Mufti Abu Layth Archive: fiqh/maliki-school

Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?

Mufti Abu Layth says the inherited practice of Madinah, like its adhan, outweighs an isolated report, since not every Sunnah was documented and narrators made honest mistakes; this is why he favours the school of Madinah. Mufti Abu Layth says he greatly favours the method of the school of Madinah.

Answer from 19 April 2023 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: The Methodology Of Imam Malik | How To Treat Hadith | Mufti Abu Layth (at 6:49)

A more recent answer on hadith/sunnah-versus-hadith exists (18 October 2025): Does the Muwatta show that the Companions' practice had already changed by Malik's time?

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Can we ever be completely certain about religious answers?

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Can we ever be completely certain about religious answers?

Only God is certain; every answer we hold is limited by our own understanding and that of those we learned from, a humility Imam Malik modelled. Mufti Abu Layth says the ultimate certainty is God alone, and whatever we think is the answer is ultimately limited by our understanding.

Answer from 10 March 2023 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: The Legendary Imam Malik Ibn Anas | Mufti Abu Layth (at 57:27)

A more recent answer on belief/reason-and-revelation exists (18 October 2025): Why did Mufti Abu Layth bring up 3:188 against the Quran-only position?

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Why did Imam Malik never leave Madinah?

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Why did Imam Malik never leave Madinah?

Out of love for the Prophet, Malik held Madinah above Makkah, never left it except once for Hajj, and would not wear shoes or ride near the Prophet's mosque. Mufti Abu Layth says the Maliki school holds Madinah to be more virtuous than Makkah, while the other schools disagree.

Answer from 10 March 2023 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: The Legendary Imam Malik Ibn Anas | Mufti Abu Layth (at 46:44)

A more recent answer on history/scholars-and-imams/imam-malik exists (19 April 2023): Did Imam Malik reject the hadith he did not act on?

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What is the difference between a hadith and the Sunnah in the Maliki school?

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

What is the difference between a hadith and the Sunnah in the Maliki school?

The school of Madinah is 'hadith relativist': it accepts a hadith where it matches the living Sunnah and not otherwise, since hadith is historical data and the Sunnah is the Prophet's teaching. Mufti Abu Layth says those who follow the school of Madinah are not hadith dogmatists but hadith relativists, embracing a hadith where it correlates with the Sunnah.

Answer from 10 March 2023 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: The Legendary Imam Malik Ibn Anas | Mufti Abu Layth (at 37:24)

A more recent answer on hadith/sunnah-versus-hadith exists (18 October 2025): Does the Muwatta show that the Companions' practice had already changed by Malik's time?

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What did the classical Maliki scholars say about the satanic verses story?

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000

What did the classical Maliki scholars say about the satanic verses story?

Mufti Abu Layth says the Maliki scholars, Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi and Qadi Iyad among them, rejected the story as fabricated, and that al-Tabari records the narrations but concludes they are false. Mufti Abu Layth says the Maliki scholars rightly rejected the satanic verses narrations as fabricated, and that even a sahih report contradicting the Quran would be rejected, let alone weak ones.

Answer from 19 August 2022 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Salman Rushdie & The Satanic Verses | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:14:40)

A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?

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Is there a sahih hadith on where to put my hands in salah?

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Is there a sahih hadith on where to put my hands in salah?

There is no sahih hadith fixing where the hands go in salah; sadl, praying with the hands at the sides, is a sunnah of the school of Madinah without a hadith. Not every hadith is sunnah and not every sunnah was recorded in a hadith. Mufti Abu Layth says there is not a single sahih hadith establishing where the hands are placed in prayer, that sadl is a sunnah of the school of Madinah without a hadith, and that people should not be guilt-tripped over how they hold their hands.

Answer from 6 October 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Sunnah vs Hadith (Case Study: Hands in Salah) | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)

A more recent answer on hadith/sunnah-versus-hadith exists (18 October 2025): Does the Muwatta show that the Companions' practice had already changed by Malik's time?

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What does Mufti Abu Layth think of al-Shaybani's critique of the Madinan school?

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000

What does Mufti Abu Layth think of al-Shaybani's critique of the Madinan school?

Mufti Abu Layth calls al-Shaybani's book an arrogant reply to Malik that failed from its title, since Islam was lived in Madinah and preserved in Malik's school. Mufti Abu Layth says al-Shaybani's book against the people of Madinah failed from its title, since Islam was lived and taught in Madinah and captured by Imam Malik, whose school tries to preserve the practice of Madinah.

Answer from 13 April 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #210 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 3:02:08)

A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?

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Is it obligatory for Muslims to establish a caliphate?

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Is it obligatory for Muslims to establish a caliphate?

No: Mufti Abu Layth says there is no obligation to establish a caliphate, citing classical Maliki scholars and Akram Nadwi against the claim of consensus. Mufti Abu Layth says there is no obligation in Islam to establish a caliphate system, that classical Maliki scholars held this, so the claimed consensus fails, and that Akram Nadwi takes the same view.

Answer from 13 April 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #210 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 54:24)

A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?

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What does Yasir Qadhi argue about Malikis and the return of Jesus?

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000

What does Yasir Qadhi argue about Malikis and the return of Jesus?

Yasir Qadhi argues in the clip that the return of Jesus is established by mutawatir hadith and affirmed by the great Maliki scholars, so a Maliki cannot deny it. Mufti Abu Layth sets out the points he will answer.

Answer from 6 April 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)

Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #209 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:13:03)

A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?

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Are insects haram to eat in the Maliki school?

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Are insects haram to eat in the Maliki school?

Insects are not haram in the Maliki school: almost everything is halal except pork and what is sacrificed to other than God. Ritual slaughter applies only to domesticated livestock, not insects. Mufti Abu Layth says that in the Maliki school almost everything is halal to eat except pork and what is sacrificed to other than God, that carrion is avoided for health, that insects are not haram, and that ritual slaughter applies only to domesticated livestock.

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 1:52:50)

A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?

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Where can I learn the Maliki school in English?

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Where can I learn the Maliki school in English?

Mufti Abu Layth suggests the translations of Aisha Bewley, Hamza Yusuf's recorded lessons on a basic Maliki text, Shaykh Ali Laraki's translation, and teachers such as Abdalhaqq Bewley.

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 1:50:03)

A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?

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Is playing chess haram?

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Is 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 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #202| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:51:49)

A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?

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How did the Maliki school spread to North Africa and Spain?

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000

How did the Maliki school spread to North Africa and Spain?

Mufti Abu Layth says the Maliki school had already spread in Imam Malik's lifetime through North Africa to al-Andalus, and into Iraq, especially Basra. Mufti Abu Layth says the Maliki school had spread in Imam Malik's lifetime all the way to the Iberian peninsula, through North Africa.

Answer from 16 February 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #202| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:50:00)

A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?

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Did Maliki scholars really allow fines instead of hudud punishments?

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Did Maliki scholars really allow fines instead of hudud punishments?

Mufti Abu Layth says the Maliki fatwa allowing punishment through wealth was the work of a major scholar and was practised as law for centuries, not a forgotten opinion. Mufti Abu Layth says the fatwa on punishing with wealth that he cites was acted upon as the law and understood as the sharia for hundreds of years.

Answer from 9 February 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #201| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 3:05:51)

A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?

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Is pork the only meat that is haram in the Maliki school?

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Is pork the only meat that is haram in the Maliki school?

Mufti Abu Layth says that in the Maliki school no meat is haram in itself except the pig, which does not mean the imams urged people to eat everything. Mufti Abu Layth says that in the Maliki school no meat is haram to eat in and of itself except the pig.

Answer from 9 February 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

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Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #201| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 29:59)

A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?

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What do you think of Imam al-Shatibi?

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000

What do you think of Imam al-Shatibi?

Mufti Abu Layth calls Imam al-Shatibi an absolute legend and the real founding father of maqasid, the objectives of the Sharia. Mufti Abu Layth says al-Shatibi really brought the objectives of the Sharia to life, so that everybody after him is indebted to him, and that he absolutely loves him for 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 1:17:17)

A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?

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How should I deal with the misogynistic things some scholars wrote about women?

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

How should I deal with the misogynistic things some scholars wrote about women?

Do not let contemporary misogynists hijack your Islam, and read past scholars' views on women as reflections of their own age, which do not confine Islam. Mufti Abu Layth says contemporary misogyny should not be allowed to hijack one's Islam, and that past scholars' writings about women reflect their own age and do not confine Islam, which each age reflects in its own way.

Answer from 26 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #199 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:06:10)

A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?

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Why do you call yourself a Maliki?

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Why do you call yourself a Maliki?

Mufti Abu Layth calls himself Maliki because he follows the lens of the school of Medina: the Quran at the centre, Medinan practice, reason and the aims of the shari'ah. Mufti Abu Layth says the school of Medina placed the Quran centrally, gave precedence to the inherited practice of Medina and held reason to be vital.

Answer from 12 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #197 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:41:27)

A more recent answer on fiqh/legal-theory exists (18 October 2025): If reason helps us understand the Quran, does the reasoning of earlier scholars matter too?

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Are king prawns halal?

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Are king prawns halal?

Yes, prawns are halal: in the school of Medina everything from the sea is halal, and only the pig is haram by its nature. Mufti Abu Layth says that in Islam everything in the sea is halal, according to the school of Medina.

Answer from 12 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #197 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 44:32)

A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?

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Mufti Abu Layth challenges Shadee Elmasry to debate Maliki fiqh

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Mufti Abu Layth challenges Shadee Elmasry to debate Maliki fiqh

Mufti Abu Layth says his critics do not know Maliki fiqh and challenges them to debate him on any Maliki topic.

Answer from 12 November 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Recording: Debate challenge to Shadee Elmasry on Maliki Fiqh | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)

A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?

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Did Imam Malik say that Jesus died?

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Did Imam Malik say that Jesus died?

Mufti Abu Layth says there is no Quranic verse on a second coming and that the Imam Malik report of Jesus's death is in a reliable Maliki source.

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 3:00:20)

A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?

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Are tattoos haram, and can I work as a tattoo artist?

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000

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): Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?

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Doesn't the practice of Medina show that music is haram?

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Doesn't the practice of Medina show that music is haram?

Not necessarily: Malik disliked music by temperament, but Medina after the Prophet was known for its musical instruments. Mufti Abu Layth says the living tradition does not necessarily indicate that music is prohibited.

Answer from 24 August 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #179 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 28:39)

A more recent answer on hadith/sunnah-versus-hadith exists (18 October 2025): Does the Muwatta show that the Companions' practice had already changed by Malik's time?

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Why did Imam Malik prefer the practice of Medina over hadith chains?

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Why did Imam Malik prefer the practice of Medina over hadith chains?

Mufti Abu Layth says the chain was once subordinate to the living tradition of Medina; al-Shafii's isnad project replaced regional trust with loyalty to the chain. Mufti Abu Layth says that in Imam Malik's time the chain was still subservient to the living tradition.

Answer from 4 August 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth #176 *Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted!* 🤣 (at 2:02:45)

A more recent answer on hadith/sunnah-versus-hadith exists (18 October 2025): Does the Muwatta show that the Companions' practice had already changed by Malik's time?

Watch on YouTube at 2:04:25 · Open the segment

Is it okay to celebrate the Mawlid?

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Is 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 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth #176 *Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted!* 🤣 (at 45:55)

A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?

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Is it haram to eat dog meat?

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Is it haram to eat dog meat?

Dog is not haram in the school of Madinah, which follows Quran 6:145, but not being haram does not mean people eat it. Mufti Abu Layth says dogs are not haram to eat according to the school of Madinah, though people do not really eat them.

Answer from 14 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth 173 (at 1:54:56)

A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?

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Is it halal to eat crocodile?

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Is it halal to eat crocodile?

Yes, crocodile is halal in the school of Madinah, where only pig is categorically forbidden besides carrion and what is sacrificed to idols. Mufti Abu Layth says crocodile meat is halal in the school of Madinah, in which only pig is categorically haram.

Answer from 14 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth 173 (at 1:52:30)

A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?

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Can I wear perfume that contains alcohol?

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Can I wear perfume that contains alcohol?

It is pure and nothing to worry about: alcohol is not impure for many scholars of Madinah, and perfume alcohol is not the drinking kind anyway. Mufti Abu Layth says perfume with an alcohol base is pure and there is nothing to worry about.

Answer from 14 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth 173 (at 1:50:34)

A more recent answer on fiqh/purification exists (18 October 2025): Why does the guest's prayer have no fixed number of units, and what counts as wudu?

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What parts of the body count as 'awrah for men and women?

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000

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): Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?

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Is slavery haram in Islam, and did Muslim scholars ban it before the UN?

Tue, 28 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Is slavery haram in Islam, and did Muslim scholars ban it before the UN?

Slavery is categorically haram today, and Maliki scholars issued fatwas forbidding it long before the UN; Mufti Abu Layth explains this through trajectory hermeneutics. Concubines were female slaves, not wives. Mufti Abu Layth holds that slavery is categorically haram today, that Maliki and other scholars forbade it by fatwa long before the UN resolution, and that the Quran's rulings on slavery set a trajectory towards its prohibition once human ethics developed.

Answer from 28 April 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

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Recording: Sex Slaves: Concubines and Collective Consciousness -Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)

A more recent answer on fiqh/legal-theory exists (18 October 2025): If reason helps us understand the Quran, does the reasoning of earlier scholars matter too?

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Why is everything permissible by default in Islamic law unless proven haram?

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Why is everything permissible by default in Islamic law unless proven haram?

By default everything is conclusively permissible, since Allah created everything on earth for us and what He was silent about is pardoned, and that certainty can only be removed by certainty, not by a hadith that remains probable. So Mufti Abu Layth does not declare music halal; Allah has, and the evidence against it falls short of overturning that. Mufti Abu Layth holds, as he says many Malikis of the school of Madinah did, that everything is conclusively permissible by default, because Allah created everything for us and pardoned what He was silent about, and that this certainty can be removed only by certainty, so when he calls something halal he is not making it so.

Answer from 18 September 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

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Recording: In Depth: Is Music allowed in Islam? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 30:08)

A more recent answer on fiqh/legal-theory exists (18 October 2025): If reason helps us understand the Quran, does the reasoning of earlier scholars matter too?

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Which scholars held that music is permissible, and what did Imam Malik's school say?

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Which scholars held that music is permissible, and what did Imam Malik's school say?

Al-Shawkani, Ibn Hazm, Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi and al-Fakihani all found no sahih hadith prohibiting music, and the people of Madinah, including the qadi Sa'd ibn Ibrahim, held it permissible, with some transmitting this as Imam Malik's own position. Only Allah and His Messenger are authorities, so a refutation needs a sahih hadith. Mufti Abu Layth holds that there is no sahih hadith prohibiting music, citing al-Shawkani, Ibn Hazm, Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi and al-Fakihani, and that since only Allah and His Messenger are authorities in religion, anyone refuting him must bring a sahih hadith.

Answer from 18 September 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

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Recording: In Depth: Is Music allowed in Islam? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:41)

A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?

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What did Imam Malik and the Maliki jurists say about boys wearing earrings?

Wed, 24 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000

What did Imam Malik and the Maliki jurists say about boys wearing earrings?

Malik preferred that boys not wear gold earrings, which Ibn Rushd explains as a ruling about gold rather than earrings, and Maliki theft rulings by al-Lakhmi and Ibn Abi Zayd treat an earring stolen from a boy as an ordinary case. Mufti Abu Layth concludes that boys wearing earrings was common and not seen as feminine. Mufti Abu Layth says that Malik's reported preference against gold earrings for boys concerned the gold rather than the earring, and that the Maliki theft rulings of al-Lakhmi and Ibn Abi Zayd about earrings stolen from boys show that boys commonly wore them and the early generations did not treat earrings as restricted to women.

Answer from 24 July 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

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Recording: Holistic Overview: Can Men Wear Earrings? -Mufti Abu Layth (at 22:12)

A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?

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Why does Mufti Abu Layth follow the Maliki school rather than the Hanafi?

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Why does Mufti Abu Layth follow the Maliki school rather than the Hanafi?

Mufti Abu Layth follows the Maliki school of Madinah because it is built on welfare and rooted in evidence and made the most sense to him. He says the Hanafi school, despite Abu Hanifa's greatness, has been hijacked into a controlling school. Mufti Abu Layth says he follows the Maliki school of Madinah because it is built upon welfare and rooted in evidence and made the most sense, and that the Hanafi school, though Abu Hanifa was a legend, has long been hijacked and become a controlling school that is the antithesis of its founder.

Answer from 22 March 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

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Recording: Why did I Choose Maliki Fiqh? -Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:35)

A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists (19 April 2023): Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?

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Is my prayer valid if I pray in a bikini or swimwear?

Mon, 04 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Is my prayer valid if I pray in a bikini or swimwear?

On the Maliki view of Qadi Isma'il, which he finds strong, her prayer would have been valid, since covering is an obligation separate from salah; it is still not something he recommends. Either way nobody has the right to attack her. Mufti Abu Layth says he personally feels Qadi Isma'il and the Malikis have a strong point in holding that covering oneself in salah is a separate obligation, not a condition of the prayer.

Answer from 4 March 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Can Women Pray in Bikinis? -Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)

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How should Muslims decide which hadith to accept and which to reject?

Fri, 03 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000

How should Muslims decide which hadith to accept and which to reject?

Follow Imam Malik: accept some hadith and reject others. A report is accepted if it does not clash with reason, the Quran, the transmitted and corroborated Sunnah such as the practice of Madinah, or a principle of Islam; otherwise it is treated with caution. Mufti Abu Layth holds that the ummah must return to Imam Malik's method of accepting some hadith and rejecting others, accepting a report only if it does not clash with reason, the Quran, the corroborated Sunnah such as the practice of Madinah, or a principle of Islam.

Answer from 3 August 2018 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

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Recording: Reply to Sunni (Wahhabi) Defence Pt. IV -Mufti Abu Layth (at 15:35)

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Are tattoos haram in Islam?

Thu, 03 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000

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

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Recording: Why Tattoos are NOT Haram by Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)

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If reason judges religion, whose reason counts, and what about rituals?

Mon, 09 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000

If reason judges religion, whose reason counts, and what about rituals?

The concept of ritual must make sense, not every detail; the shared judgement of a healthy mind is the standard; and, by Malik's rule that only the Messenger's words are beyond rejection, following a school is not belonging to a cult. Mufti Abu Layth says that the concept of ritual rather than its details must accord with reason, that the shared judgement of a healthy mind is the standard of reason, and that following the Maliki school does not make one a cult member, since Malik taught that everyone's words may be rejected except the Messenger's.

Answer from 9 April 2018 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: The Role Of Reason In Religion - Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:14:24)

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Do Muslim women have to wear the niqab?

Thu, 08 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Do 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

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Recording: Should women wear the Niqab? - Mufti Abu Layth al-Maliki (at 0:00)

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Is it fair to say Mufti Abu Layth has no knowledge of the Maliki school?

Wed, 28 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Is it fair to say Mufti Abu Layth has no knowledge of the Maliki school?

Mufti Abu Layth challenges his critic to a discussion on the Maliki school and says disagreement with his interpretation is fair, but calling him ignorant of the school is misleading.

Answer from 28 February 2018 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: A response to Hamza Maqbool (Deobandi/Maliki) - Mufti Abu Layth al-Maliki (at 18:11)

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Are witnesses required for a nikah in the Maliki school?

Wed, 28 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Are witnesses required for a nikah in the Maliki school?

In the Maliki school witnesses are not needed for the nikah to be valid; witnesses or an announcement are needed before consummation. Hamza Maqbool's tweet said Mufti Abu Layth does not represent the school. Mufti Abu Layth says the Maliki school does not require witnesses for a valid nikah, only witnesses or a public announcement before the marriage is consummated, and that many of the Prophet's marriages were not witnessed.

Answer from 28 February 2018 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

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Recording: A response to Hamza Maqbool (Deobandi/Maliki) - Mufti Abu Layth al-Maliki (at 5:06)

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Does the Maliki school distinguish between hadith and Sunnah, and did Imam Malik ever reject a hadith?

Wed, 21 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Does the Maliki school distinguish between hadith and Sunnah, and did Imam Malik ever reject a hadith?

Yes: the school of Madinah embraces the Sunnah while remaining critical of individual hadith, and Imam Malik rejected several reports when the practice of Madinah did not reflect them. He says he stated clearly that scholars differed on the report's grading. Mufti Abu Layth says the school of Madinah distinguishes hadith from Sunnah, embracing the Sunnah while remaining critical of individual hadith, and that Imam Malik did reject several hadith when the practice of Madinah did not reflect them.

Answer from 21 February 2018 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Reply to Sunni (Wahhabi) Defence Pt.I -Mufti Abu Layth (at 17:03)

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Is an Islamic mortgage any different from a conventional mortgage?

Thu, 19 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Is an Islamic mortgage any different from a conventional mortgage?

Mortgages and bank loans today are not the riba the Quran condemns, in Mufti Abu Layth's understanding. Islamic mortgages are the same thing under another name, a loophole the Maliki school has never liked, as Umar said of the jizya renamed a gift. Mufti Abu Layth holds that conventional mortgages and bank loans are not the riba the Quran condemns, and that so-called Islamic mortgages are the same thing under another name, a play on words of the loophole kind the Maliki school has never liked.

Answer from 19 October 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Are Mortgages & Bank Loans Haram? - Mufti Abu Layth (at 51:45)

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Who has the right to tell other Muslims off for doing something haram?

Fri, 29 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Who has the right to tell other Muslims off for doing something haram?

Hisbah, commanding good and forbidding evil, is for legitimate authority and for qualified scholars, and only in matters that are clearly agreed upon. Imam Malik said one may advise but not argue or dispute. Mufti Abu Layth holds that commanding good and forbidding evil (hisbah) belongs to legitimate authority and to qualified scholars, only in matters that are clearly agreed upon, and not to individuals acting on their own.

Answer from 29 September 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

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Recording: Propaganda against Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan - Mufti Abu Layth (at 13:04)

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What do I do if I forgot to perform sujud al-sahw after my prayer?

Sun, 02 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

What do I do if I forgot to perform sujud al-sahw after my prayer?

Perform the missed sujud al-sahw as soon as you remember, even a short while after the prayer, followed by a salam. If a long time has passed, leave it; some scholars allow the after-salam type to be made up even later. Mufti Abu Layth says a forgotten sujud al-sahw should be performed as soon as it is remembered, even after some time has passed while one is still in the mosque, and is simply left if a considerable time has lapsed.

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 39:23)

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How should I stand in congregational prayer, and should my feet touch my neighbour's?

Sun, 02 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

How should I stand in congregational prayer, and should my feet touch my neighbour's?

Stand naturally, shoulder to shoulder in a straight line, without squeezing or leaving gaps. Touching feet or joining heels is not required or advised, and the school of Madinah sets no rule on how far apart the feet should be. Mufti Abu Layth says that in congregation one stands naturally shoulder to shoulder in a straight line without joining heels or touching feet, and that the Maliki school pays no attention to how far apart the feet should be.

Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

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Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 37:40)

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Do women pray differently from men in the Maliki school?

Sun, 02 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Do women pray differently from men in the Maliki school?

No: the Maliki school makes no distinction in principle between men's and women's salah. Some scholars only advise that a woman be mindful of modesty in ruku' and sujud. Mufti Abu Layth says the Maliki school draws no distinction in principle between the salah of men and women, with only advisory guidelines that a woman may be more mindful of modesty in ruku' and sujud.

Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

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Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 34:34)

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Demonstration of sujud al-sahw before and after the salam, and cancellation

Sun, 02 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Demonstration of sujud al-sahw before and after the salam, and cancellation

A missed major sunnah is repaired by two prostrations before the salam, an addition or doubt by two prostrations after it, and a forgotten obligation by cancelling the defective rak'ah and continuing. Behind an imam, follow the imam.

Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

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Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 22:48)

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Five common types of mistakes in salah and how each is treated

Sun, 02 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Five common types of mistakes in salah and how each is treated

Verbal additions and lesser omissions need nothing; a missed major sunnah is repaired by sujud al-sahw before the salam, an added action or doubt by sujud al-sahw after it, and a missed obligation by cancellation.

Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

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Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 17:30)

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Introduction to sujud al-sahw, the prostration of forgetfulness

Sun, 02 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction to sujud al-sahw, the prostration of forgetfulness

The Maliki school has two kinds of sujud al-sahw: one performed before the final salam and one performed after it.

Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

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Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 15:36)

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Demonstration of the Maliki salah from takbir to salam

Sun, 02 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Demonstration of the Maliki salah from takbir to salam

The Maliki prayer is performed with the arms hanging, no opening dua or basmala, silent al-Fatiha, tasbih and personal dua without a set number, and a single salam. Tranquility in every posture is an obligation.

Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

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Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:51)

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Introduction: why learn the Maliki salah, rak'ah counts and naturalness

Sun, 02 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction: why learn the Maliki salah, rak'ah counts and naturalness

The video teaches the Maliki way of praying; the key theme to keep in mind is naturalness throughout the prayer.

Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

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Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:16)

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Is Mufti Abu Layth a modernist?

Mon, 06 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Is Mufti Abu Layth a modernist?

No: he follows the school of Madinah and Imam Malik, teaches thousand-year-old texts and holds chains back to the Prophet, and calls boycotting classical thought a heresy. Looking modern in dress, he says, is not modernism, and Abu Hanifa too was criticised for his dress.

Answer from 6 April 2015 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

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Recording: Unanswered Questions- An interview with Mufti Abu Layth (at 39:21)

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Should I avoid practices that people call good bid'ah?

Tue, 03 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Should I avoid practices that people call good bid'ah?

Mufti Abu Layth holds it is safer to stick to the Sunnah as Medina understood it, but does not condemn those who follow good bid'ah, and asks for mutual respect. Mufti Abu Layth says his personal opinion is that it is always safer to stick with the Sunnah, the understanding in Medina at the time of Imam Malik.

Answer from 3 March 2015 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Innovation in Islam? | Mufti Abu Layth alMaliki (at 30:11)

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Do Maliki scholars accept good bid'ah?

Tue, 03 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Do Maliki scholars accept good bid'ah?

Both views exist: the early Maliki school rejected good bid'ah for centuries, but from around the 600s to 700s Hijri most Malikis accepted such practices while the books still list them as makruh. Mufti Abu Layth says that good bid'ah practices crept into the Maliki world around the 600s Hijri and, he would even say, became the majority practice by the 700s.

Answer from 3 March 2015 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

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Recording: Innovation in Islam? | Mufti Abu Layth alMaliki (at 23:47)

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Is it a bid'ah to pray extra prayers on a fixed day every week?

Tue, 03 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Is it a bid'ah to pray extra prayers on a fixed day every week?

Fixing a voluntary prayer to a day for convenience is commendable, but fixing it for a religious reason ritualises it, which the Malikis count as discouraged bid'ah. Mufti Abu Layth says that, from the Maliki perspective, the intention of a person can render their own action from a good and rewarding thing to something discouraged.

Answer from 3 March 2015 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

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Recording: Innovation in Islam? | Mufti Abu Layth alMaliki (at 12:51)

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Is there such a thing as good bid'ah?

Tue, 03 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Is there such a thing as good bid'ah?

Mufti Abu Layth frames the question of whether bid'ah divides into good and bad, defining it as innovation in religious matters, not worldly ones.

Answer from 3 March 2015 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

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Recording: Innovation in Islam? | Mufti Abu Layth alMaliki (at 0:01)

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What does Mufti Abu Layth hope to achieve?

Wed, 02 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000

What does Mufti Abu Layth hope to achieve?

Mufti Abu Layth hopes to spread inclusivity and compassion and a wider understanding of the Maliki school, which he feels the West needs. Mufti Abu Layth says he feels the outlook of the school of Madinah, the Maliki madhhab, is greatly needed in the West.

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 24:53)

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Why is al-Andalus so important to Muslims?

Wed, 02 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Why is al-Andalus so important to Muslims?

Al-Andalus was eight centuries of native Muslim civilisation in Europe, shaped by the Maliki school, and its rise and fall hold lessons for Muslims today. Mufti Abu Layth says he feels the Maliki madhhab was instrumental in the survival of al-Andalus.

Answer from 2 July 2014 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

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Recording: Insights to a personal journey: An interview with Mufti Abu Layth (at 12:53)

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Why did Mufti Abu Layth choose the Maliki madhhab?

Wed, 02 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Why did Mufti Abu Layth choose the Maliki madhhab?

Its personality matched his own: the Maliki school keeps things natural, for example in how one stands, holds the hands and makes du'a in salah. Mufti Abu Layth says the Maliki madhhab emphasises keeping things natural, as a theme running throughout the school.

Answer from 2 July 2014 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

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Recording: Insights to a personal journey: An interview with Mufti Abu Layth (at 6:27)

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Is it haram for a woman to go out for a walk?

Fri, 09 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Is it haram for a woman to go out for a walk?

One speaker says nothing makes it haram for a woman to go for a walk and challenges the other to produce a Maliki fatwa forbidding it; the other asks whether fatwa must follow the madhhab's protocols.

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 27:38)

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Can a woman go out of the house without a need?

Fri, 09 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Can a woman go out of the house without a need?

One speaker holds women went out only for need; the other that hadith and Maliki texts show women in public and travelling, with no text forbidding going out.

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 22:26)

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Is Imam Malik's own fatwa the Maliki madhhab?

Fri, 09 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Is 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

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Recording: Mufti Abu Layth & Ustadh AbdusShakur Brooks: A discussion on Maliki Fiqh (at 19:50)

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Did Imam Malik allow a woman to show her face to her husband's friends?

Fri, 09 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Did 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)

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Is the face part of a woman's 'awrah in the Maliki school?

Fri, 09 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Is 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)

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Which scholars have allowed trimming or shaving the beard?

Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Which scholars have allowed trimming or shaving the beard?

Maliki and other classical jurists held that trimming or even shaving the beard is at most makruh, not haram, and many modern scholars across the schools have given the same fatwa or kept trimmed, goateed or clean-shaven beards themselves. Mufti Abu Layth presents this to show the opinion's long standing, not to deny the other view. Mufti Abu Layth says that the view that trimming or even shaving the beard is at most makruh and not haram has been held by Maliki and other classical jurists and by many modern scholars, some of whom were themselves trimmed, goateed or clean-shaven.

Answer from 12 April 2014 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

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Recording: Cutting-edge Perspective: Trimming the beard in Islam (pt 1)- Mufti Abu Layth (at 4:01)

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How should I choose which madhhab to follow?

Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000

How should I choose which madhhab to follow?

Choose by whatever criteria suit you; you are not bound to the school of your locality. All madhhabs are in essence upon the truth, but Mufti Abu Layth personally prefers the school transmitted in Madinah, that of Imam Malik. Mufti Abu Layth says that to him personally all madhhabs are in essence upon the truth, but asks what could be greater than the school transmitted in Madinah, later known as the school of Imam Malik.

Answer from 12 March 2014 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

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Recording: Do I need to follow a Madhhab?- Mufti Abu Layth (at 11:46)

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