Mufti Abu Layth Archive: quran/tafsir/contested-versesAnswers on quran/tafsir/contested-verses, newest recording first.https://muftiabulayth.org/feeds/topics/quran-tafsir-contested-verses.atom.xml2022-08-19T00:00:00ZMufti Abu Layth Archivepipeline/feeds.pyIs Quran 22:52 about the satanic verses incident?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/2022-08-19T00:00:00Z2022-08-19T00:00:00ZIs Quran 22:52 about the satanic verses incident?
No: he rejects the link to 22:52, noting that Surah al-Hajj is Madinan, that the Prophet refused the Makkans' offers of compromise, and that the Quran calls the idols mere stone. Mufti Abu Layth says the story that the Prophet praised the idols, or that Satan spoke in his voice, is absurd, and that 22:52, in a Madinan surah, has nothing to do with it.
Answer from 19 August 2022 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Salman Rushdie & The Satanic Verses | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:09:22)
Watch on YouTube at 1:09:22: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0pHQRNJjBY&t=4162s<p><b>Is Quran 22:52 about the satanic verses incident?</b></p>
<p>No: he rejects the link to 22:52, noting that Surah al-Hajj is Madinan, that the Prophet refused the Makkans' offers of compromise, and that the Quran calls the idols mere stone. Mufti Abu Layth says the story that the Prophet praised the idols, or that Satan spoke in his voice, is absurd, and that 22:52, in a Madinan surah, has nothing to do with it.</p>
<p>Answer from 19 August 2022 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Salman Rushdie & The Satanic Verses | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:09:22)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0pHQRNJjBY&t=4162s">Watch on YouTube at 1:09:22</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/">Open the segment</a></p>Does Quran 33:40 mean the Prophet's descendants cannot rule?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/22/2021-02-16T00:00:00Z2021-02-16T00:00:00ZDoes Quran 33:40 mean the Prophet's descendants cannot rule?
Mufti Abu Layth says 33:40 simply states that the Prophet is not the father of their men but the seal of the prophets; it is not a proof that his descendants may not rule. Mufti Abu Layth says verse 33:40 is not a proof that the Prophet's descendants are not to rule.
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 1:15:00)
A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/
Watch on YouTube at 1:15:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--PntsaR8ck&t=4500s<p><b>Does Quran 33:40 mean the Prophet's descendants cannot rule?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says 33:40 simply states that the Prophet is not the father of their men but the seal of the prophets; it is not a proof that his descendants may not rule. Mufti Abu Layth says verse 33:40 is not a proof that the Prophet's descendants are not to rule.</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 1:15:00)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/">Is Quran 22:52 about the satanic verses incident?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--PntsaR8ck&t=4500s">Watch on YouTube at 1:15:00</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/22/">Open the segment</a></p>Did Ibn Ashur believe Jesus died?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/xttbk-ral6a/s/2/2021-02-02T00:00:00Z2021-02-02T00:00:00ZDid Ibn Ashur believe Jesus died?
Mufti Abu Layth shows that Ibn Ashur read 'inni mutawaffika' as real death, cited Imam Malik for it, and took texts calling Jesus alive as an honorific life like that of martyrs.
Answer from 2 February 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: Messiah, Masri & Misquotations | Mufti Abu Layth (at 8:00)
A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/
Watch on YouTube at 8:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XttbK-raL6A&t=480s<p><b>Did Ibn Ashur believe Jesus died?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth shows that Ibn Ashur read 'inni mutawaffika' as real death, cited Imam Malik for it, and took texts calling Jesus alive as an honorific life like that of martyrs.</p>
<p>Answer from 2 February 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Messiah, Masri & Misquotations | Mufti Abu Layth (at 8:00)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/">Is Quran 22:52 about the satanic verses incident?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XttbK-raL6A&t=480s">Watch on YouTube at 8:00</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/xttbk-ral6a/s/2/">Open the segment</a></p>Did Ibn Ashur say Muslims must believe Jesus was raised alive?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/xttbk-ral6a/s/1/2021-02-02T00:00:00Z2021-02-02T00:00:00ZDid Ibn Ashur say Muslims must believe Jesus was raised alive?
Mufti Abu Layth shows that Ibn Ashur, quoted in Shadee Elmasry's post, held only that Jesus was not killed or crucified and was raised and saved, leaving how it happened open to interpretation.
Answer from 2 February 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: Messiah, Masri & Misquotations | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)
A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/
Watch on YouTube at 6:15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XttbK-raL6A&t=375s<p><b>Did Ibn Ashur say Muslims must believe Jesus was raised alive?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth shows that Ibn Ashur, quoted in Shadee Elmasry's post, held only that Jesus was not killed or crucified and was raised and saved, leaving how it happened open to interpretation.</p>
<p>Answer from 2 February 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Messiah, Masri & Misquotations | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/">Is Quran 22:52 about the satanic verses incident?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XttbK-raL6A&t=375s">Watch on YouTube at 6:15</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/xttbk-ral6a/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Why does the Quran seem focused on men, and why are two women witnesses needed?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/eokcnwggiba/s/6/2021-01-26T00:00:00Z2021-01-26T00:00:00ZWhy does the Quran seem focused on men, and why are two women witnesses needed?
The Quran asks for two women witnesses only for debt contracts, because a lone woman was easier to intimidate, not because women are lesser; otherwise one woman equals one man, and the masculine address reflects historically patriarchal societies. Mufti Abu Layth says the Quran's requirement of two women witnesses applies only to debt transactions, because a lone woman was easier to intimidate, and not because women are deficient, and that otherwise one woman's testimony equals one man's.
Answer from 26 January 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #199 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 21:34)
A more recent answer on society/women-and-gender exists (10 March 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/14/
Watch on YouTube at 21:34: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoKcNwGGIBA&t=1294s<p><b>Why does the Quran seem focused on men, and why are two women witnesses needed?</b></p>
<p>The Quran asks for two women witnesses only for debt contracts, because a lone woman was easier to intimidate, not because women are lesser; otherwise one woman equals one man, and the masculine address reflects historically patriarchal societies. Mufti Abu Layth says the Quran's requirement of two women witnesses applies only to debt transactions, because a lone woman was easier to intimidate, and not because women are deficient, and that otherwise one woman's testimony equals one man's.</p>
<p>Answer from 26 January 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #199 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 21:34)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/women-and-gender exists</b> (10 March 2023): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/14/">Who carried on Imam Malik's teaching after him?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoKcNwGGIBA&t=1294s">Watch on YouTube at 21:34</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/eokcnwggiba/s/6/">Open the segment</a></p>Does Surah Yusuf prove the evil eye is real?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mnpgdvjs2nk/s/7/2020-11-15T00:00:00Z2020-11-15T00:00:00ZDoes Surah Yusuf prove the evil eye is real?
No: Jacob told his sons to use different gates for their safety and to avoid drawing attention, not because of the evil eye. They had already been to Egypt, so the evil eye reading makes no sense. Mufti Abu Layth says Jacob told his sons to split up at the gates to look out for them, not because of the evil eye, which makes no sense since they had already been to Egypt.
Answer from 15 November 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: There is NO evil eye in Islam (Detailed Overview) | Mufti Abu Layth (at 44:28)
A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/
Watch on YouTube at 44:28: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnpGDvjs2nk&t=2668s<p><b>Does Surah Yusuf prove the evil eye is real?</b></p>
<p>No: Jacob told his sons to use different gates for their safety and to avoid drawing attention, not because of the evil eye. They had already been to Egypt, so the evil eye reading makes no sense. Mufti Abu Layth says Jacob told his sons to split up at the gates to look out for them, not because of the evil eye, which makes no sense since they had already been to Egypt.</p>
<p>Answer from 15 November 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: There is NO evil eye in Islam (Detailed Overview) | Mufti Abu Layth (at 44:28)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/">Is Quran 22:52 about the satanic verses incident?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnpGDvjs2nk&t=2668s">Watch on YouTube at 44:28</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mnpgdvjs2nk/s/7/">Open the segment</a></p>Confirmation bias: reading the evil eye into the Quranhttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/mnpgdvjs2nk/s/6/2020-11-15T00:00:00Z2020-11-15T00:00:00ZConfirmation bias: reading the evil eye into the Quran
Mufti Abu Layth says that people came to Islam already believing the evil eye was science and, through confirmation bias, found it in verses that do not mention it, such as the verse about eyes almost making the Prophet slip, even though many exegetes did not read it that way. He recommends the Urdu tafsir of Abdul Karim Athari, whom he describes as coming from a small, unusually reason-based circle within the Ahl-e-Hadith of India, and says Athari also reads the verse as the disbelievers staring as though to trip the Prophet, before calling him insane. Mufti Abu Layth says people approached the Quran with a confirmation bias, already believing in the evil eye, and so found it in verses that do not mention it.
Answer from 15 November 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: There is NO evil eye in Islam (Detailed Overview) | Mufti Abu Layth (at 41:06)
A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/
Watch on YouTube at 41:06: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnpGDvjs2nk&t=2466s<p><b>Confirmation bias: reading the evil eye into the Quran</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says that people came to Islam already believing the evil eye was science and, through confirmation bias, found it in verses that do not mention it, such as the verse about eyes almost making the Prophet slip, even though many exegetes did not read it that way. He recommends the Urdu tafsir of Abdul Karim Athari, whom he describes as coming from a small, unusually reason-based circle within the Ahl-e-Hadith of India, and says Athari also reads the verse as the disbelievers staring as though to trip the Prophet, before calling him insane. Mufti Abu Layth says people approached the Quran with a confirmation bias, already believing in the evil eye, and so found it in verses that do not mention it.</p>
<p>Answer from 15 November 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: There is NO evil eye in Islam (Detailed Overview) | Mufti Abu Layth (at 41:06)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/">Is Quran 22:52 about the satanic verses incident?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnpGDvjs2nk&t=2466s">Watch on YouTube at 41:06</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mnpgdvjs2nk/s/6/">Open the segment</a></p>Does the Quran mention the evil eye?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mnpgdvjs2nk/s/2/2020-11-15T00:00:00Z2020-11-15T00:00:00ZDoes the Quran mention the evil eye?
No: the Quran mentions envy (hasad) but never the evil eye, and the verse about eyes making the Prophet slip is a metaphor for hateful stares, as Ibn Ashur and others explain. Mufti Abu Layth says the Quran has never once mentioned the evil eye, only envy, which is a different word.
Answer from 15 November 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: There is NO evil eye in Islam (Detailed Overview) | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:41)
A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/
Watch on YouTube at 2:41: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnpGDvjs2nk&t=161s<p><b>Does the Quran mention the evil eye?</b></p>
<p>No: the Quran mentions envy (hasad) but never the evil eye, and the verse about eyes making the Prophet slip is a metaphor for hateful stares, as Ibn Ashur and others explain. Mufti Abu Layth says the Quran has never once mentioned the evil eye, only envy, which is a different word.</p>
<p>Answer from 15 November 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: There is NO evil eye in Islam (Detailed Overview) | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:41)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/">Is Quran 22:52 about the satanic verses incident?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnpGDvjs2nk&t=161s">Watch on YouTube at 2:41</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mnpgdvjs2nk/s/2/">Open the segment</a></p>Who were the Bedouin Arabs criticised in Surah al-Tawbah?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/w6tqwuuumcg/s/21/2020-10-27T00:00:00Z2020-10-27T00:00:00ZWho were the Bedouin Arabs criticised in Surah al-Tawbah?
Mufti Abu Layth says the a'rab of Surah al-Tawbah were semi-nomadic raiding tribes not under settled rule, some of whom joined only as a power play. Mufti Abu Layth says the verses speak of the tribes of the Hijaz and beyond that were not under established rule.
Answer from 27 October 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #188 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:21:31)
A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/
Watch on YouTube at 2:22:11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6TqWuUumCg&t=8531s<p><b>Who were the Bedouin Arabs criticised in Surah al-Tawbah?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says the a'rab of Surah al-Tawbah were semi-nomadic raiding tribes not under settled rule, some of whom joined only as a power play. Mufti Abu Layth says the verses speak of the tribes of the Hijaz and beyond that were not under established rule.</p>
<p>Answer from 27 October 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #188 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:21:31)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/">Is Quran 22:52 about the satanic verses incident?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6TqWuUumCg&t=8531s">Watch on YouTube at 2:22:11</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/w6tqwuuumcg/s/21/">Open the segment</a></p>What does 'justice' mean in the Quran's verse on marrying more than one wife?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/w6tqwuuumcg/s/8/2020-10-27T00:00:00Z2020-10-27T00:00:00ZWhat 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 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #188 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 50:22)
A more recent answer on fiqh/polygamy-and-mutah exists (22 February 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mofs_0ugn4e/s/4/
Watch on YouTube at 50:22: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6TqWuUumCg&t=3022s<p><b>What does 'justice' mean in the Quran's verse on marrying more than one wife?</b></p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Answer from 27 October 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #188 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 50:22)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/polygamy-and-mutah exists</b> (22 February 2023): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mofs_0ugn4e/s/4/">Is there an LGBTQ push in media and schools?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6TqWuUumCg&t=3022s">Watch on YouTube at 50:22</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/w6tqwuuumcg/s/8/">Open the segment</a></p>Does God not love non-believers?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/xznxiyp0b5s/s/22/2020-07-03T00:00:00Z2020-07-03T00:00:00ZDoes God not love non-believers?
The guest reads the verse as saying that certain deeds block God's love from reaching a person, not that God's love is selective.
Answer from 3 July 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: Prof. Dr Khalil Andani | The Oral Text & the Ontology of The Quran | Mindtrap with Mufti #28 (at 1:38:38)
A more recent answer on belief/god-and-attributes exists (4 March 2024): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/fko_fzwwnba/s/1/
Watch on YouTube at 1:38:38: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xznXIYp0B5s&t=5918s<p><b>Does God not love non-believers?</b></p>
<p>The guest reads the verse as saying that certain deeds block God's love from reaching a person, not that God's love is selective.</p>
<p>Answer from 3 July 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Prof. Dr Khalil Andani | The Oral Text & the Ontology of The Quran | Mindtrap with Mufti #28 (at 1:38:38)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on belief/god-and-attributes exists</b> (4 March 2024): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/fko_fzwwnba/s/1/">How much does Allah love me?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xznXIYp0B5s&t=5918s">Watch on YouTube at 1:38:38</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/xznxiyp0b5s/s/22/">Open the segment</a></p>How does the guest translate the verses on cutting off the thief's hand, jizya and polygamy?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zmirskjob4o/s/22/2020-06-26T00:00:00Z2020-06-26T00:00:00ZHow 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 路 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): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mofs_0ugn4e/s/4/
Watch on YouTube at 2:12:32: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmIrskjob4o&t=7952s<p><b>How does the guest translate the verses on cutting off the thief's hand, jizya and polygamy?</b></p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Answer from 26 June 2020 路 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 2:12:32)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/polygamy-and-mutah exists</b> (22 February 2023): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mofs_0ugn4e/s/4/">Is there an LGBTQ push in media and schools?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmIrskjob4o&t=7952s">Watch on YouTube at 2:12:32</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zmirskjob4o/s/22/">Open the segment</a></p>Does the Quran allow a husband to hit his wife?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zmirskjob4o/s/21/2020-06-26T00:00:00Z2020-06-26T00:00:00ZDoes the Quran allow a husband to hit his wife?
The guest reads 4:34 as telling a persistently flirting wife to leave rather than as permission to beat, and says four words in the verse were mistranslated to create male authority. Mufti Abu Layth says the statement that men provide is descriptive, not prescriptive.
Answer from 26 June 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Prof. Edip Yuksel | Rejecting Hadith, Rashad Khalifa & Realizing '19' | MindTrap with Mufti #27 (at 2:04:43)
A more recent answer on society/women-and-gender exists (10 March 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/14/
Watch on YouTube at 2:04:43: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmIrskjob4o&t=7483s<p><b>Does the Quran allow a husband to hit his wife?</b></p>
<p>The guest reads 4:34 as telling a persistently flirting wife to leave rather than as permission to beat, and says four words in the verse were mistranslated to create male authority. Mufti Abu Layth says the statement that men provide is descriptive, not prescriptive.</p>
<p>Answer from 26 June 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Prof. Edip Yuksel | Rejecting Hadith, Rashad Khalifa & Realizing '19' | MindTrap with Mufti #27 (at 2:04:43)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/women-and-gender exists</b> (10 March 2023): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/14/">Who carried on Imam Malik's teaching after him?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmIrskjob4o&t=7483s">Watch on YouTube at 2:04:43</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zmirskjob4o/s/21/">Open the segment</a></p>What does the Quran mean by 'what your right hands possess', and did the Prophet have a concubine?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/ksqksrxndnw/s/22/2020-04-22T00:00:00Z2020-04-22T00:00:00ZWhat does the Quran mean by 'what your right hands possess', and did the Prophet have a concubine?
The guest reads the Quran's 'right-hand possessions' as a category of wife who was not free, since 4:25 speaks of marrying slave girls, and thinks Mariya al-Qibtiyya may have been a wife misunderstood as a concubine. Mufti Abu Layth says Mariya was a wife, as he has taught, and that under trajectory hermeneutics slavery would have become haram.
Answer from 22 April 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Shaykh Dr. Shabir Ally | Juxtaposing the Quran, Jumbling Aisha's age & Jinn Possession | MindTrap#16 (at 1:42:42)
A more recent answer on dialogue/guest-conversations exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/32/
Watch on YouTube at 1:42:42: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsQKsrXndNw&t=6162s<p><b>What does the Quran mean by 'what your right hands possess', and did the Prophet have a concubine?</b></p>
<p>The guest reads the Quran's 'right-hand possessions' as a category of wife who was not free, since 4:25 speaks of marrying slave girls, and thinks Mariya al-Qibtiyya may have been a wife misunderstood as a concubine. Mufti Abu Layth says Mariya was a wife, as he has taught, and that under trajectory hermeneutics slavery would have become haram.</p>
<p>Answer from 22 April 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Shaykh Dr. Shabir Ally | Juxtaposing the Quran, Jumbling Aisha's age & Jinn Possession | MindTrap#16 (at 1:42:42)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on dialogue/guest-conversations 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=KsQKsrXndNw&t=6162s">Watch on YouTube at 1:42:42</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/ksqksrxndnw/s/22/">Open the segment</a></p>Why did Moses carry a staff?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/gdlcbtkyhgm/s/4/2019-12-29T00:00:00Z2019-12-29T00:00:00ZWhy did Moses carry a staff?
Mufti Abu Layth says Moses' staff partly reflects the Pharaonic culture he grew up in, and that keeping cultural practices is fine without affiliating with paganism. Mufti Abu Layth says he thinks part of Moses' staff was the culture of the Pharaohs he grew up in, where the pine-cone staff symbolised Osiris.
Answer from 29 December 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Who is Uzair in the Quran? Ezra or Osiris? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 14:29)
A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/
Watch on YouTube at 14:29: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdlCbTkYHgM&t=869s<p><b>Why did Moses carry a staff?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says Moses' staff partly reflects the Pharaonic culture he grew up in, and that keeping cultural practices is fine without affiliating with paganism. Mufti Abu Layth says he thinks part of Moses' staff was the culture of the Pharaohs he grew up in, where the pine-cone staff symbolised Osiris.</p>
<p>Answer from 29 December 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Who is Uzair in the Quran? Ezra or Osiris? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 14:29)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/">Is Quran 22:52 about the satanic verses incident?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdlCbTkYHgM&t=869s">Watch on YouTube at 14:29</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/gdlcbtkyhgm/s/4/">Open the segment</a></p>Why did the Israelites ask Moses for an idol after leaving Egypt?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/gdlcbtkyhgm/s/3/2019-12-29T00:00:00Z2019-12-29T00:00:00ZWhy did the Israelites ask Moses for an idol after leaving Egypt?
Mufti Abu Layth says the Israelites' request for an idol in 7:138 shows the Egyptian culture they carried, which explains them calling Osiris a son of God. Mufti Abu Layth says the Israelites emerging from Egypt carried a huge cultural baggage.
Answer from 29 December 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Who is Uzair in the Quran? Ezra or Osiris? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 11:26)
A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/
Watch on YouTube at 11:26: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdlCbTkYHgM&t=686s<p><b>Why did the Israelites ask Moses for an idol after leaving Egypt?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says the Israelites' request for an idol in 7:138 shows the Egyptian culture they carried, which explains them calling Osiris a son of God. Mufti Abu Layth says the Israelites emerging from Egypt carried a huge cultural baggage.</p>
<p>Answer from 29 December 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Who is Uzair in the Quran? Ezra or Osiris? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 11:26)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/">Is Quran 22:52 about the satanic verses incident?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdlCbTkYHgM&t=686s">Watch on YouTube at 11:26</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/gdlcbtkyhgm/s/3/">Open the segment</a></p>Could Uzair in the Quran be the Egyptian figure Osiris?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/gdlcbtkyhgm/s/2/2019-12-29T00:00:00Z2019-12-29T00:00:00ZCould Uzair in the Quran be the Egyptian figure Osiris?
Mufti Abu Layth says it now appears to him that Uzair is Osiris, a divine hero of Egyptian mythology who shaped the culture the Israelites grew up in. Mufti Abu Layth says that, having revisited the question, it appears Uzair in the verse is Osiris of Egyptian mythology rather than Ezra.
Answer from 29 December 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Who is Uzair in the Quran? Ezra or Osiris? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 5:45)
A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/
Watch on YouTube at 5:45: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdlCbTkYHgM&t=345s<p><b>Could Uzair in the Quran be the Egyptian figure Osiris?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says it now appears to him that Uzair is Osiris, a divine hero of Egyptian mythology who shaped the culture the Israelites grew up in. Mufti Abu Layth says that, having revisited the question, it appears Uzair in the verse is Osiris of Egyptian mythology rather than Ezra.</p>
<p>Answer from 29 December 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Who is Uzair in the Quran? Ezra or Osiris? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 5:45)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/">Is Quran 22:52 about the satanic verses incident?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdlCbTkYHgM&t=345s">Watch on YouTube at 5:45</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/gdlcbtkyhgm/s/2/">Open the segment</a></p>Who is Uzair mentioned in the Quran?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/gdlcbtkyhgm/s/1/2019-12-29T00:00:00Z2019-12-29T00:00:00ZWho is Uzair mentioned in the Quran?
Mufti Abu Layth says the common reading of Uzair as Ezra does not really fit, since Jews never called Ezra the son of God. Mufti Abu Layth says the interpretation of Uzair as Ezra does not really fit the bill and can only be a forced fit.
Answer from 29 December 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Who is Uzair in the Quran? Ezra or Osiris? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)
A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/
Watch on YouTube at 0:33: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdlCbTkYHgM&t=33s<p><b>Who is Uzair mentioned in the Quran?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says the common reading of Uzair as Ezra does not really fit, since Jews never called Ezra the son of God. Mufti Abu Layth says the interpretation of Uzair as Ezra does not really fit the bill and can only be a forced fit.</p>
<p>Answer from 29 December 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Who is Uzair in the Quran? Ezra or Osiris? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/">Is Quran 22:52 about the satanic verses incident?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdlCbTkYHgM&t=33s">Watch on YouTube at 0:33</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/gdlcbtkyhgm/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Does the Quran actually tell women to cover their hair, or only their chest?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/trr4o2jzizc/s/1/2019-11-03T00:00:00Z2019-11-03T00:00:00ZDoes the Quran actually tell women to cover their hair, or only their chest?
There is nothing explicit in the Quran or Sunnah about covering the head; the verse of al-Nur tells women to cover the jayb (the chest opening) with the khimar they already wore, and whether the khimar itself is obligatory or circumstantial is an open question. Covering the hair became the settled teaching within a generation of the companions. Mufti Abu Layth says there is nothing explicit in the Quran or the established Sunnah about covering the head: hijab is a modern term, the verse of al-Nur commands covering the jayb with the khimar women already wore, and whether the khimar itself is an obligation or a circumstance of the time is an open question.
Answer from 3 November 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Verse in Surah Al-Nur about the Hijab | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:04)
A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/
Watch on YouTube at 0:04: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRR4o2JZIZc&t=4s<p><b>Does the Quran actually tell women to cover their hair, or only their chest?</b></p>
<p>There is nothing explicit in the Quran or Sunnah about covering the head; the verse of al-Nur tells women to cover the jayb (the chest opening) with the khimar they already wore, and whether the khimar itself is obligatory or circumstantial is an open question. Covering the hair became the settled teaching within a generation of the companions. Mufti Abu Layth says there is nothing explicit in the Quran or the established Sunnah about covering the head: hijab is a modern term, the verse of al-Nur commands covering the jayb with the khimar women already wore, and whether the khimar itself is an obligation or a circumstance of the time is an open question.</p>
<p>Answer from 3 November 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Verse in Surah Al-Nur about the Hijab | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:04)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/">Is Quran 22:52 about the satanic verses incident?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRR4o2JZIZc&t=4s">Watch on YouTube at 0:04</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/trr4o2jzizc/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Did the Prophet really split the moon in half?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/grh2zu4awqi/s/1/2019-10-18T00:00:00Z2019-10-18T00:00:00ZDid the Prophet really split the moon in half?
No: Mufti Abu Layth says the moon was not split; the companions described what they perceived, most likely a lunar eclipse, and Quran 54:1 is about the end of the world. Mufti Abu Layth says the moon was not split and that the verse of the Quran on the moon splitting has nothing to do with that alleged event.
Answer from 18 October 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Hadith on The Moon Splitting | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:02)
A more recent answer on belief/prophethood-and-miracles exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/21/
Watch on YouTube at 0:40: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Grh2ZU4awQI&t=40s<p><b>Did the Prophet really split the moon in half?</b></p>
<p>No: Mufti Abu Layth says the moon was not split; the companions described what they perceived, most likely a lunar eclipse, and Quran 54:1 is about the end of the world. Mufti Abu Layth says the moon was not split and that the verse of the Quran on the moon splitting has nothing to do with that alleged event.</p>
<p>Answer from 18 October 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Hadith on The Moon Splitting | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:02)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on belief/prophethood-and-miracles exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/21/">Can the Quran be used to call the Prophet the best of creation?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Grh2ZU4awQI&t=40s">Watch on YouTube at 0:40</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/grh2zu4awqi/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>How does the rule that a clear verse overrides an ambiguous one apply to Quran 65:4?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t-x4lyns2ve/s/10/2019-07-25T00:00:00Z2019-07-25T00:00:00ZHow does the rule that a clear verse overrides an ambiguous one apply to Quran 65:4?
By a principle of usul the ambiguous phrase 'those who have not menstruated' is read in the light of the clear opening term women, which cancels any reading that includes girls. The Quran could have said fatayat but addressed them as nisa. Mufti Abu Layth holds that by the usuli principle that a clear text governs an ambiguous one, the opening term nisa in Surah al-Talaq cancels any reading of 'those who have not menstruated' that would include girls.
Answer from 25 July 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: A Reply to Abdullah Sameer's Allegation: The Quran Teaches Paedophilia | Mufti Abu Layth (at 29:58)
A more recent answer on fiqh/legal-theory exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/23/
Watch on YouTube at 29:58: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-X4Lyns2vE&t=1798s<p><b>How does the rule that a clear verse overrides an ambiguous one apply to Quran 65:4?</b></p>
<p>By a principle of usul the ambiguous phrase 'those who have not menstruated' is read in the light of the clear opening term women, which cancels any reading that includes girls. The Quran could have said fatayat but addressed them as nisa. Mufti Abu Layth holds that by the usuli principle that a clear text governs an ambiguous one, the opening term nisa in Surah al-Talaq cancels any reading of 'those who have not menstruated' that would include girls.</p>
<p>Answer from 25 July 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: A Reply to Abdullah Sameer's Allegation: The Quran Teaches Paedophilia | Mufti Abu Layth (at 29:58)</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=T-X4Lyns2vE&t=1798s">Watch on YouTube at 29:58</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t-x4lyns2ve/s/10/">Open the segment</a></p>Did Imam Malik allow marriage to be consummated with a girl who was not yet nubile?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t-x4lyns2ve/s/9/2019-07-25T00:00:00Z2019-07-25T00:00:00ZDid Imam Malik allow marriage to be consummated with a girl who was not yet nubile?
No: Mufti Abu Layth says Imam Malik's fatwa was clear that sexual relations with a wife are haram unless she is nubile. Scholars who read 65:4 to include girls were men influenced by the patriarchy of their age and were wrong, while others such as Ibn Ashur, al-Samarqandi, Abu Hayyan and al-Alusi did not read it so. Mufti Abu Layth holds that Imam Malik ruled sexual relations with a wife haram unless she was nubile, and that the commentators who read 65:4 to include girls were wrong and influenced by the patriarchy of their age, which is not Islam.
Answer from 25 July 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: A Reply to Abdullah Sameer's Allegation: The Quran Teaches Paedophilia | Mufti Abu Layth (at 27:19)
A more recent answer on fiqh/legal-theory exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/23/
Watch on YouTube at 27:19: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-X4Lyns2vE&t=1639s<p><b>Did Imam Malik allow marriage to be consummated with a girl who was not yet nubile?</b></p>
<p>No: Mufti Abu Layth says Imam Malik's fatwa was clear that sexual relations with a wife are haram unless she is nubile. Scholars who read 65:4 to include girls were men influenced by the patriarchy of their age and were wrong, while others such as Ibn Ashur, al-Samarqandi, Abu Hayyan and al-Alusi did not read it so. Mufti Abu Layth holds that Imam Malik ruled sexual relations with a wife haram unless she was nubile, and that the commentators who read 65:4 to include girls were wrong and influenced by the patriarchy of their age, which is not Islam.</p>
<p>Answer from 25 July 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: A Reply to Abdullah Sameer's Allegation: The Quran Teaches Paedophilia | Mufti Abu Layth (at 27:19)</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=T-X4Lyns2vE&t=1639s">Watch on YouTube at 27:19</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t-x4lyns2ve/s/9/">Open the segment</a></p>Does the word 'women' in Surah al-Talaq rule out children?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t-x4lyns2ve/s/8/2019-07-25T00:00:00Z2019-07-25T00:00:00ZDoes the word 'women' in Surah al-Talaq rule out children?
Yes: the passage opens with nisa, women, a word never used of a six- or seven-year-old, just as boys are never called rijal, and the verses go on to envisage pregnancy, which nobody would expect of a child. Mufti Abu Layth holds that the word nisa with which the passage opens is never used of a little girl, any more than rijal is used of a boy, and that the passage's provision for pregnancy shows it concerns adult women.
Answer from 25 July 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: A Reply to Abdullah Sameer's Allegation: The Quran Teaches Paedophilia | Mufti Abu Layth (at 24:43)
A more recent answer on quran/arabic-language exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/13/
Watch on YouTube at 24:43: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-X4Lyns2vE&t=1483s<p><b>Does the word 'women' in Surah al-Talaq rule out children?</b></p>
<p>Yes: the passage opens with nisa, women, a word never used of a six- or seven-year-old, just as boys are never called rijal, and the verses go on to envisage pregnancy, which nobody would expect of a child. Mufti Abu Layth holds that the word nisa with which the passage opens is never used of a little girl, any more than rijal is used of a boy, and that the passage's provision for pregnancy shows it concerns adult women.</p>
<p>Answer from 25 July 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: A Reply to Abdullah Sameer's Allegation: The Quran Teaches Paedophilia | Mufti Abu Layth (at 24:43)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on quran/arabic-language exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/13/">Is the 'light' that came with the clear book in 5:15 the Prophet or the Quran itself?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-X4Lyns2vE&t=1483s">Watch on YouTube at 24:43</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t-x4lyns2ve/s/8/">Open the segment</a></p>Did classical scholars really say Quran 65:4 includes little girls?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t-x4lyns2ve/s/7/2019-07-25T00:00:00Z2019-07-25T00:00:00ZDid classical scholars really say Quran 65:4 includes little girls?
Yes, some did: Mufti Abu Layth concedes that commentators such as Ibn Kathir and al-Qurtubi wrote that the phrase can include little girls, which he condemns as a mistake. He says their saying so is not the Quran saying so, and the evidence lies in how the passage opens. Mufti Abu Layth concedes that commentators such as Ibn Kathir and al-Qurtubi wrote that 65:4 can include little girls, condemns this as a mistake, and holds that a commentator's reading does not make the Quran say it.
Answer from 25 July 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: A Reply to Abdullah Sameer's Allegation: The Quran Teaches Paedophilia | Mufti Abu Layth (at 22:06)
A more recent answer on quran/hermeneutics exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/24/
Watch on YouTube at 22:06: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-X4Lyns2vE&t=1326s<p><b>Did classical scholars really say Quran 65:4 includes little girls?</b></p>
<p>Yes, some did: Mufti Abu Layth concedes that commentators such as Ibn Kathir and al-Qurtubi wrote that the phrase can include little girls, which he condemns as a mistake. He says their saying so is not the Quran saying so, and the evidence lies in how the passage opens. Mufti Abu Layth concedes that commentators such as Ibn Kathir and al-Qurtubi wrote that 65:4 can include little girls, condemns this as a mistake, and holds that a commentator's reading does not make the Quran say it.</p>
<p>Answer from 25 July 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: A Reply to Abdullah Sameer's Allegation: The Quran Teaches Paedophilia | Mufti Abu Layth (at 22:06)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on quran/hermeneutics exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/24/">Does 3:188 mean everyone who likes praise will be punished?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-X4Lyns2vE&t=1326s">Watch on YouTube at 22:06</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t-x4lyns2ve/s/7/">Open the segment</a></p>Does 'those who have not menstruated' in Quran 65:4 refer to little girls?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t-x4lyns2ve/s/6/2019-07-25T00:00:00Z2019-07-25T00:00:00ZDoes 'those who have not menstruated' in Quran 65:4 refer to little girls?
No: Mufti Abu Layth says the phrase refers to women whose cycles are absent through illness or irregularity, as Abu Hayyan, Ibn Ashur, al-Samarqandi, Abu al-Su'ud and Ibn Atiyya read it. Al-Tha'labi records that the verse was revealed about a man who divorced his wife during her menses. Mufti Abu Layth holds that 'those who have not menstruated' in 65:4 refers to women whose cycles are absent through illness or irregularity, not to prepubescent girls, as Abu Hayyan, Ibn Ashur and other commentators read it.
Answer from 25 July 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: A Reply to Abdullah Sameer's Allegation: The Quran Teaches Paedophilia | Mufti Abu Layth (at 18:09)
A more recent answer on fiqh/divorce exists (10 March 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/12/
Watch on YouTube at 18:09: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-X4Lyns2vE&t=1089s<p><b>Does 'those who have not menstruated' in Quran 65:4 refer to little girls?</b></p>
<p>No: Mufti Abu Layth says the phrase refers to women whose cycles are absent through illness or irregularity, as Abu Hayyan, Ibn Ashur, al-Samarqandi, Abu al-Su'ud and Ibn Atiyya read it. Al-Tha'labi records that the verse was revealed about a man who divorced his wife during her menses. Mufti Abu Layth holds that 'those who have not menstruated' in 65:4 refers to women whose cycles are absent through illness or irregularity, not to prepubescent girls, as Abu Hayyan, Ibn Ashur and other commentators read it.</p>
<p>Answer from 25 July 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: A Reply to Abdullah Sameer's Allegation: The Quran Teaches Paedophilia | Mufti Abu Layth (at 18:09)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/divorce exists</b> (10 March 2023): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/12/">Why was Imam Malik flogged?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-X4Lyns2vE&t=1089s">Watch on YouTube at 18:09</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t-x4lyns2ve/s/6/">Open the segment</a></p>What does Quran 65:4 say about the waiting period for women whose periods have stopped?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t-x4lyns2ve/s/5/2019-07-25T00:00:00Z2019-07-25T00:00:00ZWhat does Quran 65:4 say about the waiting period for women whose periods have stopped?
Women who have despaired of menstruation wait three months, a rule Mufti Abu Layth reads as addressed to men who are unsure whether a woman has reached the menopause, so that pregnancy can be excluded; the pregnant wait until childbirth. Mufti Abu Layth holds that the doubt in 65:4 is the men's doubt about whether a woman has reached the menopause, in which case her iddah is a flat three months so that pregnancy can be excluded.
Answer from 25 July 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: A Reply to Abdullah Sameer's Allegation: The Quran Teaches Paedophilia | Mufti Abu Layth (at 15:33)
A more recent answer on quran/tafsir exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 15:33: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-X4Lyns2vE&t=933s<p><b>What does Quran 65:4 say about the waiting period for women whose periods have stopped?</b></p>
<p>Women who have despaired of menstruation wait three months, a rule Mufti Abu Layth reads as addressed to men who are unsure whether a woman has reached the menopause, so that pregnancy can be excluded; the pregnant wait until childbirth. Mufti Abu Layth holds that the doubt in 65:4 is the men's doubt about whether a woman has reached the menopause, in which case her iddah is a flat three months so that pregnancy can be excluded.</p>
<p>Answer from 25 July 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: A Reply to Abdullah Sameer's Allegation: The Quran Teaches Paedophilia | Mufti Abu Layth (at 15:33)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on quran/tafsir 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=T-X4Lyns2vE&t=933s">Watch on YouTube at 15:33</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t-x4lyns2ve/s/5/">Open the segment</a></p>What is the iddah after divorce and why does the Quran require it?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t-x4lyns2ve/s/3/2019-07-25T00:00:00Z2019-07-25T00:00:00ZWhat is the iddah after divorce and why does the Quran require it?
The iddah is a waiting period of one to three cycles after a divorce which establishes whether the woman is pregnant and prevents suspicion and conflict, and during it she keeps the right to stay in the home. Mufti Abu Layth reads this as the opening of the passage the objector quotes from. Mufti Abu Layth holds that the iddah in Surah al-Talaq serves to establish pregnancy and to prevent suspicion and conflict after a divorce, and that the divorced woman is entitled to remain in the home during it.
Answer from 25 July 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: A Reply to Abdullah Sameer's Allegation: The Quran Teaches Paedophilia | Mufti Abu Layth (at 6:26)
A more recent answer on quran/tafsir exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/
Watch on YouTube at 6:26: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-X4Lyns2vE&t=386s<p><b>What is the iddah after divorce and why does the Quran require it?</b></p>
<p>The iddah is a waiting period of one to three cycles after a divorce which establishes whether the woman is pregnant and prevents suspicion and conflict, and during it she keeps the right to stay in the home. Mufti Abu Layth reads this as the opening of the passage the objector quotes from. Mufti Abu Layth holds that the iddah in Surah al-Talaq serves to establish pregnancy and to prevent suspicion and conflict after a divorce, and that the divorced woman is entitled to remain in the home during it.</p>
<p>Answer from 25 July 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: A Reply to Abdullah Sameer's Allegation: The Quran Teaches Paedophilia | Mufti Abu Layth (at 6:26)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on quran/tafsir 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=T-X4Lyns2vE&t=386s">Watch on YouTube at 6:26</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t-x4lyns2ve/s/3/">Open the segment</a></p>Does Quran 60:10 mean a marriage to a non-Muslim is automatically void?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/c8fjy8mcezm/s/7/2019-05-10T00:00:00Z2019-05-10T00:00:00ZDoes Quran 60:10 mean a marriage to a non-Muslim is automatically void?
No: Umar divorced his non-Muslim wives after the verse came down, which shows their marriages had been valid. The verse on the emigrant women was specific to the Hudaybiyya context. Mufti Abu Layth says he believes a marriage between a Muslim and a non-Muslim is valid, without saying it is a good thing or advisable.
Answer from 10 May 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Can a Nikah with a Non-Muslim be valid? - Mufti Abu Layth Al-Maliki (at 33:03)
A more recent answer on fiqh/marriage-contracts exists (10 December 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/s-vm6mgbll8/s/8/
Watch on YouTube at 33:03: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8fjy8MceZM&t=1983s<p><b>Does Quran 60:10 mean a marriage to a non-Muslim is automatically void?</b></p>
<p>No: Umar divorced his non-Muslim wives after the verse came down, which shows their marriages had been valid. The verse on the emigrant women was specific to the Hudaybiyya context. Mufti Abu Layth says he believes a marriage between a Muslim and a non-Muslim is valid, without saying it is a good thing or advisable.</p>
<p>Answer from 10 May 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Can a Nikah with a Non-Muslim be valid? - Mufti Abu Layth Al-Maliki (at 33:03)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/marriage-contracts exists</b> (10 December 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/s-vm6mgbll8/s/8/">How did Abu Hanifa solve the case of two brides sent to the wrong grooms?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8fjy8MceZM&t=1983s">Watch on YouTube at 33:03</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/c8fjy8mcezm/s/7/">Open the segment</a></p>What does it mean that Jesus spoke to people in the cradle and in old age?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/2axjjfrnd20/s/2/2019-02-23T00:00:00Z2019-02-23T00:00:00ZWhat does it mean that Jesus spoke to people in the cradle and in old age?
Mufti Abu Layth says the verse means Jesus would relate to people of every age when he preached, not that he spoke as a baby; that story likely came from apocryphal infancy gospels. Mufti Abu Layth says the verse means that Jesus, when he preached, would have such wisdom that he could relate to people of every age, from the very young to the old.
Answer from 23 February 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Did Jesus (a.s.) Speak in the Cradle? -Mufti Abu Layth (at 13:57)
A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/
Watch on YouTube at 13:57: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AxJjFrnD20&t=837s<p><b>What does it mean that Jesus spoke to people in the cradle and in old age?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says the verse means Jesus would relate to people of every age when he preached, not that he spoke as a baby; that story likely came from apocryphal infancy gospels. Mufti Abu Layth says the verse means that Jesus, when he preached, would have such wisdom that he could relate to people of every age, from the very young to the old.</p>
<p>Answer from 23 February 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Did Jesus (a.s.) Speak in the Cradle? -Mufti Abu Layth (at 13:57)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/">Is Quran 22:52 about the satanic verses incident?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AxJjFrnD20&t=837s">Watch on YouTube at 13:57</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/2axjjfrnd20/s/2/">Open the segment</a></p>Did Jesus really speak as a baby in the cradle?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/2axjjfrnd20/s/1/2019-02-23T00:00:00Z2019-02-23T00:00:00ZDid Jesus really speak as a baby in the cradle?
Mufti Abu Layth says the Quran does not say Jesus spoke as a baby; the Maryam passage most likely refers to Jesus at twelve debating the priests in the Temple, as in Luke. Mufti Abu Layth says that the popular story of the baby Jesus speaking to save Mary from being stoned is, in his understanding, not true at all.
Answer from 23 February 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Did Jesus (a.s.) Speak in the Cradle? -Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:02)
A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/
Watch on YouTube at 1:15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AxJjFrnD20&t=75s<p><b>Did Jesus really speak as a baby in the cradle?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says the Quran does not say Jesus spoke as a baby; the Maryam passage most likely refers to Jesus at twelve debating the priests in the Temple, as in Luke. Mufti Abu Layth says that the popular story of the baby Jesus speaking to save Mary from being stoned is, in his understanding, not true at all.</p>
<p>Answer from 23 February 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Did Jesus (a.s.) Speak in the Cradle? -Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:02)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/">Is Quran 22:52 about the satanic verses incident?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AxJjFrnD20&t=75s">Watch on YouTube at 1:15</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/2axjjfrnd20/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Did the journey of Musa and Khidr really happen, or was it a vision?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/drosectl_tq/s/2/2018-12-24T00:00:00Z2018-12-24T00:00:00ZDid the journey of Musa and Khidr really happen, or was it a vision?
Mufti Abu Layth holds that everything after Musa and Joshua slept at the rock happened in a vision, which explains the story's strange shifts. Mufti Abu Layth says that he feels earlier scholars overlooked that everything after Musa and his companion fell asleep at the rock happened in a vision.
Answer from 24 December 2018 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: The Story Explained: Did Musa & Khidr (a.s.) Kill a Child? -Mufti Abu Layth (at 5:31)
A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/
Watch on YouTube at 5:31: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dROSEctL_tQ&t=331s<p><b>Did the journey of Musa and Khidr really happen, or was it a vision?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth holds that everything after Musa and Joshua slept at the rock happened in a vision, which explains the story's strange shifts. Mufti Abu Layth says that he feels earlier scholars overlooked that everything after Musa and his companion fell asleep at the rock happened in a vision.</p>
<p>Answer from 24 December 2018 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: The Story Explained: Did Musa & Khidr (a.s.) Kill a Child? -Mufti Abu Layth (at 5:31)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/">Is Quran 22:52 about the satanic verses incident?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dROSEctL_tQ&t=331s">Watch on YouTube at 5:31</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/drosectl_tq/s/2/">Open the segment</a></p>Ibn Ashur: the creature speaks to the deniers at the gatheringhttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/eoq_mxafx5o/s/6/2018-05-29T00:00:00Z2018-05-29T00:00:00ZIbn Ashur: the creature speaks to the deniers at the gathering
In Ibn Ashur's reading, as Mufti Abu Layth presents it, the creature speaks at the gathering on the Day of Judgment to shame the Quraysh who denied the Prophet.
Answer from 29 May 2018 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: What is the Beast of the Earth? What did Ibn Aashour really say? -Mufti Abu Layth (at 15:30)
A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/
Watch on YouTube at 15:30: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoQ_mXafx5o&t=930s<p><b>Ibn Ashur: the creature speaks to the deniers at the gathering</b></p>
<p>In Ibn Ashur's reading, as Mufti Abu Layth presents it, the creature speaks at the gathering on the Day of Judgment to shame the Quraysh who denied the Prophet.</p>
<p>Answer from 29 May 2018 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: What is the Beast of the Earth? What did Ibn Aashour really say? -Mufti Abu Layth (at 15:30)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/">Is Quran 22:52 about the satanic verses incident?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoQ_mXafx5o&t=930s">Watch on YouTube at 15:30</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/eoq_mxafx5o/s/6/">Open the segment</a></p>Does Ibn Ashur say the beast comes before the Day of Judgment?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/eoq_mxafx5o/s/5/2018-05-29T00:00:00Z2018-05-29T00:00:00ZDoes Ibn Ashur say the beast comes before the Day of Judgment?
Mufti Abu Layth reads Ibn Ashur as treating the time from the world's end to the resurrection as one realm, not as placing the beast before the Day of Judgment. Mufti Abu Layth says that, in his understanding, Ibn Ashur's remark about nearness does not mean the creature emerges close to the Day of Judgment rather than on it.
Answer from 29 May 2018 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: What is the Beast of the Earth? What did Ibn Aashour really say? -Mufti Abu Layth (at 10:59)
A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/
Watch on YouTube at 10:59: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoQ_mXafx5o&t=659s<p><b>Does Ibn Ashur say the beast comes before the Day of Judgment?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth reads Ibn Ashur as treating the time from the world's end to the resurrection as one realm, not as placing the beast before the Day of Judgment. Mufti Abu Layth says that, in his understanding, Ibn Ashur's remark about nearness does not mean the creature emerges close to the Day of Judgment rather than on it.</p>
<p>Answer from 29 May 2018 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: What is the Beast of the Earth? What did Ibn Aashour really say? -Mufti Abu Layth (at 10:59)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/">Is Quran 22:52 about the satanic verses incident?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoQ_mXafx5o&t=659s">Watch on YouTube at 10:59</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/eoq_mxafx5o/s/5/">Open the segment</a></p>What does the Quran say about the beast of the earth?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/eoq_mxafx5o/s/2/2018-05-29T00:00:00Z2018-05-29T00:00:00ZWhat does the Quran say about the beast of the earth?
Mufti Abu Layth reads 27:80-84 as moving from the grave to the Day of Judgment, with the creature of verse 82 set within that sequence. Mufti Abu Layth says verses 83 and 84 of Surah al-Naml are clearly speaking about the Day of Judgment.
Answer from 29 May 2018 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: What is the Beast of the Earth? What did Ibn Aashour really say? -Mufti Abu Layth (at 3:55)
A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/
Watch on YouTube at 3:55: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoQ_mXafx5o&t=235s<p><b>What does the Quran say about the beast of the earth?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth reads 27:80-84 as moving from the grave to the Day of Judgment, with the creature of verse 82 set within that sequence. Mufti Abu Layth says verses 83 and 84 of Surah al-Naml are clearly speaking about the Day of Judgment.</p>
<p>Answer from 29 May 2018 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: What is the Beast of the Earth? What did Ibn Aashour really say? -Mufti Abu Layth (at 3:55)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/">Is Quran 22:52 about the satanic verses incident?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoQ_mXafx5o&t=235s">Watch on YouTube at 3:55</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/eoq_mxafx5o/s/2/">Open the segment</a></p>Harut and Marut, and how magic 'splits' peoplehttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/pifqxkwyrwg/s/7/2018-04-15T00:00:00Z2018-04-15T00:00:00ZHarut and Marut, and how magic 'splits' people
Harut and Marut may have been two pious men taken for angels who taught skills that looked like magic; the doll-and-needles idea of magic is not from the Quran or Sunnah. Mufti Abu Layth says nothing like the doll-and-needles understanding of magic has come from the Quran and Sunnah.
Answer from 15 April 2018 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Magic: Myth and Reality in Islam by Mufti Abu Layth (at 40:24)
A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/
Watch on YouTube at 40:24: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiFqxkWyrwg&t=2424s<p><b>Harut and Marut, and how magic 'splits' people</b></p>
<p>Harut and Marut may have been two pious men taken for angels who taught skills that looked like magic; the doll-and-needles idea of magic is not from the Quran or Sunnah. Mufti Abu Layth says nothing like the doll-and-needles understanding of magic has come from the Quran and Sunnah.</p>
<p>Answer from 15 April 2018 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Magic: Myth and Reality in Islam by Mufti Abu Layth (at 40:24)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on quran/tafsir/contested-verses exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/14/">Is Quran 22:52 about the satanic verses incident?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiFqxkWyrwg&t=2424s">Watch on YouTube at 40:24</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/pifqxkwyrwg/s/7/">Open the segment</a></p>