Mufti Abu Layth Archive: relationships/love-and-romance

Is celebrating Valentine's Day haram?

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

Is celebrating Valentine's Day haram?

Valentine's Day is not haram and need not be bad, he says, but do not let relationships become your identity or worth; keep your own goals and purpose. Mufti Abu Layth says Valentine's Day is not in itself forbidden or haram, and need not even be a bad thing.

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 14:11)

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A modern Arabic love poem: choosing honour over a friend's wife

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

A modern Arabic love poem: choosing honour over a friend's wife

Mufti Abu Layth reads an Arabic love poem in which the poet turns down his friend's wife, preferring honour to betrayal.

Answer from 2 February 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #200| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 55:20)

A more recent answer on arts/arabic-poetry-and-letters exists (22 February 2023): Did some Muslim scholars say homosexuality is not haram?

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Soul mates and twin flames: a question laughed off

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

Soul mates and twin flames: a question laughed off

Mufti Abu Layth jokes that he is too old to know about twin flames and does not answer the question.

Answer from 24 August 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #179 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 26:56)

A more recent answer on relationships/love-and-romance exists (16 February 2021): Is celebrating Valentine's Day haram?

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Why is it so hard for Muslims to find a partner?

Thu, 28 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Why is it so hard for Muslims to find a partner?

Mufti Abu Layth says there is a crisis among Muslims in finding relationships, and advises using matrimonial sites sensibly and leaving early if someone seems odd. Mufti Abu Layth says there is a crisis of people trying to find relationships.

Answer from 28 February 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Why Do Muslims have Trouble with Romance? -Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)

A more recent answer on relationships/marriage/choosing-a-spouse exists (10 December 2022): What is the story of the woman who tricked Abu Hanifa into a marriage proposal?

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