https://muftiabulayth.org/themes/fiqh-prayer-congregation-and-jumuah/ Answers on fiqh/prayer/congregation-and-jumuah, newest recording first. en Tue, 26 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000 pipeline/feeds.py https://muftiabulayth.org/r/eokcnwggiba/s/13/ https://muftiabulayth.org/r/eokcnwggiba/s/13/ Tue, 26 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000 society/women-and-gender/women-in-worship-and-mosques fiqh/prayer/congregation-and-jumuah <p><b>Can a woman be an imam and lead the prayer?</b></p> <p>Yes: a woman can be an imam and her leading the prayer is valid, though whether it works in practice depends on her society accepting it. Mufti Abu Layth says a woman can be an imam and her leading the prayer is permissible and valid, though whether imamship works in practice depends on whether her society accepts it.</p> <p>Answer from 26 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #199 | Q&amp;A Unscripted &amp; Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 50:21)</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoKcNwGGIBA&amp;t=3021s">Watch on YouTube at 50:21</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/eokcnwggiba/s/13/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/1zghntbmpis/s/24/ https://muftiabulayth.org/r/1zghntbmpis/s/24/ Tue, 12 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000 society/women-and-gender/women-in-worship-and-mosques fiqh/prayer/congregation-and-jumuah <p><b>Can a woman lead the prayer or give the khutbah?</b></p> <p>Yes, he says a woman may lead the prayer, give the adhan or the khutbah; it is not invalid, it is just generally not done. Mufti Abu Layth says he does not believe it is haram or invalid for a woman to lead the prayer, give the khutbah or be the imam.</p> <p>Answer from 12 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #197 | Q&amp;A Unscripted &amp; Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:34:44)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on society/women-and-gender/women-in-worship-and-mosques exists</b> (26 January 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/eokcnwggiba/s/13/">Can a woman be an imam and lead the prayer?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zgHntbMPis&amp;t=5721s">Watch on YouTube at 1:35:21</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/1zghntbmpis/s/24/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/r196cq7qkay/s/1/ https://muftiabulayth.org/r/r196cq7qkay/s/1/ Thu, 07 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000 fiqh/prayer/congregation-and-jumuah <p><b>Do I have to go to jumu'ah every Friday if I live in a non-Muslim country?</b></p> <p>In his understanding jumu'ah is not mandatory on each individual in countries like the UK that are not Muslim countries, though holding it communally is good. Mufti Abu Layth says he does not feel jumu'ah is mandatory on each individual in countries that are not Muslim countries, such as the UK.</p> <p>Answer from 7 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: Is it mandatory for Muslims to go to Jummah | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:02)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer/congregation-and-jumuah exists</b> (26 January 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/eokcnwggiba/s/13/">Can a woman be an imam and lead the prayer?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r196CQ7qkaY&amp;t=2s">Watch on YouTube at 0:02</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/r196cq7qkay/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>