Valentine's Day is not in itself forbidden or haram, and need not even be a bad thing.
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 14:11)
Watch on YouTube at 14:11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--PntsaR8ck&t=851s<p><b>Is celebrating Valentine's Day haram?</b></p>
<p>Valentine's Day is not haram and need not be bad, he says, but do not let relationships become your identity or worth; keep your own goals and purpose. Mufti Abu Layth says Valentine's Day is not in itself forbidden or haram, and need not even be a bad thing.</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 14:11)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--PntsaR8ck&t=851s">Watch on YouTube at 14:11</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/5/">Open the segment</a></p>Is it haram to celebrate my birthday?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/eo90sv4jvho/s/23/2021-01-05T00:00:00Z2021-01-05T00:00:00ZIs it haram to celebrate my birthday?
Celebrating birthdays is fine and entirely your choice; he also recommends older friends for perspective when age brings anxiety. Mufti Abu Layth says it is absolutely fine to celebrate your birthday if you want to, since there is no religion attached to it.
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 1:45:33)
A more recent answer on relationships/friendship-and-social-life exists (10 March 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cnwajt1i9bo/s/1/
Watch on YouTube at 1:45:33: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo90sV4JVHo&t=6333s<p><b>Is it haram to celebrate my birthday?</b></p>
<p>Celebrating birthdays is fine and entirely your choice; he also recommends older friends for perspective when age brings anxiety. Mufti Abu Layth says it is absolutely fine to celebrate your birthday if you want to, since there is no religion attached to it.</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 1:45:33)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on relationships/friendship-and-social-life exists</b> (10 March 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/cnwajt1i9bo/s/1/">Can I have a close non-Muslim friend and answer his salam?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo90sV4JVHo&t=6333s">Watch on YouTube at 1:45:33</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/eo90sv4jvho/s/23/">Open the segment</a></p>Is it okay to celebrate the Mawlid?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/tr4-gh0qez4/s/10/2020-08-04T00:00:00Z2020-08-04T00:00:00ZIs it okay to celebrate the Mawlid?
Mufti Abu Layth says people may celebrate the Mawlid if they wish, though he does not, but road-blocking processions are a nuisance he condemns. Mufti Abu Layth says that if people want to celebrate the Mawlid he feels why not, though it is not really established as part of the religion.
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 45:55)
A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zkklciv1tk8/s/2/
Watch on YouTube at 46:21: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR4-gh0qEZ4&t=2781s<p><b>Is it okay to celebrate the Mawlid?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says people may celebrate the Mawlid if they wish, though he does not, but road-blocking processions are a nuisance he condemns. Mufti Abu Layth says that if people want to celebrate the Mawlid he feels why not, though it is not really established as part of the religion.</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 45:55)</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=TR4-gh0qEZ4&t=2781s">Watch on YouTube at 46:21</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/tr4-gh0qez4/s/10/">Open the segment</a></p>A vegan qurbani joke, and one sacrifice for a whole villagehttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/tr4-gh0qez4/s/3/2020-08-04T00:00:00Z2020-08-04T00:00:00ZA vegan qurbani joke, and one sacrifice for a whole village
Mufti Abu Layth suggests that today one sacrifice could serve a whole village or locality, with the money saved given to the poor. Mufti Abu Layth says that maybe in this day and age one offering could be made for an entire village or locality.
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 8:10)
A more recent answer on fiqh/festivals-and-greetings exists (16 February 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/37/
Watch on YouTube at 8:10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR4-gh0qEZ4&t=490s<p><b>A vegan qurbani joke, and one sacrifice for a whole village</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth suggests that today one sacrifice could serve a whole village or locality, with the money saved given to the poor. Mufti Abu Layth says that maybe in this day and age one offering could be made for an entire village or locality.</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 8:10)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/festivals-and-greetings exists</b> (16 February 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/37/">Can a Muslim have a close non-Muslim friend?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR4-gh0qEZ4&t=490s">Watch on YouTube at 8:10</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/tr4-gh0qez4/s/3/">Open the segment</a></p>Should Muslims in the UK follow Saudi Arabia for moon sighting?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/3tquslwseto/s/1/2017-05-17T00:00:00Z2017-05-17T00:00:00ZShould Muslims in the UK follow Saudi Arabia for moon sighting?
Not necessarily: he would follow countries on the same horizon such as Morocco, distrusting Saudi sightings that contradict calculations, while not condemning those who follow Saudi. Mufti Abu Layth says that, since the UK cannot follow its own sighting, it would make sense to follow countries sharing its horizon such as Morocco.
Answer from 17 May 2017 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Moon Sighting issues in the UK- Should we follow Saudi Arabia? Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:05)
A more recent answer on fiqh/fasting/times-and-moon-sighting exists (13 April 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/48/
Watch on YouTube at 0:45: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tQUslWseTo&t=45s<p><b>Should Muslims in the UK follow Saudi Arabia for moon sighting?</b></p>
<p>Not necessarily: he would follow countries on the same horizon such as Morocco, distrusting Saudi sightings that contradict calculations, while not condemning those who follow Saudi. Mufti Abu Layth says that, since the UK cannot follow its own sighting, it would make sense to follow countries sharing its horizon such as Morocco.</p>
<p>Answer from 17 May 2017 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Moon Sighting issues in the UK- Should we follow Saudi Arabia? Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:05)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/fasting/times-and-moon-sighting exists</b> (13 April 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/48/">Can I fast for a fixed 12 hours when the days are very long?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tQUslWseTo&t=45s">Watch on YouTube at 0:45</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/3tquslwseto/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Can I say Merry Christmas to non-Muslims?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/uecmazd-lxw/s/1/2015-12-27T00:00:00Z2015-12-27T00:00:00ZCan I say Merry Christmas to non-Muslims?
Yes, saying Merry Christmas is permissible: old rulings against it came from a very different world, and in the UK Christmas is largely a winter festivity. Those who prefer another greeting may use it without feeling pressured. Mufti Abu Layth says it is permissible to say Merry Christmas to non-Muslims.
Answer from 27 December 2015 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Fatwa on saying Merry Christmas - Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)
A more recent answer on society/islam-and-modernity exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/11/
Watch on YouTube at 0:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueCmAZD-LXw&t=0s<p><b>Can I say Merry Christmas to non-Muslims?</b></p>
<p>Yes, saying Merry Christmas is permissible: old rulings against it came from a very different world, and in the UK Christmas is largely a winter festivity. Those who prefer another greeting may use it without feeling pressured. Mufti Abu Layth says it is permissible to say Merry Christmas to non-Muslims.</p>
<p>Answer from 27 December 2015 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Fatwa on saying Merry Christmas - Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)</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=ueCmAZD-LXw&t=0s">Watch on YouTube at 0:00</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/uecmazd-lxw/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>