Mufti Abu Layth Archive: fiqh/polygamy-and-mutah

Is there an LGBTQ push in media and schools?

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Is there an LGBTQ push in media and schools?

Mufti Abu Layth agrees there is a disproportionate LGBTQ push in media and objects to sexualising young children, calling it hypocritical that polygamy cannot be described the same way. Mufti Abu Layth says he does feel there is a disproportionate push on LGBTQ themes in media.

Answer from 22 February 2023 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Muslim Scholars Allying With LGBTQ Community ? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 20:23)

A more recent answer on relationships/parents-and-children/raising-children exists (10 March 2023): How did Imam Malik come to study religion?

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Is mut'ah (temporary marriage) haram for Sunni Muslims?

Sat, 19 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Is mut'ah (temporary marriage) haram for Sunni Muslims?

Mufti Abu Layth says most Sunnis hold mut'ah haram but a minority, including Ibn Ashur, held it is not categorically haram; follow the view you hold and do not fight over it. Mufti Abu Layth says mut'ah is one of those matters where, if you follow those who say it is haram, it is haram for you, and that it is not something to fight over.

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

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Mut'ah From The Sunni Point Of View Today? | Differing Opinions | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)

A more recent answer on fiqh/polygamy-and-mutah exists (22 February 2023): Is there an LGBTQ push in media and schools?

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What actually separates Sunnis and Shia, and is mut'ah really a Shia thing?

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000

What actually separates Sunnis and Shia, and is mut'ah really a Shia thing?

The Sunni-Shia split is only about who has the right to rule, the Shia holding it stays in the Prophet's bloodline. Mut'ah and wiping the feet have nothing to do with being Shia; Sunnis used them as propaganda. Mufti Abu Layth says the whole Sunni-Shia split is based on who has the right to rule, the Shia holding that it must remain within the Prophet's sacred bloodline.

Answer from 15 March 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Why isn't Mufti from the Mu'tazilah? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:24)

A more recent answer on dialogue/sunni-shia-dialogue exists (22 February 2023): Should Sunnis preach to Shia Muslims about what they get wrong?

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Why isn't the Mufti a Mu'tazili?

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

Why isn't the Mufti a Mu'tazili?

Mufti Abu Layth says he is simply Sunni; sects are defined by core doctrines, the Shia by the sacred bloodline's right to rule, and mut'ah was pinned on them as propaganda. Mufti Abu Layth says mut'ah had nothing to do with being a Shia, and that tying it to them was a propaganda campaign.

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 44:58)

A more recent answer on dialogue/sunni-shia-dialogue exists (22 February 2023): Should Sunnis preach to Shia Muslims about what they get wrong?

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Does being fair to two wives mean treating them exactly the same?

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

Does being fair to two wives mean treating them exactly the same?

Justice between wives is not mirror-image equality but fairness according to the understanding agreed, without oppression, Mufti Abu Layth says. Mufti Abu Layth says that justice between wives means a fairness based on the understanding the spouses have.

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 1:29:41)

A more recent answer on fiqh/polygamy-and-mutah exists (22 February 2023): Is there an LGBTQ push in media and schools?

Watch on YouTube at 1:30:06 · Open the segment

What can I do if I can't afford to marry but want to avoid zina?

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

What can I do if I can't afford to marry but want to avoid zina?

Mufti Abu Layth has no easy answer: religion is failing people here because scholars and cultures will not discuss options, and marriage has become too costly for the young. Mufti Abu Layth says religion is failing people on this, not because it lacks the inbuilt mechanisms, but because scholars are not ready to have that conversation.

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 1:17:06)

A more recent answer on fiqh/sexual-ethics exists (22 February 2023): Did some Muslim scholars say homosexuality is not haram?

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Did the Prophet forbid Ali from taking a second wife?

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

Did the Prophet forbid Ali from taking a second wife?

Mufti Abu Layth says the Prophet objected not to Ali taking a second wife but to his marrying the daughter of Abu Jahl. Mufti Abu Layth says that, to be honest, he does not think the Prophet would have stopped Ali from taking a second wife.

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 1:18:40)

A more recent answer on fiqh/polygamy-and-mutah exists (22 February 2023): Is there an LGBTQ push in media and schools?

Watch on YouTube at 1:18:40 · Open the segment

What does 'justice' mean in the Quran's verse on marrying more than one wife?

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

What does 'justice' mean in the Quran's verse on marrying more than one wife?

Mufti Abu Layth says the verse requires equal treatment of wives as the benchmark, accepting human shortfalls, and does not rule polygamy out. Mufti Abu Layth says the verse on never being truly just does not mean that polygamy cannot really be done.

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 50:22)

A more recent answer on fiqh/polygamy-and-mutah exists (22 February 2023): Is there an LGBTQ push in media and schools?

Watch on YouTube at 50:22 · Open the segment

Is a secret nikah allowed?

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

Is a secret nikah allowed?

A secret nikah that deceives the woman is exploitation he condemns, but a low-commitment marriage both adults openly agree to is, he says, permissible. Mufti Abu Layth says that a low-commitment marriage that both adults understand and are comfortable with is, he would feel, permissible.

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 2:22:34)

A more recent answer on fiqh/polygamy-and-mutah exists (22 February 2023): Is there an LGBTQ push in media and schools?

Watch on YouTube at 2:23:11 · Open the segment

How do I make sense of the hadith that the Prophet banned mut'ah?

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

How do I make sense of the hadith that the Prophet banned mut'ah?

Mufti Abu Layth says the reports on the banning of mut'ah are inconsistent and contradict each other, so they are hard to rely on. Mufti Abu Layth says the hadith about mut'ah are very inconsistent and turbulent, seeming to contradict each other.

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

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth 173 (at 1:01:01)

A more recent answer on hadith/bukhari exists (18 October 2025): Why did Mufti Abu Layth challenge hadith in BukhariGate, and can the Prophet be called the most beloved of creation?

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How does the guest translate the verses on cutting off the thief's hand, jizya and polygamy?

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000

How does the guest translate the verses on cutting off the thief's hand, jizya and polygamy?

The guest's translation renders the thief's punishment as cutting off the means, the tax on non-Muslims as war reparations, sa'ihat as women active in society, and polygamy as permitted only for widows with orphans in exigent circumstances.

Answer from 26 June 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

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

Recording: Prof. Edip Yuksel | Rejecting Hadith, Rashad Khalifa & Realizing '19' | MindTrap with Mufti #27 (at 2:12:32)

A more recent answer on fiqh/polygamy-and-mutah exists (22 February 2023): Is there an LGBTQ push in media and schools?

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Did classical scholars permit masturbation, and for women too?

Sun, 19 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Did classical scholars permit masturbation, and for women too?

The guest cites al-Shawkani's treatise and some Hanafi, Maliki and Hanbali reports permitting masturbation, and says some held the prohibition applies only to men; Mufti Abu Layth notes Malik's disdain as a social attitude.

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 1:51:38)

A more recent answer on dialogue/guest-conversations exists (18 October 2025): How should Muslims engage people with very different views of the religion?

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Is mut'ah (temporary marriage) haram?

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

Is mut'ah (temporary marriage) haram?

Mut'ah is not haram in his understanding: the reports prohibiting it are contradictory and it is very hard to prove haram. Nobody is obliged to do it, and much of the hostility to it is anti-Shia sentiment.

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

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Banning Mutah? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:03)

A more recent answer on fiqh/polygamy-and-mutah exists (22 February 2023): Is there an LGBTQ push in media and schools?

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Is it right to condemn people for being in a polygamous marriage?

Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Is it right to condemn people for being in a polygamous marriage?

Mufti Abu Layth says polygamy is a personal choice Islam allows, so people should not hate on others for it, though nobody has to practise it. Mufti Abu Layth says polygamy is a personal choice that Islam allows, so people should not be hated for it, though no one has to practise it.

Answer from 1 August 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Umm Abdullah & Hasanat Scandal | Mufti Abu Layth (at 16:28)

A more recent answer on fiqh/polygamy-and-mutah exists (22 February 2023): Is there an LGBTQ push in media and schools?

Watch on YouTube at 21:29 · Open the segment

Do any Sunni scholars say mut'ah is not haram?

Sat, 21 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Do any Sunni scholars say mut'ah is not haram?

A recent Moroccan Maliki scholar argues in a book that mut'ah is not haram; Mufti Abu Layth calls the 'marry me your daughter' retort in his debate with a Salafi immature. Mufti Abu Layth says the debate's 'then marry your daughter to me' retort was an immature and stupid thing to say.

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

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Sunni & Shia differences on Mutah, theological or political? - Mufti Abu Layth (at 3:15)

A more recent answer on society/dawah-and-debate-culture exists (18 October 2025): How should Muslims engage people with very different views of the religion?

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Is mut'ah a matter of belief that divides Sunnis and Shia?

Sat, 21 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Is mut'ah a matter of belief that divides Sunnis and Shia?

No: accepting temporary marriage or not is a question of fiqh, not belief, so Sunnis are unfair to attack the Shia over mut'ah. Mufti Abu Layth says that whether one accepts temporary marriage or not is a matter of fiqh, not a matter of iman.

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

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Sunni & Shia differences on Mutah, theological or political? - Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)

A more recent answer on fiqh/polygamy-and-mutah exists (22 February 2023): Is there an LGBTQ push in media and schools?

Watch on YouTube at 0:00 · Open the segment

If Aisha's age is a problem, aren't polygamy and the Prophet's wars problems too?

Wed, 11 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000

If Aisha's age is a problem, aren't polygamy and the Prophet's wars problems too?

Polygamy and the Prophet's wars are not irrational and differ from marrying a child, where consent is impossible. Mufti Abu Layth says the Prophet remains a perfect role model and that he does not accept Aisha was that age. Mufti Abu Layth holds that the Prophet is a perfect role model for all times and that polygamy and his wars, unlike a marriage to a child who cannot consent, are not irrational.

Answer from 11 January 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Age of Aisha (ra)- Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:55:11)

A more recent answer on history/sirah exists (9 May 2023): How did the Prophet balance gentleness and strength?

Watch on YouTube at 1:55:11 · Open the segment