Mufti Abu Layth Archive: fiqh/work-and-study-lifeAnswers on fiqh/work-and-study-life, newest recording first.https://muftiabulayth.org/feeds/topics/fiqh-work-and-study-life.atom.xml2021-02-16T00:00:00ZMufti Abu Layth Archivepipeline/feeds.pyCan 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 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #202| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | 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 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #202| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | 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> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/47/">Open the segment</a></p>Can I work as a recruiter if some of the jobs are in banking?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/1zghntbmpis/s/26/2021-01-12T00:00:00Z2021-01-12T00:00:00ZCan I work as a recruiter if some of the jobs are in banking?
Yes, he says one may work as a recruiter for such a company; it is not haram in his understanding. Mufti Abu Layth says one may work for such a company and that these things are not haram in his understanding.
Answer from 12 January 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #197 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:40:10)
A more recent answer on fiqh/finance exists (4 July 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/umpepyisc_g/s/1/
Watch on YouTube at 1:40:51: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zgHntbMPis&t=6051s<p><b>Can I work as a recruiter if some of the jobs are in banking?</b></p>
<p>Yes, he says one may work as a recruiter for such a company; it is not haram in his understanding. Mufti Abu Layth says one may work for such a company and that these things are not haram in his understanding.</p>
<p>Answer from 12 January 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #197 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:40:10)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/finance exists</b> (4 July 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/umpepyisc_g/s/1/">Is it wrong to want to be rich?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zgHntbMPis&t=6051s">Watch on YouTube at 1:40:51</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/1zghntbmpis/s/26/">Open the segment</a></p>Are tattoos haram, and can I work as a tattoo artist?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/woyx5hifsvg/s/1/2020-10-01T00:00:00Z2020-10-01T00:00:00ZAre 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 路 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): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zkklciv1tk8/s/2/
Watch on YouTube at 2:01: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoYX5hIFSVg&t=121s<p><b>Are tattoos haram, and can I work as a tattoo artist?</b></p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Answer from 1 October 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Are tattoos haram? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:01)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/maliki-school exists</b> (19 April 2023): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zkklciv1tk8/s/2/">Why does the practice of Madinah matter more than a single hadith?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoYX5hIFSVg&t=121s">Watch on YouTube at 2:01</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/woyx5hifsvg/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>