Mufti Abu Layth Archive: fiqh/prayerAnswers on fiqh/prayer, newest recording first.https://muftiabulayth.org/feeds/topics/fiqh-prayer.atom.xml2025-10-18T00:00:00ZMufti Abu Layth Archivepipeline/feeds.pyWhy are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/2025-10-18T00:00:00Z2025-10-18T00:00:00ZWhy are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?
The silent prayers come from the living tradition Malik described, handed down from the Companions' descendants; Mufti Abu Layth reads 17:110 as being about crying out to Allah, neither in despair nor in silence, rather than the five prayers, citing 8:35 where 'prayer' means whistling and clapping.
Answer from 18 October 2025 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Br Muhammad MFG | Quranist Only Belief - A Dialogue | MindTrap #82 - Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:31:09)
Watch on YouTube at 2:31:09: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONzjD7XMDhE&t=9069s<p><b>Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</b></p>
<p>The silent prayers come from the living tradition Malik described, handed down from the Companions' descendants; Mufti Abu Layth reads 17:110 as being about crying out to Allah, neither in despair nor in silence, rather than the five prayers, citing 8:35 where 'prayer' means whistling and clapping.</p>
<p>Answer from 18 October 2025 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Br Muhammad MFG | Quranist Only Belief - A Dialogue | MindTrap #82 - Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:31:09)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONzjD7XMDhE&t=9069s">Watch on YouTube at 2:31:09</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Open the segment</a></p>Why does the guest's prayer have no fixed number of units, and what counts as wudu?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/19/2025-10-18T00:00:00Z2025-10-18T00:00:00ZWhy does the guest's prayer have no fixed number of units, and what counts as wudu?
The guest's prayer is about duration and connection rather than numbers of units, with an imam supplying structure only in congregation; prostration, kneeling and standing are components without a set order, and wudu is as 5:6 describes it, without the tradition's additions.
Answer from 18 October 2025 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: Br Muhammad MFG | Quranist Only Belief - A Dialogue | MindTrap #82 - Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:36:54)
Watch on YouTube at 1:36:54: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONzjD7XMDhE&t=5814s<p><b>Why does the guest's prayer have no fixed number of units, and what counts as wudu?</b></p>
<p>The guest's prayer is about duration and connection rather than numbers of units, with an imam supplying structure only in congregation; prostration, kneeling and standing are components without a set order, and wudu is as 5:6 describes it, without the tradition's additions.</p>
<p>Answer from 18 October 2025 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Br Muhammad MFG | Quranist Only Belief - A Dialogue | MindTrap #82 - Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:36:54)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONzjD7XMDhE&t=5814s">Watch on YouTube at 1:36:54</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/19/">Open the segment</a></p>Does the Quranist prayer have any set structure?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/18/2025-10-18T00:00:00Z2025-10-18T00:00:00ZDoes the Quranist prayer have any set structure?
The guest's prayer has no set structure: it changes in the moment, may include hours of prostration or prostrating mid-recitation when a verse moves him, and its purpose per 29:45 is to restrain immorality; he says Quranists may also pray like Sunnis, minus words not from God.
Answer from 18 October 2025 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: Br Muhammad MFG | Quranist Only Belief - A Dialogue | MindTrap #82 - Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:31:09)
Watch on YouTube at 1:31:46: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONzjD7XMDhE&t=5506s<p><b>Does the Quranist prayer have any set structure?</b></p>
<p>The guest's prayer has no set structure: it changes in the moment, may include hours of prostration or prostrating mid-recitation when a verse moves him, and its purpose per 29:45 is to restrain immorality; he says Quranists may also pray like Sunnis, minus words not from God.</p>
<p>Answer from 18 October 2025 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Br Muhammad MFG | Quranist Only Belief - A Dialogue | MindTrap #82 - Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:31:09)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONzjD7XMDhE&t=5506s">Watch on YouTube at 1:31:46</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/18/">Open the segment</a></p>How do Muslims know how to pray if the Quran does not spell it out?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/17/2025-10-18T00:00:00Z2025-10-18T00:00:00ZHow do Muslims know how to pray if the Quran does not spell it out?
Mufti Abu Layth says Muslims know how to pray from an unbroken living tradition of more than 1,400 years, father to child, documented in the books of every century; the guest asks why God describes prayer in the Quran if it must be learned at the mosque, and why two prayers are silent when 17:110 forbids silence.
Answer from 18 October 2025 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Br Muhammad MFG | Quranist Only Belief - A Dialogue | MindTrap #82 - Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:26:18)
Watch on YouTube at 1:27:01: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONzjD7XMDhE&t=5221s<p><b>How do Muslims know how to pray if the Quran does not spell it out?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says Muslims know how to pray from an unbroken living tradition of more than 1,400 years, father to child, documented in the books of every century; the guest asks why God describes prayer in the Quran if it must be learned at the mosque, and why two prayers are silent when 17:110 forbids silence.</p>
<p>Answer from 18 October 2025 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Br Muhammad MFG | Quranist Only Belief - A Dialogue | MindTrap #82 - Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:26:18)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONzjD7XMDhE&t=5221s">Watch on YouTube at 1:27:01</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/17/">Open the segment</a></p>How does a Quranist pray salah?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/16/2025-10-18T00:00:00Z2025-10-18T00:00:00ZHow does a Quranist pray salah?
The guest's prayer has no unit count: after wudu he seeks refuge, reads al-Fatiha by his own choice and a full chapter, then prostrates once with supplication, filling the prayer time as the moment dictates; in congregation the imam leads a single long prostration and prayers last up to an hour, three times a day.
Answer from 18 October 2025 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: Br Muhammad MFG | Quranist Only Belief - A Dialogue | MindTrap #82 - Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:19:58)
Watch on YouTube at 1:19:58: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONzjD7XMDhE&t=4798s<p><b>How does a Quranist pray salah?</b></p>
<p>The guest's prayer has no unit count: after wudu he seeks refuge, reads al-Fatiha by his own choice and a full chapter, then prostrates once with supplication, filling the prayer time as the moment dictates; in congregation the imam leads a single long prostration and prayers last up to an hour, three times a day.</p>
<p>Answer from 18 October 2025 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Br Muhammad MFG | Quranist Only Belief - A Dialogue | MindTrap #82 - Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:19:58)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONzjD7XMDhE&t=4798s">Watch on YouTube at 1:19:58</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/16/">Open the segment</a></p>Is someone who prays but commits major sins better than someone who doesn't pray?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/dhkc0lo1e18/s/1/2022-12-16T00:00:00Z2022-12-16T00:00:00ZIs someone who prays but commits major sins better than someone who doesn't pray?
Mufti Abu Layth says it is categorically wrong that someone who prays, however evil, is better than someone who does not, and calls the idea dangerous. Mufti Abu Layth says the claim that a murderer or abuser who prays is still better than a person who does not pray is categorically wrong.
Answer from 16 December 2022 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Not Praying, The Bigger Sin? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 0:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhKc0LO1e18&t=0s<p><b>Is someone who prays but commits major sins better than someone who doesn't pray?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says it is categorically wrong that someone who prays, however evil, is better than someone who does not, and calls the idea dangerous. Mufti Abu Layth says the claim that a murderer or abuser who prays is still better than a person who does not pray is categorically wrong.</p>
<p>Answer from 16 December 2022 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Not Praying, The Bigger Sin? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhKc0LO1e18&t=0s">Watch on YouTube at 0:00</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/dhkc0lo1e18/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Am I only praying because I fear God will punish me?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/gzkvxypy-gi/s/1/2022-04-16T00:00:00Z2022-04-16T00:00:00ZAm I only praying because I fear God will punish me?
Mufti Abu Layth says praying only out of fear of punishment is unhealthy: salah is devotion that benefits us, bringing structure and order into our day. Mufti Abu Layth says salah does not benefit God in the slightest and that it is only the worshipper's devotion that reaches God.
Answer from 16 April 2022 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Is there a benefit to Praying Salah? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:01)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 0:38: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzKvxYPY-GI&t=38s<p><b>Am I only praying because I fear God will punish me?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says praying only out of fear of punishment is unhealthy: salah is devotion that benefits us, bringing structure and order into our day. Mufti Abu Layth says salah does not benefit God in the slightest and that it is only the worshipper's devotion that reaches God.</p>
<p>Answer from 16 April 2022 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Is there a benefit to Praying Salah? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:01)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzKvxYPY-GI&t=38s">Watch on YouTube at 0:38</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/gzkvxypy-gi/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Is there a sahih hadith on where to put my hands in salah?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/z6ay73o7dug/s/1/2021-10-06T00:00:00Z2021-10-06T00:00:00ZIs 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): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/31/
Watch on YouTube at 0:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6Ay73O7Dug&t=0s<p><b>Is there a sahih hadith on where to put my hands in salah?</b></p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Answer from 6 October 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Sunnah vs Hadith (Case Study: Hands in Salah) | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on hadith/sunnah-versus-hadith exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/31/">Does the Muwatta show that the Companions' practice had already changed by Malik's time?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6Ay73O7Dug&t=0s">Watch on YouTube at 0:00</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/z6ay73o7dug/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Can I pray in my car if I don't feel safe praying outside?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/47/2021-02-16T00:00:00Z2021-02-16T00:00:00ZCan I pray in my car if I don't feel safe praying outside?
Yes: in the worst case, if you need to or do not feel safe praying outside, you can pray in your car. Mufti Abu Layth says that in the worst case, if one needs to pray in a car or does not feel safe, one can.
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 2:37:32)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 2:37:32: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--PntsaR8ck&t=9452s<p><b>Can I pray in my car if I don't feel safe praying outside?</b></p>
<p>Yes: in the worst case, if you need to or do not feel safe praying outside, you can pray in your car. Mufti Abu Layth says that in the worst case, if one needs to pray in a car or does not feel safe, one can.</p>
<p>Answer from 16 February 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #202| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:37:32)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--PntsaR8ck&t=9452s">Watch on YouTube at 2:37:32</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/47/">Open the segment</a></p>When should I pray Isha in the UK summer when it never gets fully dark?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/rtwywca2-pq/s/21/2021-01-29T00:00:00Z2021-01-29T00:00:00ZWhen should I pray Isha in the UK summer when it never gets fully dark?
The guest says that where twilight never fades, the Hanafi school allows Isha to be prayed keeping the order of prayers, rather than dividing the night into seven.
Answer from 29 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: Shaykh Atabek Shukurov | Mortgages, Madhabs & Molvi-ism | MindTrap 48 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:28:21)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 1:28:21: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtwyWCa2-pQ&t=5301s<p><b>When should I pray Isha in the UK summer when it never gets fully dark?</b></p>
<p>The guest says that where twilight never fades, the Hanafi school allows Isha to be prayed keeping the order of prayers, rather than dividing the night into seven.</p>
<p>Answer from 29 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Shaykh Atabek Shukurov | Mortgages, Madhabs & Molvi-ism | MindTrap 48 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:28:21)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtwyWCa2-pQ&t=5301s">Watch on YouTube at 1:28:21</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/rtwywca2-pq/s/21/">Open the segment</a></p>What does Shaykh Atabek think of his debate on the Isha time?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/rtwywca2-pq/s/20/2021-01-29T00:00:00Z2021-01-29T00:00:00ZWhat does Shaykh Atabek think of his debate on the Isha time?
The guest says his much-watched exchange on the Isha time was not a real debate, since his opponent never addressed his proofs.
Answer from 29 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: Shaykh Atabek Shukurov | Mortgages, Madhabs & Molvi-ism | MindTrap 48 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:24:25)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 1:24:53: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtwyWCa2-pQ&t=5093s<p><b>What does Shaykh Atabek think of his debate on the Isha time?</b></p>
<p>The guest says his much-watched exchange on the Isha time was not a real debate, since his opponent never addressed his proofs.</p>
<p>Answer from 29 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Shaykh Atabek Shukurov | Mortgages, Madhabs & Molvi-ism | MindTrap 48 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:24:25)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtwyWCa2-pQ&t=5093s">Watch on YouTube at 1:24:53</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/rtwywca2-pq/s/20/">Open the segment</a></p>Is tahajjud the best way to get close to God?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/1zghntbmpis/s/40/2021-01-12T00:00:00Z2021-01-12T00:00:00ZIs tahajjud the best way to get close to God?
Night prayer is one good way, he says, but God is always with you; if your lifestyle does not suit it, another practice that works for you is fine. Mufti Abu Layth says God is not restricted to certain times or places but is always with you.
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 2:54:37)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 2:54:37: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zgHntbMPis&t=10477s<p><b>Is tahajjud the best way to get close to God?</b></p>
<p>Night prayer is one good way, he says, but God is always with you; if your lifestyle does not suit it, another practice that works for you is fine. Mufti Abu Layth says God is not restricted to certain times or places but is always with you.</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&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:54:37)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zgHntbMPis&t=10477s">Watch on YouTube at 2:54:37</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/1zghntbmpis/s/40/">Open the segment</a></p>How do I stop being obsessive and fearful about prayer?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/jtyem-eee78/s/10/2020-09-22T00:00:00Z2020-09-22T00:00:00ZHow do I stop being obsessive and fearful about prayer?
Mufti Abu Layth says pray out of gratitude, not fear: missing salah should feel disappointing, and the answer is to renew your resolve every day. Mufti Abu Layth says prayer is really an expression of gratitude, not something people should be scared or threatened into.
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 52:47)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 52:47: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTYEM-eEe78&t=3167s<p><b>How do I stop being obsessive and fearful about prayer?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says pray out of gratitude, not fear: missing salah should feel disappointing, and the answer is to renew your resolve every day. Mufti Abu Layth says prayer is really an expression of gratitude, not something people should be scared or threatened into.</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 52:47)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTYEM-eEe78&t=3167s">Watch on YouTube at 52:47</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/jtyem-eee78/s/10/">Open the segment</a></p>Can I hit my children if they don't pray?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/kwmtt2tqao0/s/13/2020-08-24T00:00:00Z2020-08-24T00:00:00ZCan I hit my children if they don't pray?
Yes: he says hitting children over prayer misreads the hadith, and that children should be drawn to prayer by example and love, not fear. Mufti Abu Layth says that if you take the hadith on hitting children who do not pray literally, you have misunderstood the Prophet.
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 46:48)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 46:48: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWmtt2TQAO0&t=2808s<p><b>Can I hit my children if they don't pray?</b></p>
<p>Yes: he says hitting children over prayer misreads the hadith, and that children should be drawn to prayer by example and love, not fear. Mufti Abu Layth says that if you take the hadith on hitting children who do not pray literally, you have misunderstood the Prophet.</p>
<p>Answer from 24 August 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #179 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 46:48)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWmtt2TQAO0&t=2808s">Watch on YouTube at 46:48</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/kwmtt2tqao0/s/13/">Open the segment</a></p>Does prayer have to be physical, or is remembering God enough?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zmirskjob4o/s/33/2020-06-26T00:00:00Z2020-06-26T00:00:00ZDoes prayer have to be physical, or is remembering God enough?
The guest is not against the physical form of prayer but says it is only an expression; the one necessary component of salat according to the Quran is conscious connection with God, so one may pray sitting or while travelling.
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 2:42:40)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 2:42:40: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmIrskjob4o&t=9760s<p><b>Does prayer have to be physical, or is remembering God enough?</b></p>
<p>The guest is not against the physical form of prayer but says it is only an expression; the one necessary component of salat according to the Quran is conscious connection with God, so one may pray sitting or while travelling.</p>
<p>Answer from 26 June 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Prof. Edip Yuksel | Rejecting Hadith, Rashad Khalifa & Realizing '19' | MindTrap with Mufti #27 (at 2:42:40)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmIrskjob4o&t=9760s">Watch on YouTube at 2:42:40</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zmirskjob4o/s/33/">Open the segment</a></p>What does the word salat mean in the Quran according to the Quran-only view?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zmirskjob4o/s/32/2020-06-26T00:00:00Z2020-06-26T00:00:00ZWhat does the word salat mean in the Quran according to the Quran-only view?
The guest defines salat from the Quran as solidarity rather than ritual: with God, which is remembrance and connection, and with people, which is the secular Friday gathering; the essence is dhikr, not physical form.
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 2:38:46)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 2:38:46: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmIrskjob4o&t=9526s<p><b>What does the word salat mean in the Quran according to the Quran-only view?</b></p>
<p>The guest defines salat from the Quran as solidarity rather than ritual: with God, which is remembrance and connection, and with people, which is the secular Friday gathering; the essence is dhikr, not physical form.</p>
<p>Answer from 26 June 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Prof. Edip Yuksel | Rejecting Hadith, Rashad Khalifa & Realizing '19' | MindTrap with Mufti #27 (at 2:38:46)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmIrskjob4o&t=9526s">Watch on YouTube at 2:38:46</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zmirskjob4o/s/32/">Open the segment</a></p>If you reject all hadith, how do you know how to pray?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zmirskjob4o/s/30/2020-06-26T00:00:00Z2020-06-26T00:00:00ZIf you reject all hadith, how do you know how to pray?
The guest rejects every hadith collection, including Nahj al-Balagha, as a source of religion, and says the objection that the Quran does not detail the five prayers is a circular argument built on fabricated details.
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 2:32:11)
A more recent answer on hadith/quran-only-movement exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/32/
Watch on YouTube at 2:32:11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmIrskjob4o&t=9131s<p><b>If you reject all hadith, how do you know how to pray?</b></p>
<p>The guest rejects every hadith collection, including Nahj al-Balagha, as a source of religion, and says the objection that the Quran does not detail the five prayers is a circular argument built on fabricated details.</p>
<p>Answer from 26 June 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Prof. Edip Yuksel | Rejecting Hadith, Rashad Khalifa & Realizing '19' | MindTrap with Mufti #27 (at 2:32:11)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on hadith/quran-only-movement 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=ZmIrskjob4o&t=9131s">Watch on YouTube at 2:32:11</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zmirskjob4o/s/30/">Open the segment</a></p>I stopped praying because it feels mechanical and forced; will I go to hell?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/ixsylbrg6a0/s/1/2020-05-25T00:00:00Z2020-05-25T00:00:00ZI stopped praying because it feels mechanical and forced; will I go to hell?
Pray out of gratitude and connection, not fear of hell, and do not develop hatred for the prayer even if you slack or combine prayers; each person's journey is their own. The Prophet told a Companion who slept past dawn simply to pray when he wakes. Mufti Abu Layth says he personally prays out of gratitude and connection rather than fear of hell and that this is the best way to pray, that each person's journey is their own and others should not condemn them, and that someone struggling with prayer should not develop hatred for it.
Answer from 25 May 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: "I don't want to pray salah" | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 0:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXSyLbrg6A0&t=0s<p><b>I stopped praying because it feels mechanical and forced; will I go to hell?</b></p>
<p>Pray out of gratitude and connection, not fear of hell, and do not develop hatred for the prayer even if you slack or combine prayers; each person's journey is their own. The Prophet told a Companion who slept past dawn simply to pray when he wakes. Mufti Abu Layth says he personally prays out of gratitude and connection rather than fear of hell and that this is the best way to pray, that each person's journey is their own and others should not condemn them, and that someone struggling with prayer should not develop hatred for it.</p>
<p>Answer from 25 May 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: "I don't want to pray salah" | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXSyLbrg6A0&t=0s">Watch on YouTube at 0:00</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/ixsylbrg6a0/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Is a prayer mark on the forehead a sign of piety in Islam?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/7najzrtcnz0/s/1/2019-10-11T00:00:00Z2019-10-11T00:00:00ZIs a prayer mark on the forehead a sign of piety in Islam?
A burn mark on the forehead from prostration has nothing to do with Islam and is not a sign of piety. The verse about the believers' mark on their faces refers to a glow of commitment, and an early report rebukes a man who bore such a mark. Mufti Abu Layth says that a burn mark on the forehead from prostration has nothing to do with Islam and is not a sign of piety, and that the verse about the believers' mark on their faces refers to a radiance and visible commitment rather than a burnt forehead.
Answer from 11 October 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Sajdah Mark on Forehead | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:01)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 0:01: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NAjZrtcNZ0&t=1s<p><b>Is a prayer mark on the forehead a sign of piety in Islam?</b></p>
<p>A burn mark on the forehead from prostration has nothing to do with Islam and is not a sign of piety. The verse about the believers' mark on their faces refers to a glow of commitment, and an early report rebukes a man who bore such a mark. Mufti Abu Layth says that a burn mark on the forehead from prostration has nothing to do with Islam and is not a sign of piety, and that the verse about the believers' mark on their faces refers to a radiance and visible commitment rather than a burnt forehead.</p>
<p>Answer from 11 October 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Sajdah Mark on Forehead | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:01)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NAjZrtcNZ0&t=1s">Watch on YouTube at 0:01</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/7najzrtcnz0/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Does the Quran say there are three or five daily prayers?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/ljpcqxiii98/s/1/2019-07-24T00:00:00Z2019-07-24T00:00:00ZDoes the Quran say there are three or five daily prayers?
The Quran does not spell out the number of prayers, but Sunnis, Shia and Ibadis all hold there are five, which Mufti Abu Layth takes as proof of an early living tradition that preceded the hadith books. The Shia combine the five rather than reducing them to three. Mufti Abu Layth says he personally feels the Quran does not address how many daily prayers there are, and that the agreement of Sunnis, Shia and Ibadis on five prayers shows, in his understanding irrefutably, a proto-Sunnah living tradition that preceded the hadith books.
Answer from 24 July 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Does the Quran say how many Prayers? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:01)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 0:01: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJpCQXiII98&t=1s<p><b>Does the Quran say there are three or five daily prayers?</b></p>
<p>The Quran does not spell out the number of prayers, but Sunnis, Shia and Ibadis all hold there are five, which Mufti Abu Layth takes as proof of an early living tradition that preceded the hadith books. The Shia combine the five rather than reducing them to three. Mufti Abu Layth says he personally feels the Quran does not address how many daily prayers there are, and that the agreement of Sunnis, Shia and Ibadis on five prayers shows, in his understanding irrefutably, a proto-Sunnah living tradition that preceded the hadith books.</p>
<p>Answer from 24 July 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Does the Quran say how many Prayers? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:01)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJpCQXiII98&t=1s">Watch on YouTube at 0:01</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/ljpcqxiii98/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>What happens if I miss a prayer?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/g0igietcklk/s/1/2018-02-13T00:00:00Z2018-02-13T00:00:00ZWhat happens if I miss a prayer?
A missed prayer is made up; Mufti Abu Layth says to stop obsessing over punishments and just pray the obligatory prayers, even late or together. He cites the Prophet telling a companion whose people slept past sunrise simply to pray when he woke up. Mufti Abu Layth holds that the heart of Islam's message on prayer is encouragement rather than punishment: a missed prayer is made up, and praying the obligatory prayers even late or combined is better than not praying, as the Prophet told the companion whose people slept past sunrise to pray when he woke.
Answer from 13 February 2018 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: If you have missed prayers? & not to obsess over punishments - Mufti Abu Layth Al-Maliki (at 0:00)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 0:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0iGieTCklk&t=0s<p><b>What happens if I miss a prayer?</b></p>
<p>A missed prayer is made up; Mufti Abu Layth says to stop obsessing over punishments and just pray the obligatory prayers, even late or together. He cites the Prophet telling a companion whose people slept past sunrise simply to pray when he woke up. Mufti Abu Layth holds that the heart of Islam's message on prayer is encouragement rather than punishment: a missed prayer is made up, and praying the obligatory prayers even late or combined is better than not praying, as the Prophet told the companion whose people slept past sunrise to pray when he woke.</p>
<p>Answer from 13 February 2018 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: If you have missed prayers? & not to obsess over punishments - Mufti Abu Layth Al-Maliki (at 0:00)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0iGieTCklk&t=0s">Watch on YouTube at 0:00</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/g0igietcklk/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Is my prayer valid if my trousers slip and part of my backside shows for a moment in sujud?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/13/2017-04-02T00:00:00Z2017-04-02T00:00:00ZIs my prayer valid if my trousers slip and part of my backside shows for a moment in sujud?
Yes, the prayer is still valid: a momentary exposure of the extended 'awrah in sujud does not invalidate it, though one should dress more modestly. The core 'awrah may never be exposed. Mufti Abu Layth says a momentary exposure of the extended 'awrah, such as the upper buttocks or thigh slipping into view during sujud, does not invalidate the salah, though one should dress more modestly in the mosque, while the core 'awrah may never be exposed.
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 47:35)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 47:35: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=2855s<p><b>Is my prayer valid if my trousers slip and part of my backside shows for a moment in sujud?</b></p>
<p>Yes, the prayer is still valid: a momentary exposure of the extended 'awrah in sujud does not invalidate it, though one should dress more modestly. The core 'awrah may never be exposed. Mufti Abu Layth says a momentary exposure of the extended 'awrah, such as the upper buttocks or thigh slipping into view during sujud, does not invalidate the salah, though one should dress more modestly in the mosque, while the core 'awrah may never be exposed.</p>
<p>Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 47:35)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=2855s">Watch on YouTube at 47:35</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/13/">Open the segment</a></p>Do men need to cover their head to pray, and can I pray in shorts?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/12/2017-04-02T00:00:00Z2017-04-02T00:00:00ZDo men need to cover their head to pray, and can I pray in shorts?
No: covering the head is custom and convention, not a sunnah of salah, so praying bareheaded is fine and not makruh. Long shorts are fine if they cover the 'awrah. Mufti Abu Layth says the Maliki school does not regard covering the head as a sunnah of salah but as a matter of custom and convention, so praying bareheaded is neither makruh nor a defect, and long sports shorts that cover the 'awrah are fine to pray in.
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 45:56)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 45:56: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=2756s<p><b>Do men need to cover their head to pray, and can I pray in shorts?</b></p>
<p>No: covering the head is custom and convention, not a sunnah of salah, so praying bareheaded is fine and not makruh. Long shorts are fine if they cover the 'awrah. Mufti Abu Layth says the Maliki school does not regard covering the head as a sunnah of salah but as a matter of custom and convention, so praying bareheaded is neither makruh nor a defect, and long sports shorts that cover the 'awrah are fine to pray in.</p>
<p>Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 45:56)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=2756s">Watch on YouTube at 45:56</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/12/">Open the segment</a></p>Can I pray with my trousers below my ankles, or in tight jeans?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/11/2017-04-02T00:00:00Z2017-04-02T00:00:00ZCan I pray with my trousers below my ankles, or in tight jeans?
Yes: trousers below the ankle or tight trousers do not affect the salah. Mufti Abu Layth does not consider trousers below the ankle forbidden, since the old ruling rested on arrogance. Mufti Abu Layth says trousers below the ankle or tight trousers do not affect a man's salah, and he does not consider trousers below the ankle forbidden because the past ruling rested on an arrogance that no longer attaches to the practice.
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 43:53)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 43:53: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=2633s<p><b>Can I pray with my trousers below my ankles, or in tight jeans?</b></p>
<p>Yes: trousers below the ankle or tight trousers do not affect the salah. Mufti Abu Layth does not consider trousers below the ankle forbidden, since the old ruling rested on arrogance. Mufti Abu Layth says trousers below the ankle or tight trousers do not affect a man's salah, and he does not consider trousers below the ankle forbidden because the past ruling rested on an arrogance that no longer attaches to the practice.</p>
<p>Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 43:53)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=2633s">Watch on YouTube at 43:53</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/11/">Open the segment</a></p>Can I pray in a t-shirt or vest, or in clothes with a picture on them?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/10/2017-04-02T00:00:00Z2017-04-02T00:00:00ZCan I pray in a t-shirt or vest, or in clothes with a picture on them?
Yes, as long as the 'awrah is covered: no special dress is needed, and pictures on clothes or in the room do not invalidate the prayer. One should not deliberately dress down for salah. Mufti Abu Layth says no particular dress is required for salah beyond covering the 'awrah, so a picture on one's clothes, a t-shirt or vest one is already wearing, or pictures in the room do not invalidate the prayer, though one should not dress down for salah.
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 41:27)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 41:27: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=2487s<p><b>Can I pray in a t-shirt or vest, or in clothes with a picture on them?</b></p>
<p>Yes, as long as the 'awrah is covered: no special dress is needed, and pictures on clothes or in the room do not invalidate the prayer. One should not deliberately dress down for salah. Mufti Abu Layth says no particular dress is required for salah beyond covering the 'awrah, so a picture on one's clothes, a t-shirt or vest one is already wearing, or pictures in the room do not invalidate the prayer, though one should not dress down for salah.</p>
<p>Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 41:27)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=2487s">Watch on YouTube at 41:27</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/10/">Open the segment</a></p>What do I do if I forgot to perform sujud al-sahw after my prayer?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/9/2017-04-02T00:00:00Z2017-04-02T00:00:00ZWhat 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)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 39:23: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=2363s<p><b>What do I do if I forgot to perform sujud al-sahw after my prayer?</b></p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 39:23)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=2363s">Watch on YouTube at 39:23</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/9/">Open the segment</a></p>How should I stand in congregational prayer, and should my feet touch my neighbour's?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/8/2017-04-02T00:00:00Z2017-04-02T00:00:00ZHow 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
Kind: general teaching
Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 37:40)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 37:40: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=2260s<p><b>How should I stand in congregational prayer, and should my feet touch my neighbour's?</b></p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 37:40)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=2260s">Watch on YouTube at 37:40</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/8/">Open the segment</a></p>Can I pray Fajr at sunrise if I woke up late?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/7/2017-04-02T00:00:00Z2017-04-02T00:00:00ZCan I pray Fajr at sunrise if I woke up late?
Yes: the forbidden times apply only to voluntary prayers. An obligatory prayer can be prayed at any time, including sunrise and sunset. Mufti Abu Layth says the forbidden times in the hadith apply only to voluntary (nafl) prayers, so an obligatory prayer such as a late Subh may and should be prayed even at sunrise.
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 36:30)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 36:30: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=2190s<p><b>Can I pray Fajr at sunrise if I woke up late?</b></p>
<p>Yes: the forbidden times apply only to voluntary prayers. An obligatory prayer can be prayed at any time, including sunrise and sunset. Mufti Abu Layth says the forbidden times in the hadith apply only to voluntary (nafl) prayers, so an obligatory prayer such as a late Subh may and should be prayed even at sunrise.</p>
<p>Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 36:30)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=2190s">Watch on YouTube at 36:30</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/7/">Open the segment</a></p>Do women pray differently from men in the Maliki school?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/6/2017-04-02T00:00:00Z2017-04-02T00:00:00ZDo 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
Kind: general teaching
Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 34:34)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 34:34: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=2074s<p><b>Do women pray differently from men in the Maliki school?</b></p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 34:34)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=2074s">Watch on YouTube at 34:34</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/6/">Open the segment</a></p>Demonstration of sujud al-sahw before and after the salam, and cancellationhttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/5/2017-04-02T00:00:00Z2017-04-02T00:00:00ZDemonstration 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
Kind: general teaching
Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 22:48)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 22:48: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=1368s<p><b>Demonstration of sujud al-sahw before and after the salam, and cancellation</b></p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 22:48)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=1368s">Watch on YouTube at 22:48</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/5/">Open the segment</a></p>Five common types of mistakes in salah and how each is treatedhttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/4/2017-04-02T00:00:00Z2017-04-02T00:00:00ZFive 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
Kind: general teaching
Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 17:30)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 17:30: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=1050s<p><b>Five common types of mistakes in salah and how each is treated</b></p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 17:30)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=1050s">Watch on YouTube at 17:30</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/4/">Open the segment</a></p>Introduction to sujud al-sahw, the prostration of forgetfulnesshttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/3/2017-04-02T00:00:00Z2017-04-02T00:00:00ZIntroduction 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
Kind: general teaching
Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 15:36)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 15:36: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=936s<p><b>Introduction to sujud al-sahw, the prostration of forgetfulness</b></p>
<p>The Maliki school has two kinds of sujud al-sahw: one performed before the final salam and one performed after it.</p>
<p>Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 15:36)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=936s">Watch on YouTube at 15:36</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/3/">Open the segment</a></p>Demonstration of the Maliki salah from takbir to salamhttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/2/2017-04-02T00:00:00Z2017-04-02T00:00:00ZDemonstration 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
Kind: general teaching
Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:51)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 2:51: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=171s<p><b>Demonstration of the Maliki salah from takbir to salam</b></p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:51)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=171s">Watch on YouTube at 2:51</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/2/">Open the segment</a></p>Introduction: why learn the Maliki salah, rak'ah counts and naturalnesshttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/1/2017-04-02T00:00:00Z2017-04-02T00:00:00ZIntroduction: 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
Kind: general teaching
Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:16)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 0:16: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=16s<p><b>Introduction: why learn the Maliki salah, rak'ah counts and naturalness</b></p>
<p>The video teaches the Maliki way of praying; the key theme to keep in mind is naturalness throughout the prayer.</p>
<p>Answer from 2 April 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:16)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=16s">Watch on YouTube at 0:16</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Is it a bid'ah to pray extra prayers on a fixed day every week?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/wirt3dxsvd8/s/4/2015-03-03T00:00:00Z2015-03-03T00:00:00ZIs 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
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Innovation in Islam? | Mufti Abu Layth alMaliki (at 12:51)
A more recent answer on fiqh/legal-theory exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/23/
Watch on YouTube at 12:51: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIrT3DXSvd8&t=771s<p><b>Is it a bid'ah to pray extra prayers on a fixed day every week?</b></p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Answer from 3 March 2015 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Innovation in Islam? | Mufti Abu Layth alMaliki (at 12:51)</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=WIrT3DXSvd8&t=771s">Watch on YouTube at 12:51</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/wirt3dxsvd8/s/4/">Open the segment</a></p>What is the dua for memorising the Quran and how do I perform it?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/-lbz11113su/s/2/2014-01-18T00:00:00Z2014-01-18T00:00:00ZWhat is the dua for memorising the Quran and how do I perform it?
On Thursday night, in the last part of the night, pray four units with al-Fatiha and a set surah in each, then say the dua the Prophet taught Ali asking that the Quran stick to the heart, for three, five or seven Fridays. The Quran may be held and read from during the prayer according to the majority. Mufti Abu Layth says that, according to the majority of scholars though with some difference of opinion, it is permitted to hold the Quran and read from it during salah, so the surahs of the memorisation prayer may be read from the book.
Answer from 18 January 2014 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: How to memorise the Quran- Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:39)
A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 2:39: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lbZ11113SU&t=159s<p><b>What is the dua for memorising the Quran and how do I perform it?</b></p>
<p>On Thursday night, in the last part of the night, pray four units with al-Fatiha and a set surah in each, then say the dua the Prophet taught Ali asking that the Quran stick to the heart, for three, five or seven Fridays. The Quran may be held and read from during the prayer according to the majority. Mufti Abu Layth says that, according to the majority of scholars though with some difference of opinion, it is permitted to hold the Quran and read from it during salah, so the surahs of the memorisation prayer may be read from the book.</p>
<p>Answer from 18 January 2014 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: How to memorise the Quran- Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:39)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lbZ11113SU&t=159s">Watch on YouTube at 2:39</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/-lbz11113su/s/2/">Open the segment</a></p>