Mufti Abu Layth Archive: fiqh/hijab-and-niqabAnswers on fiqh/hijab-and-niqab, newest recording first.https://muftiabulayth.org/feeds/topics/fiqh-hijab-and-niqab.atom.xml2021-05-09T00:00:00ZMufti Abu Layth Archivepipeline/feeds.pyDid scholars let slave women uncover more than free women?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/49_s1ud7utk/s/2/2021-05-09T00:00:00Z2021-05-09T00:00:00ZDid scholars let slave women uncover more than free women?
Mufti Abu Layth says the scholars dropped their concern for modesty when it came to slave women, and calls the claim that nobody would desire them nonsense. He thinks slave women probably wore working clothes, with arms and lower legs uncovered, rather than walking about topless. Mufti Abu Layth says the claim in the books that nobody would desire a slave girl is the biggest nonsense, since men would of course desire them.
Answer from 9 May 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Hypocrisy of scholars regarding awrah of free women & slave women | Mufti Abu Layth (at 7:04)
A more recent answer on society/women-and-gender exists (10 March 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/14/
Watch on YouTube at 7:04: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49_S1uD7UTk&t=424s<p><b>Did scholars let slave women uncover more than free women?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says the scholars dropped their concern for modesty when it came to slave women, and calls the claim that nobody would desire them nonsense. He thinks slave women probably wore working clothes, with arms and lower legs uncovered, rather than walking about topless. Mufti Abu Layth says the claim in the books that nobody would desire a slave girl is the biggest nonsense, since men would of course desire them.</p>
<p>Answer from 9 May 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Hypocrisy of scholars regarding awrah of free women & slave women | Mufti Abu Layth (at 7:04)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/women-and-gender exists</b> (10 March 2023): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/14/">Who carried on Imam Malik's teaching after him?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49_S1uD7UTk&t=424s">Watch on YouTube at 7:04</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/49_s1ud7utk/s/2/">Open the segment</a></p>Why did scholars say a slave woman's awrah is the same as a man's?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/49_s1ud7utk/s/1/2021-05-09T00:00:00Z2021-05-09T00:00:00ZWhy did scholars say a slave woman's awrah is the same as a man's?
Mufti Abu Layth says most scholars of the past legitimised the practice of slave girls out of pragmatism, realism and sex, and even presented it as a religious act. He contrasts this with music, which they were less keen to permit, and polygamy, which few manage today. Mufti Abu Layth says that, if one is honest, the way most scholars of the past dealt with slave girls was simply an issue of pragmatism, realism and, he supposes, sex.
Answer from 9 May 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Hypocrisy of scholars regarding awrah of free women & slave women | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:01)
A more recent answer on fiqh/legal-theory exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/23/
Watch on YouTube at 0:38: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49_S1uD7UTk&t=38s<p><b>Why did scholars say a slave woman's awrah is the same as a man's?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says most scholars of the past legitimised the practice of slave girls out of pragmatism, realism and sex, and even presented it as a religious act. He contrasts this with music, which they were less keen to permit, and polygamy, which few manage today. Mufti Abu Layth says that, if one is honest, the way most scholars of the past dealt with slave girls was simply an issue of pragmatism, realism and, he supposes, sex.</p>
<p>Answer from 9 May 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Hypocrisy of scholars regarding awrah of free women & slave women | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:01)</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=49_S1uD7UTk&t=38s">Watch on YouTube at 0:38</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/49_s1ud7utk/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>What does Mufti Abu Layth think of France banning the hijab for girls under 18?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zz85auzek5w/s/13/2021-04-06T00:00:00Z2021-04-06T00:00:00ZWhat does Mufti Abu Layth think of France banning the hijab for girls under 18?
If France has banned headscarves for girls under 18, he says it is an abhorrent breach of basic rights that he strongly condemns. He also opposes pressuring girls to wear it: it should be their genuine choice. Mufti Abu Layth says that if France has banned the headscarf for girls under eighteen it is an abhorrent breach of basic human rights that he strongly condemns, while he also opposes pressuring girls to wear it and holds that it should be a genuine choice.
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 1:21:35)
A more recent answer on society/current-events exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 1:21:35: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ85AUzeK5w&t=4895s<p><b>What does Mufti Abu Layth think of France banning the hijab for girls under 18?</b></p>
<p>If France has banned headscarves for girls under 18, he says it is an abhorrent breach of basic rights that he strongly condemns. He also opposes pressuring girls to wear it: it should be their genuine choice. Mufti Abu Layth says that if France has banned the headscarf for girls under eighteen it is an abhorrent breach of basic human rights that he strongly condemns, while he also opposes pressuring girls to wear it and holds that it should be a genuine choice.</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 1:21:35)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/current-events exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/">What was Salman Rushdie's family background?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ85AUzeK5w&t=4895s">Watch on YouTube at 1:21:35</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zz85auzek5w/s/13/">Open the segment</a></p>Why are some clerics so harsh in their rulings on women?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zz85auzek5w/s/12/2021-04-06T00:00:00Z2021-04-06T00:00:00ZWhy are some clerics so harsh in their rulings on women?
Mufti Abu Layth says harsh rulings from some clergy, especially towards women, come from sexual deprivation and a closed madrasa culture, and that love and a normal life soften people. Mufti Abu Layth says that many clergy issue harsh rulings, especially towards women, out of sexual deprivation and frustration, and that their rulings would change if they lived normal lives.
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 1:12:51)
A more recent answer on fiqh/hijab-and-niqab exists (9 May 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/49_s1ud7utk/s/2/
Watch on YouTube at 1:12:51: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ85AUzeK5w&t=4371s<p><b>Why are some clerics so harsh in their rulings on women?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says harsh rulings from some clergy, especially towards women, come from sexual deprivation and a closed madrasa culture, and that love and a normal life soften people. Mufti Abu Layth says that many clergy issue harsh rulings, especially towards women, out of sexual deprivation and frustration, and that their rulings would change if they lived normal lives.</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 1:12:51)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/hijab-and-niqab exists</b> (9 May 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/49_s1ud7utk/s/2/">Did scholars let slave women uncover more than free women?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ85AUzeK5w&t=4371s">Watch on YouTube at 1:12:51</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zz85auzek5w/s/12/">Open the segment</a></p>If the hijab has become sexualised, should scholars still push it?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/ijwbevcc6o8/s/14/2021-02-02T00:00:00Z2021-02-02T00:00:00ZIf the hijab has become sexualised, should scholars still push it?
Mufti Abu Layth argues that since the hijab is now widely sexualised, fatwas should not keep pushing it, though people may wear it as culture. Mufti Abu Layth says he would argue that, under these circumstances of sexualisation, the hijab should not still be pushed forward by fatwas.
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 1:20:04)
A more recent answer on fiqh/sexual-ethics exists (22 February 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mofs_0ugn4e/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 1:20:04: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijwBevcC6o8&t=4804s<p><b>If the hijab has become sexualised, should scholars still push it?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth argues that since the hijab is now widely sexualised, fatwas should not keep pushing it, though people may wear it as culture. Mufti Abu Layth says he would argue that, under these circumstances of sexualisation, the hijab should not still be pushed forward by fatwas.</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 1:20:04)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/sexual-ethics exists</b> (22 February 2023): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mofs_0ugn4e/s/3/">Did some Muslim scholars say homosexuality is not haram?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijwBevcC6o8&t=4804s">Watch on YouTube at 1:20:04</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/ijwbevcc6o8/s/14/">Open the segment</a></p>Does a bald woman have to wear hijab?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hv-blbvtr4m/s/7/2021-01-19T00:00:00Z2021-01-19T00:00:00ZDoes a bald woman have to wear hijab?
Mufti Abu Layth gives no ruling: he jokes about the wording and muses on hair loss in women and men.
Answer from 19 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #198 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 24:30)
A more recent answer on fiqh/hijab-and-niqab exists (9 May 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/49_s1ud7utk/s/2/
Watch on YouTube at 24:30: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv-BlBVTr4M&t=1470s<p><b>Does a bald woman have to wear hijab?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth gives no ruling: he jokes about the wording and muses on hair loss in women and men.</p>
<p>Answer from 19 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #198 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 24:30)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/hijab-and-niqab exists</b> (9 May 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/49_s1ud7utk/s/2/">Did scholars let slave women uncover more than free women?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv-BlBVTr4M&t=1470s">Watch on YouTube at 24:30</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hv-blbvtr4m/s/7/">Open the segment</a></p>Why do some women feel they must wear the niqab?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/he3wjiqoxaa/s/2/2021-01-05T00:00:00Z2021-01-05T00:00:00ZWhy do some women feel they must wear the niqab?
Mufti Abu Layth blames men rather than women: men convince women they need the niqab by making them fear hell, sometimes out of insecurity. He calls the extreme mindsets this produces worrying. Mufti Abu Layth says that, although women who wear the niqab will not admit it, it is really men who have convinced them they need it.
Answer from 5 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Chechnya's grand mufti having women remove their niqab? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 6:31)
A more recent answer on society/women-and-gender exists (10 March 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/14/
Watch on YouTube at 6:31: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE3WjiQoxAA&t=391s<p><b>Why do some women feel they must wear the niqab?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth blames men rather than women: men convince women they need the niqab by making them fear hell, sometimes out of insecurity. He calls the extreme mindsets this produces worrying. Mufti Abu Layth says that, although women who wear the niqab will not admit it, it is really men who have convinced them they need it.</p>
<p>Answer from 5 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Chechnya's grand mufti having women remove their niqab? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 6:31)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/women-and-gender exists</b> (10 March 2023): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/14/">Who carried on Imam Malik's teaching after him?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE3WjiQoxAA&t=391s">Watch on YouTube at 6:31</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/he3wjiqoxaa/s/2/">Open the segment</a></p>Is the niqab required, and is it right to make women take it off?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/he3wjiqoxaa/s/1/2021-01-05T00:00:00Z2021-01-05T00:00:00ZIs the niqab required, and is it right to make women take it off?
The face veil has no basis in the Quran and Sunnah, being the opinion of some later scholars. Forcing a woman to remove it is still wrong; one may only advise. Mufti Abu Layth says the face veil has no basis in the Quran and Sunnah, but force of any kind to remove it is wrong.
Answer from 5 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Chechnya's grand mufti having women remove their niqab? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)
A more recent answer on society/women-and-gender exists (10 March 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/14/
Watch on YouTube at 0:19: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE3WjiQoxAA&t=19s<p><b>Is the niqab required, and is it right to make women take it off?</b></p>
<p>The face veil has no basis in the Quran and Sunnah, being the opinion of some later scholars. Forcing a woman to remove it is still wrong; one may only advise. Mufti Abu Layth says the face veil has no basis in the Quran and Sunnah, but force of any kind to remove it is wrong.</p>
<p>Answer from 5 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Chechnya's grand mufti having women remove their niqab? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/women-and-gender exists</b> (10 March 2023): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/14/">Who carried on Imam Malik's teaching after him?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE3WjiQoxAA&t=19s">Watch on YouTube at 0:19</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/he3wjiqoxaa/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Do women have to cover their wrists and ankles in prayer?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/jtyem-eee78/s/9/2020-09-22T00:00:00Z2020-09-22T00:00:00ZDo women have to cover their wrists and ankles in prayer?
Mufti Abu Layth says relax: the deen is natural, and obsessing over whether a wrist, ankle or hair shows came centuries after the Prophet. Mufti Abu Layth says people should not obsess over whether a hair or some small part of the body is showing.
Answer from 22 September 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #183 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 44:33)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer/conditions-and-validity exists (10 December 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/s-vm6mgbll8/s/4/
Watch on YouTube at 45:48: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTYEM-eEe78&t=2748s<p><b>Do women have to cover their wrists and ankles in prayer?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says relax: the deen is natural, and obsessing over whether a wrist, ankle or hair shows came centuries after the Prophet. Mufti Abu Layth says people should not obsess over whether a hair or some small part of the body is showing.</p>
<p>Answer from 22 September 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #183 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 44:33)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer/conditions-and-validity exists</b> (10 December 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/s-vm6mgbll8/s/4/">Why did Abu Hanifa allow things like praying in Persian?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTYEM-eEe78&t=2748s">Watch on YouTube at 45:48</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/jtyem-eee78/s/9/">Open the segment</a></p>Is wearing my hijab turban-style allowed?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/a6h5lye4mn8/s/3/2020-07-14T00:00:00Z2020-07-14T00:00:00ZIs 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&t=1063s">Watch on YouTube at 17:43</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/a6h5lye4mn8/s/3/">Open the segment</a></p>Why are people angry at a hijabi influencer who removed her hijab if it is her choice?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/qdiqiwiz1my/s/2/2020-07-02T00:00:00Z2020-07-02T00:00:00ZWhy are people angry at a hijabi influencer who removed her hijab if it is her choice?
The problem is not the hijab but duplicity: Mufti Abu Layth says building fame and income on a religious image one does not believe in is a double life that inevitably collapses, and he advises against living fake lifestyles. Mufti Abu Layth holds that the problem is not removing the hijab but presenting a religious image one does not believe in to gain money or status, and that such a double life inevitably collapses.
Answer from 2 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Amena Khan (Pearl Daisy) Removes Hijab | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:37)
A more recent answer on wellbeing/character-and-virtue exists (29 September 2024): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hmurvu2c9yq/s/5/
Watch on YouTube at 2:37: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdIQiwiz1mY&t=157s<p><b>Why are people angry at a hijabi influencer who removed her hijab if it is her choice?</b></p>
<p>The problem is not the hijab but duplicity: Mufti Abu Layth says building fame and income on a religious image one does not believe in is a double life that inevitably collapses, and he advises against living fake lifestyles. Mufti Abu Layth holds that the problem is not removing the hijab but presenting a religious image one does not believe in to gain money or status, and that such a double life inevitably collapses.</p>
<p>Answer from 2 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Amena Khan (Pearl Daisy) Removes Hijab | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:37)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on wellbeing/character-and-virtue exists</b> (29 September 2024): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hmurvu2c9yq/s/5/">Spread love, and take account of the damage our words have done</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdIQiwiz1mY&t=157s">Watch on YouTube at 2:37</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/qdiqiwiz1my/s/2/">Open the segment</a></p>Is it wrong for a hijabi YouTuber to take off her hijab?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/qdiqiwiz1my/s/1/2020-07-02T00:00:00Z2020-07-02T00:00:00ZIs it wrong for a hijabi YouTuber to take off her hijab?
Removing the hijab is her own choice and her own business, Mufti Abu Layth says; he adds that some scholars hold hijab is not obligatory and that he finds their argument stronger.
Answer from 2 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Amena Khan (Pearl Daisy) Removes Hijab | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:01)
A more recent answer on society/current-events exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 0:01: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdIQiwiz1mY&t=1s<p><b>Is it wrong for a hijabi YouTuber to take off her hijab?</b></p>
<p>Removing the hijab is her own choice and her own business, Mufti Abu Layth says; he adds that some scholars hold hijab is not obligatory and that he finds their argument stronger.</p>
<p>Answer from 2 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Amena Khan (Pearl Daisy) Removes Hijab | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:01)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/current-events exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/">What was Salman Rushdie's family background?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdIQiwiz1mY&t=1s">Watch on YouTube at 0:01</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/qdiqiwiz1my/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Do non-Muslim women in a Muslim country have to cover up?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/housirokbvu/s/19/2020-04-19T00:00:00Z2020-04-19T00:00:00ZDo non-Muslim women in a Muslim country have to cover up?
The guest says early scholars held that non-Muslim women cannot be forced to cover and that the prohibition on looking was applied only to believing women.
Answer from 19 April 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: Shaykh Kashif Khan | Policing thought, Pornography & Pandora's box | MindTrap with Mufti #15 (at 1:40:19)
A more recent answer on dialogue/guest-conversations exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/32/
Watch on YouTube at 1:40:19: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOusirOkBVU&t=6019s<p><b>Do non-Muslim women in a Muslim country have to cover up?</b></p>
<p>The guest says early scholars held that non-Muslim women cannot be forced to cover and that the prohibition on looking was applied only to believing women.</p>
<p>Answer from 19 April 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Shaykh Kashif Khan | Policing thought, Pornography & Pandora's box | MindTrap with Mufti #15 (at 1:40:19)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on dialogue/guest-conversations exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/32/">How should Muslims engage people with very different views of the religion?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOusirOkBVU&t=6019s">Watch on YouTube at 1:40:19</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/housirokbvu/s/19/">Open the segment</a></p>Is a marriage between a Muslim and a non-Muslim valid?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/housirokbvu/s/16/2020-04-19T00:00:00Z2020-04-19T00:00:00ZIs a marriage between a Muslim and a non-Muslim valid?
Mufti Abu Layth says he holds that a nikah between a Muslim and a non-Muslim would be valid, especially for converts whose spouses remain non-Muslim; both say quoting recorded minority views gets them accused of opening Pandora's box.
Answer from 19 April 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Shaykh Kashif Khan | Policing thought, Pornography & Pandora's box | MindTrap with Mufti #15 (at 1:23:10)
A more recent answer on fiqh/sexual-ethics exists (22 February 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mofs_0ugn4e/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 1:23:10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOusirOkBVU&t=4990s<p><b>Is a marriage between a Muslim and a non-Muslim valid?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says he holds that a nikah between a Muslim and a non-Muslim would be valid, especially for converts whose spouses remain non-Muslim; both say quoting recorded minority views gets them accused of opening Pandora's box.</p>
<p>Answer from 19 April 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Shaykh Kashif Khan | Policing thought, Pornography & Pandora's box | MindTrap with Mufti #15 (at 1:23:10)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/sexual-ethics exists</b> (22 February 2023): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mofs_0ugn4e/s/3/">Did some Muslim scholars say homosexuality is not haram?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOusirOkBVU&t=4990s">Watch on YouTube at 1:23:10</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/housirokbvu/s/16/">Open the segment</a></p>Is Islam supposed to feel like a burden?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/trr4o2jzizc/s/4/2019-11-03T00:00:00Z2019-11-03T00:00:00ZIs Islam supposed to feel like a burden?
The deen is one of ease and should complement a person's life rather than burden them with guilt and suffering. An interpretation of Islam that weighs people down is, in Mufti Abu Layth's view, not the one the religion came with. Mufti Abu Layth holds that the deen is one of ease that should complement a person's life rather than impede it, and that an interpretation of Islam which burdens people with guilt and suffering is not the one the religion came with.
Answer from 3 November 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Verse in Surah Al-Nur about the Hijab | Mufti Abu Layth (at 17:02)
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 17:02: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRR4o2JZIZc&t=1022s<p><b>Is Islam supposed to feel like a burden?</b></p>
<p>The deen is one of ease and should complement a person's life rather than burden them with guilt and suffering. An interpretation of Islam that weighs people down is, in Mufti Abu Layth's view, not the one the religion came with. Mufti Abu Layth holds that the deen is one of ease that should complement a person's life rather than impede it, and that an interpretation of Islam which burdens people with guilt and suffering is not the one the religion came with.</p>
<p>Answer from 3 November 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Verse in Surah Al-Nur about the Hijab | Mufti Abu Layth (at 17:02)</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=TRR4o2JZIZc&t=1022s">Watch on YouTube at 17:02</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/trr4o2jzizc/s/4/">Open the segment</a></p>Can a husband or father force a woman to wear hijab?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/trr4o2jzizc/s/3/2019-11-03T00:00:00Z2019-11-03T00:00:00ZCan a husband or father force a woman to wear hijab?
Forcing women to cover their hair is categorically wrong in Mufti Abu Layth's view and does greater harm. He attributes the pressure to men's insecurity about women and to guilt imposed through fatwas that curse men whose wives do not cover, both of which he calls wrong. Mufti Abu Layth holds that for men to coerce women into covering their hair is categorically wrong and does greater harm, and that the pressure to do so comes from male insecurity about women and from guilt imposed through fatwas, both of which he calls inaccurate and wrong.
Answer from 3 November 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Verse in Surah Al-Nur about the Hijab | Mufti Abu Layth (at 11:49)
A more recent answer on relationships/masculinity-and-gender-roles exists (9 May 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oag-f3hxcdy/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 11:49: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRR4o2JZIZc&t=709s<p><b>Can a husband or father force a woman to wear hijab?</b></p>
<p>Forcing women to cover their hair is categorically wrong in Mufti Abu Layth's view and does greater harm. He attributes the pressure to men's insecurity about women and to guilt imposed through fatwas that curse men whose wives do not cover, both of which he calls wrong. Mufti Abu Layth holds that for men to coerce women into covering their hair is categorically wrong and does greater harm, and that the pressure to do so comes from male insecurity about women and from guilt imposed through fatwas, both of which he calls inaccurate and wrong.</p>
<p>Answer from 3 November 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Verse in Surah Al-Nur about the Hijab | Mufti Abu Layth (at 11:49)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on relationships/masculinity-and-gender-roles exists</b> (9 May 2023): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oag-f3hxcdy/s/3/">How did the Prophet balance gentleness and strength?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRR4o2JZIZc&t=709s">Watch on YouTube at 11:49</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/trr4o2jzizc/s/3/">Open the segment</a></p>Is it a sin for a Muslim woman not to cover her hair?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/trr4o2jzizc/s/2/2019-11-03T00:00:00Z2019-11-03T00:00:00ZIs it a sin for a Muslim woman not to cover her hair?
Contemporary scholars who say covering the hair is not obligatory hold a valid position, and not wearing hijab is an equally valid opinion to wearing it, which Mufti Abu Layth calls good as part of a woman's identity. What the Quran explicitly establishes is modesty, and the choice is a personal journey, not something to impose. Mufti Abu Layth holds that scholars who say covering the hair is not obligatory have a valid position, that wearing hijab is a good thing as part of a woman's identity, and that not wearing it is an equally valid opinion and not a matter of going to hell, since only modesty is explicitly established in the Quran and the sound Sunnah.
Answer from 3 November 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Verse in Surah Al-Nur about the Hijab | Mufti Abu Layth (at 9:10)
A more recent answer on fiqh/legal-theory exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/23/
Watch on YouTube at 9:10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRR4o2JZIZc&t=550s<p><b>Is it a sin for a Muslim woman not to cover her hair?</b></p>
<p>Contemporary scholars who say covering the hair is not obligatory hold a valid position, and not wearing hijab is an equally valid opinion to wearing it, which Mufti Abu Layth calls good as part of a woman's identity. What the Quran explicitly establishes is modesty, and the choice is a personal journey, not something to impose. Mufti Abu Layth holds that scholars who say covering the hair is not obligatory have a valid position, that wearing hijab is a good thing as part of a woman's identity, and that not wearing it is an equally valid opinion and not a matter of going to hell, since only modesty is explicitly established in the Quran and the sound Sunnah.</p>
<p>Answer from 3 November 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Verse in Surah Al-Nur about the Hijab | Mufti Abu Layth (at 9:10)</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=TRR4o2JZIZc&t=550s">Watch on YouTube at 9:10</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/trr4o2jzizc/s/2/">Open the segment</a></p>Does the Quran actually tell women to cover their hair, or only their chest?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/trr4o2jzizc/s/1/2019-11-03T00:00:00Z2019-11-03T00:00:00ZDoes the Quran actually tell women to cover their hair, or only their chest?
There is nothing explicit in the Quran or Sunnah about covering the head; the verse of al-Nur tells women to cover the jayb (the chest opening) with the khimar they already wore, and whether the khimar itself is obligatory or circumstantial is an open question. Covering the hair became the settled teaching within a generation of the companions. Mufti Abu Layth says there is nothing explicit in the Quran or the established Sunnah about covering the head: hijab is a modern term, the verse of al-Nur commands covering the jayb with the khimar women already wore, and whether the khimar itself is an obligation or a circumstance of the time is an open question.
Answer from 3 November 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Verse in Surah Al-Nur about the Hijab | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:04)
A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/
Watch on YouTube at 0:04: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRR4o2JZIZc&t=4s<p><b>Does the Quran actually tell women to cover their hair, or only their chest?</b></p>
<p>There is nothing explicit in the Quran or Sunnah about covering the head; the verse of al-Nur tells women to cover the jayb (the chest opening) with the khimar they already wore, and whether the khimar itself is obligatory or circumstantial is an open question. Covering the hair became the settled teaching within a generation of the companions. Mufti Abu Layth says there is nothing explicit in the Quran or the established Sunnah about covering the head: hijab is a modern term, the verse of al-Nur commands covering the jayb with the khimar women already wore, and whether the khimar itself is an obligation or a circumstance of the time is an open question.</p>
<p>Answer from 3 November 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Verse in Surah Al-Nur about the Hijab | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:04)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/">Is Quran 22:52 about the satanic verses incident?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRR4o2JZIZc&t=4s">Watch on YouTube at 0:04</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/trr4o2jzizc/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Do Muslim women have to wear the niqab?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/jqmaijjjvoi/s/1/2018-03-08T00:00:00Z2018-03-08T00:00:00ZDo Muslim women have to wear the niqab?
Mufti Abu Layth does not consider the niqab part of the religion: it is a cultural measure, sensible only where a woman's safety requires it, and in the West he thinks it should not be worn. The screen rules for the Prophet's wives were specific to them. Mufti Abu Layth says that, as far as religion is concerned, he does not consider the niqab to be part of the religion at all.
Answer from 8 March 2018 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Should women wear the Niqab? - Mufti Abu Layth al-Maliki (at 0:00)
A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zkklciv1tk8/s/2/
Watch on YouTube at 0:37: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQMaIJJJVoI&t=37s<p><b>Do Muslim women have to wear the niqab?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth does not consider the niqab part of the religion: it is a cultural measure, sensible only where a woman's safety requires it, and in the West he thinks it should not be worn. The screen rules for the Prophet's wives were specific to them. Mufti Abu Layth says that, as far as religion is concerned, he does not consider the niqab to be part of the religion at all.</p>
<p>Answer from 8 March 2018 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Should women wear the Niqab? - Mufti Abu Layth al-Maliki (at 0:00)</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=JQMaIJJJVoI&t=37s">Watch on YouTube at 0:37</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/jqmaijjjvoi/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Is Imam Malik's own fatwa the Maliki madhhab?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hcscudhd8bu/s/4/2014-05-09T00:00:00Z2014-05-09T00:00:00ZIs Imam Malik's own fatwa the Maliki madhhab?
The speakers disagree on whether Imam Malik's own words or the later transmitted madhhab decide a ruling; one says Malik's hijab fatwas were relaxed and left the face uncovered.
Answer from 9 May 2014 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: Mufti Abu Layth & Ustadh AbdusShakur Brooks: A discussion on Maliki Fiqh (at 19:50)
A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zkklciv1tk8/s/2/
Watch on YouTube at 19:50: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcscudhD8bU&t=1190s<p><b>Is Imam Malik's own fatwa the Maliki madhhab?</b></p>
<p>The speakers disagree on whether Imam Malik's own words or the later transmitted madhhab decide a ruling; one says Malik's hijab fatwas were relaxed and left the face uncovered.</p>
<p>Answer from 9 May 2014 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Mufti Abu Layth & Ustadh AbdusShakur Brooks: A discussion on Maliki Fiqh (at 19:50)</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=hcscudhD8bU&t=1190s">Watch on YouTube at 19:50</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hcscudhd8bu/s/4/">Open the segment</a></p>Did Imam Malik allow a woman to show her face to her husband's friends?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hcscudhd8bu/s/3/2014-05-09T00:00:00Z2014-05-09T00:00:00ZDid Imam Malik allow a woman to show her face to her husband's friends?
One speaker reads Imam Malik's fatwa allowing a woman to eat with her husband's friends as proof that the face is uncovered; the other cites the later split between young and older women.
Answer from 9 May 2014 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: Mufti Abu Layth & Ustadh AbdusShakur Brooks: A discussion on Maliki Fiqh (at 11:31)
A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zkklciv1tk8/s/2/
Watch on YouTube at 11:31: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcscudhD8bU&t=691s<p><b>Did Imam Malik allow a woman to show her face to her husband's friends?</b></p>
<p>One speaker reads Imam Malik's fatwa allowing a woman to eat with her husband's friends as proof that the face is uncovered; the other cites the later split between young and older women.</p>
<p>Answer from 9 May 2014 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Mufti Abu Layth & Ustadh AbdusShakur Brooks: A discussion on Maliki Fiqh (at 11:31)</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=hcscudhD8bU&t=691s">Watch on YouTube at 11:31</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hcscudhd8bu/s/3/">Open the segment</a></p>Must a young woman cover her face because of fitnah?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hcscudhd8bu/s/2/2014-05-09T00:00:00Z2014-05-09T00:00:00ZMust a young woman cover her face because of fitnah?
The speakers disagree: one holds the books require covering where there is fitnah from young women, the other that such a rule would swallow the Prophet's own practice.
Answer from 9 May 2014 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: Mufti Abu Layth & Ustadh AbdusShakur Brooks: A discussion on Maliki Fiqh (at 6:30)
A more recent answer on fiqh/hijab-and-niqab exists (9 May 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/49_s1ud7utk/s/2/
Watch on YouTube at 6:30: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcscudhD8bU&t=390s<p><b>Must a young woman cover her face because of fitnah?</b></p>
<p>The speakers disagree: one holds the books require covering where there is fitnah from young women, the other that such a rule would swallow the Prophet's own practice.</p>
<p>Answer from 9 May 2014 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Mufti Abu Layth & Ustadh AbdusShakur Brooks: A discussion on Maliki Fiqh (at 6:30)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/hijab-and-niqab exists</b> (9 May 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/49_s1ud7utk/s/2/">Did scholars let slave women uncover more than free women?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcscudhD8bU&t=390s">Watch on YouTube at 6:30</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hcscudhd8bu/s/2/">Open the segment</a></p>Is the face part of a woman's 'awrah in the Maliki school?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hcscudhd8bu/s/1/2014-05-09T00:00:00Z2014-05-09T00:00:00ZIs the face part of a woman's 'awrah in the Maliki school?
One speaker argues that neither the Maliki nor the Hanafi school counts the face as 'awrah, so covering it is at most a precaution against fitnah.
Answer from 9 May 2014 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: Mufti Abu Layth & Ustadh AbdusShakur Brooks: A discussion on Maliki Fiqh (at 0:00)
A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zkklciv1tk8/s/2/
Watch on YouTube at 0:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcscudhD8bU&t=0s<p><b>Is the face part of a woman's 'awrah in the Maliki school?</b></p>
<p>One speaker argues that neither the Maliki nor the Hanafi school counts the face as 'awrah, so covering it is at most a precaution against fitnah.</p>
<p>Answer from 9 May 2014 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Mufti Abu Layth & Ustadh AbdusShakur Brooks: A discussion on Maliki Fiqh (at 0:00)</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=hcscudhD8bU&t=0s">Watch on YouTube at 0:00</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hcscudhd8bu/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>