Mufti Abu Layth Archive: society/current-eventsAnswers on society/current-events, newest recording first.https://muftiabulayth.org/feeds/topics/society-current-events.atom.xml2022-08-19T00:00:00ZMufti Abu Layth Archivepipeline/feeds.pyWhat was Salman Rushdie's family background?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/2022-08-19T00:00:00Z2022-08-19T00:00:00ZWhat was Salman Rushdie's family background?
Mufti Abu Layth describes Rushdie's privileged Muslim family in Bombay, a father who took the name Rushdie from Ibn Rushd, and an English boarding-school education shaped by admiration for the British ruling class.
Answer from 19 August 2022 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Salman Rushdie & The Satanic Verses | Mufti Abu Layth (at 9:18)
Watch on YouTube at 9:18: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0pHQRNJjBY&t=558s<p><b>What was Salman Rushdie's family background?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth describes Rushdie's privileged Muslim family in Bombay, a father who took the name Rushdie from Ibn Rushd, and an English boarding-school education shaped by admiration for the British ruling class.</p>
<p>Answer from 19 August 2022 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Salman Rushdie & The Satanic Verses | Mufti Abu Layth (at 9:18)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0pHQRNJjBY&t=558s">Watch on YouTube at 9:18</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/">Open the segment</a></p>What does the Mufti think of Salman Rushdie as a person?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/2/2022-08-19T00:00:00Z2022-08-19T00:00:00ZWhat does the Mufti think of Salman Rushdie as a person?
Mufti Abu Layth says he personally finds Rushdie's personality abhorrent and senses a strong negativity from him, and that he researched him in order to be fair.
Answer from 19 August 2022 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Salman Rushdie & The Satanic Verses | Mufti Abu Layth (at 5:17)
A more recent answer on society/blasphemy-and-free-speech exists (29 September 2024): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hmurvu2c9yq/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 5:17: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0pHQRNJjBY&t=317s<p><b>What does the Mufti think of Salman Rushdie as a person?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says he personally finds Rushdie's personality abhorrent and senses a strong negativity from him, and that he researched him in order to be fair.</p>
<p>Answer from 19 August 2022 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Salman Rushdie & The Satanic Verses | Mufti Abu Layth (at 5:17)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/blasphemy-and-free-speech exists</b> (29 September 2024): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hmurvu2c9yq/s/3/">How scholars' rhetoric fed Pakistan's blasphemy killings, in Mufti Abu Layth's view</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0pHQRNJjBY&t=317s">Watch on YouTube at 5:17</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/2/">Open the segment</a></p>Does Islam allow attacking Salman Rushdie?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/1/2022-08-19T00:00:00Z2022-08-19T00:00:00ZDoes Islam allow attacking Salman Rushdie?
No: he condemns the attack on Salman Rushdie as cowardly and contrary to Islam, saying ideas must be answered with speech and that the attack only demonised Islam and revived Rushdie's fame. Mufti Abu Layth condemns the attack on Salman Rushdie as cowardly and an abomination, saying Islam does not teach such acts and that those who speak against Islam must be answered with speech.
Answer from 19 August 2022 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Salman Rushdie & The Satanic Verses | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:01)
A more recent answer on society/blasphemy-and-free-speech exists (29 September 2024): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hmurvu2c9yq/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 0:01: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0pHQRNJjBY&t=1s<p><b>Does Islam allow attacking Salman Rushdie?</b></p>
<p>No: he condemns the attack on Salman Rushdie as cowardly and contrary to Islam, saying ideas must be answered with speech and that the attack only demonised Islam and revived Rushdie's fame. Mufti Abu Layth condemns the attack on Salman Rushdie as cowardly and an abomination, saying Islam does not teach such acts and that those who speak against Islam must be answered with speech.</p>
<p>Answer from 19 August 2022 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Salman Rushdie & The Satanic Verses | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:01)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/blasphemy-and-free-speech exists</b> (29 September 2024): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hmurvu2c9yq/s/3/">How scholars' rhetoric fed Pakistan's blasphemy killings, in Mufti Abu Layth's view</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0pHQRNJjBY&t=1s">Watch on YouTube at 0:01</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Response to accusations over Palestine remarks and claims he is not Muslimhttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/t9ei_hrzl84/s/2/2021-05-18T00:00:00Z2021-05-18T00:00:00ZResponse to accusations over Palestine remarks and claims he is not Muslim
Mufti Abu Layth says he has always supported Palestine and only argued for safe passage for its people, that 'exile' was a slip of the tongue, and that those calling him a non-Muslim and invading his home are not following Islam.
Answer from 18 May 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Recording: They Invaded My Home (at 1:29)
A more recent answer on belief/sectarianism-and-takfir exists (22 February 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mofs_0ugn4e/s/7/
Watch on YouTube at 1:29: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9EI_hrzL84&t=89s<p><b>Response to accusations over Palestine remarks and claims he is not Muslim</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says he has always supported Palestine and only argued for safe passage for its people, that 'exile' was a slip of the tongue, and that those calling him a non-Muslim and invading his home are not following Islam.</p>
<p>Answer from 18 May 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Recording: They Invaded My Home (at 1:29)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on belief/sectarianism-and-takfir exists</b> (22 February 2023): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mofs_0ugn4e/s/7/">Should Sunnis preach to Shia Muslims about what they get wrong?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9EI_hrzL84&t=89s">Watch on YouTube at 1:29</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t9ei_hrzl84/s/2/">Open the segment</a></p>Statement on the break-in at Mufti Abu Layth's homehttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/t9ei_hrzl84/s/1/2021-05-18T00:00:00Z2021-05-18T00:00:00ZStatement on the break-in at Mufti Abu Layth's home
Mufti Abu Layth describes masked men breaking into his home and terrifying his family, and asks whether this is the character Islam teaches.
Answer from 18 May 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Recording: They Invaded My Home (at 0:08)
A more recent answer on society/current-events exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 0:08: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9EI_hrzL84&t=8s<p><b>Statement on the break-in at Mufti Abu Layth's home</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth describes masked men breaking into his home and terrifying his family, and asks whether this is the character Islam teaches.</p>
<p>Answer from 18 May 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Recording: They Invaded My Home (at 0:08)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/current-events exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/">What was Salman Rushdie's family background?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9EI_hrzL84&t=8s">Watch on YouTube at 0:08</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t9ei_hrzl84/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Is the age of consent in France really 13?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zz85auzek5w/s/14/2021-04-06T00:00:00Z2021-04-06T00:00:00ZIs the age of consent in France really 13?
Mufti Abu Layth doubts the claim that France's age of consent is thirteen, and distinguishes laws on relationships between teenagers of similar age from an adult engaging with a child.
Answer from 6 April 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #209 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:28:55)
A more recent answer on society/current-events exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 1:28:55: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ85AUzeK5w&t=5335s<p><b>Is the age of consent in France really 13?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth doubts the claim that France's age of consent is thirteen, and distinguishes laws on relationships between teenagers of similar age from an adult engaging with a child.</p>
<p>Answer from 6 April 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #209 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:28:55)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/current-events exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/">What was Salman Rushdie's family background?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ85AUzeK5w&t=5335s">Watch on YouTube at 1:28:55</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zz85auzek5w/s/14/">Open the segment</a></p>What does Mufti Abu Layth think of France banning the hijab for girls under 18?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zz85auzek5w/s/13/2021-04-06T00:00:00Z2021-04-06T00:00:00ZWhat does Mufti Abu Layth think of France banning the hijab for girls under 18?
If France has banned headscarves for girls under 18, he says it is an abhorrent breach of basic rights that he strongly condemns. He also opposes pressuring girls to wear it: it should be their genuine choice. Mufti Abu Layth says that if France has banned the headscarf for girls under eighteen it is an abhorrent breach of basic human rights that he strongly condemns, while he also opposes pressuring girls to wear it and holds that it should be a genuine choice.
Answer from 6 April 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #209 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:21:35)
A more recent answer on society/current-events exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 1:21:35: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ85AUzeK5w&t=4895s<p><b>What does Mufti Abu Layth think of France banning the hijab for girls under 18?</b></p>
<p>If France has banned headscarves for girls under 18, he says it is an abhorrent breach of basic rights that he strongly condemns. He also opposes pressuring girls to wear it: it should be their genuine choice. Mufti Abu Layth says that if France has banned the headscarf for girls under eighteen it is an abhorrent breach of basic human rights that he strongly condemns, while he also opposes pressuring girls to wear it and holds that it should be a genuine choice.</p>
<p>Answer from 6 April 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #209 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:21:35)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/current-events exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/">What was Salman Rushdie's family background?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ85AUzeK5w&t=4895s">Watch on YouTube at 1:21:35</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zz85auzek5w/s/13/">Open the segment</a></p>What happened with GameStop, Reddit and Wall Street?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/ijwbevcc6o8/s/21/2021-02-02T00:00:00Z2021-02-02T00:00:00ZWhat happened with GameStop, Reddit and Wall Street?
Mufti Abu Layth explains margin trading, short selling and how Reddit traders squeezed Wall Street funds over GameStop.
Answer from 2 February 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #200| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:14:58)
A more recent answer on society/current-events exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 2:14:58: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijwBevcC6o8&t=8098s<p><b>What happened with GameStop, Reddit and Wall Street?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth explains margin trading, short selling and how Reddit traders squeezed Wall Street funds over GameStop.</p>
<p>Answer from 2 February 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #200| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:14:58)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/current-events exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/">What was Salman Rushdie's family background?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijwBevcC6o8&t=8098s">Watch on YouTube at 2:14:58</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/ijwbevcc6o8/s/21/">Open the segment</a></p>Is America really as wild as you say?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/1zghntbmpis/s/4/2021-01-12T00:00:00Z2021-01-12T00:00:00ZIs America really as wild as you say?
Mufti Abu Layth says he was not dissing the US, but that it is a paradox: great wealth and innovation alongside poverty, no free health care and routine school shootings. Mufti Abu Layth says the perception of the United States is sometimes quite deceptive.
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 21:37)
A more recent answer on society/current-events exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 23:16: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zgHntbMPis&t=1396s<p><b>Is America really as wild as you say?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says he was not dissing the US, but that it is a paradox: great wealth and innovation alongside poverty, no free health care and routine school shootings. Mufti Abu Layth says the perception of the United States is sometimes quite deceptive.</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 21:37)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/current-events exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/">What was Salman Rushdie's family background?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zgHntbMPis&t=1396s">Watch on YouTube at 23:16</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/1zghntbmpis/s/4/">Open the segment</a></p>Not just Trump: why he sees the Capitol riot as reflective of the United Stateshttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/1zghntbmpis/s/3/2021-01-12T00:00:00Z2021-01-12T00:00:00ZNot just Trump: why he sees the Capitol riot as reflective of the United States
Mufti Abu Layth sees the Capitol riot as a symptom of the United States as a whole, not just of Trump, pointing to school shootings, inequality and race relations. Mufti Abu Layth says he does not think the Capitol riot is just Trump, but that it is in many ways reflective of the United States.
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 13:29)
A more recent answer on society/current-events exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 13:29: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zgHntbMPis&t=809s<p><b>Not just Trump: why he sees the Capitol riot as reflective of the United States</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth sees the Capitol riot as a symptom of the United States as a whole, not just of Trump, pointing to school shootings, inequality and race relations. Mufti Abu Layth says he does not think the Capitol riot is just Trump, but that it is in many ways reflective of the United States.</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 13:29)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/current-events exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/">What was Salman Rushdie's family background?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zgHntbMPis&t=809s">Watch on YouTube at 13:29</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/1zghntbmpis/s/3/">Open the segment</a></p>The storming of the US Capitol and Trump's 'go home, we love you' videohttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/1zghntbmpis/s/2/2021-01-12T00:00:00Z2021-01-12T00:00:00ZThe storming of the US Capitol and Trump's 'go home, we love you' video
Clips of the Capitol riot and Trump's 'go home, we love you' video, with Mufti Abu Layth's mocking commentary.
Answer from 12 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #197 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 7:56)
A more recent answer on society/current-events exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 7:56: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zgHntbMPis&t=476s<p><b>The storming of the US Capitol and Trump's 'go home, we love you' video</b></p>
<p>Clips of the Capitol riot and Trump's 'go home, we love you' video, with Mufti Abu Layth's mocking commentary.</p>
<p>Answer from 12 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #197 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 7:56)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/current-events exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/">What was Salman Rushdie's family background?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zgHntbMPis&t=476s">Watch on YouTube at 7:56</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/1zghntbmpis/s/2/">Open the segment</a></p>Is the great reset or a depopulation plot real?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/eo90sv4jvho/s/4/2021-01-05T00:00:00Z2021-01-05T00:00:00ZIs the great reset or a depopulation plot real?
No: he does not believe in a great reset or depopulation plot by governments, though some individuals may wish for such a thing. Mufti Abu Layth says he does not think anything like a great reset plot is at play with governments, and that he does not buy into such conspiracies.
Answer from 5 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #196 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 14:02)
A more recent answer on society/current-events exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 14:02: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo90sV4JVHo&t=842s<p><b>Is the great reset or a depopulation plot real?</b></p>
<p>No: he does not believe in a great reset or depopulation plot by governments, though some individuals may wish for such a thing. Mufti Abu Layth says he does not think anything like a great reset plot is at play with governments, and that he does not buy into such conspiracies.</p>
<p>Answer from 5 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #196 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 14:02)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/current-events exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/">What was Salman Rushdie's family background?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo90sV4JVHo&t=842s">Watch on YouTube at 14:02</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/eo90sv4jvho/s/4/">Open the segment</a></p>Light-hearted replies to viewers about what to boycotthttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/anlfdeeoh5y/s/5/2020-10-29T00:00:00Z2020-10-29T00:00:00ZLight-hearted replies to viewers about what to boycott
Jokes about what to boycott; Mufti Abu Layth doubts Mohammed Hijab would come on to debate.
Answer from 29 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Recording: Cartoons of The Prophet & Boycotting France | Mufti Abu Layth (at 13:38)
A more recent answer on society/current-events exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 13:38: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNLFdEEOH5Y&t=818s<p><b>Light-hearted replies to viewers about what to boycott</b></p>
<p>Jokes about what to boycott; Mufti Abu Layth doubts Mohammed Hijab would come on to debate.</p>
<p>Answer from 29 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Recording: Cartoons of The Prophet & Boycotting France | Mufti Abu Layth (at 13:38)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/current-events exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/">What was Salman Rushdie's family background?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNLFdEEOH5Y&t=818s">Watch on YouTube at 13:38</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/anlfdeeoh5y/s/5/">Open the segment</a></p>Do I have to boycott French products?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/anlfdeeoh5y/s/4/2020-10-29T00:00:00Z2020-10-29T00:00:00ZDo I have to boycott French products?
No: boycotting is a personal choice and understandable, and state-level boycotts make sense, but Muslims who do not boycott should not be guilt-tripped. Mufti Abu Layth says that if a Muslim does not boycott France, they should not be guilt-tripped, since it is a personal choice.
Answer from 29 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Cartoons of The Prophet & Boycotting France | Mufti Abu Layth (at 9:06)
A more recent answer on society/blasphemy-and-free-speech exists (29 September 2024): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hmurvu2c9yq/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 9:06: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNLFdEEOH5Y&t=546s<p><b>Do I have to boycott French products?</b></p>
<p>No: boycotting is a personal choice and understandable, and state-level boycotts make sense, but Muslims who do not boycott should not be guilt-tripped. Mufti Abu Layth says that if a Muslim does not boycott France, they should not be guilt-tripped, since it is a personal choice.</p>
<p>Answer from 29 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Cartoons of The Prophet & Boycotting France | Mufti Abu Layth (at 9:06)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/blasphemy-and-free-speech exists</b> (29 September 2024): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hmurvu2c9yq/s/3/">How scholars' rhetoric fed Pakistan's blasphemy killings, in Mufti Abu Layth's view</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNLFdEEOH5Y&t=546s">Watch on YouTube at 9:06</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/anlfdeeoh5y/s/4/">Open the segment</a></p>Was it right for the French government to display the cartoons?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/anlfdeeoh5y/s/3/2020-10-29T00:00:00Z2020-10-29T00:00:00ZWas it right for the French government to display the cartoons?
No: individuals and satirists may draw them, but a government represents all its citizens, including Muslims, and Macron's move was poorly managed and provocative. Mufti Abu Layth says governments should not get involved in displaying such cartoons, since they are there to represent all the people.
Answer from 29 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Cartoons of The Prophet & Boycotting France | Mufti Abu Layth (at 5:12)
A more recent answer on society/blasphemy-and-free-speech exists (29 September 2024): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hmurvu2c9yq/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 5:12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNLFdEEOH5Y&t=312s<p><b>Was it right for the French government to display the cartoons?</b></p>
<p>No: individuals and satirists may draw them, but a government represents all its citizens, including Muslims, and Macron's move was poorly managed and provocative. Mufti Abu Layth says governments should not get involved in displaying such cartoons, since they are there to represent all the people.</p>
<p>Answer from 29 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Cartoons of The Prophet & Boycotting France | Mufti Abu Layth (at 5:12)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/blasphemy-and-free-speech exists</b> (29 September 2024): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hmurvu2c9yq/s/3/">How scholars' rhetoric fed Pakistan's blasphemy killings, in Mufti Abu Layth's view</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNLFdEEOH5Y&t=312s">Watch on YouTube at 5:12</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/anlfdeeoh5y/s/3/">Open the segment</a></p>How should Muslims respond to cartoons of the Prophet?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/anlfdeeoh5y/s/1/2020-10-29T00:00:00Z2020-10-29T00:00:00ZHow should Muslims respond to cartoons of the Prophet?
Ignore them: people have the right to criticise religion, and the cartoons are drawn to provoke a reaction. Mufti Abu Layth says that if people want to draw cartoons of the Prophet, Muslims should just ignore it.
Answer from 29 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Cartoons of The Prophet & Boycotting France | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:01)
A more recent answer on society/blasphemy-and-free-speech exists (29 September 2024): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hmurvu2c9yq/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 0:01: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNLFdEEOH5Y&t=1s<p><b>How should Muslims respond to cartoons of the Prophet?</b></p>
<p>Ignore them: people have the right to criticise religion, and the cartoons are drawn to provoke a reaction. Mufti Abu Layth says that if people want to draw cartoons of the Prophet, Muslims should just ignore it.</p>
<p>Answer from 29 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Cartoons of The Prophet & Boycotting France | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:01)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/blasphemy-and-free-speech exists</b> (29 September 2024): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hmurvu2c9yq/s/3/">How scholars' rhetoric fed Pakistan's blasphemy killings, in Mufti Abu Layth's view</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNLFdEEOH5Y&t=1s">Watch on YouTube at 0:01</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/anlfdeeoh5y/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Should Muslims boycott France over the cartoons?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/w6tqwuuumcg/s/17/2020-10-27T00:00:00Z2020-10-27T00:00:00ZShould Muslims boycott France over the cartoons?
Mufti Abu Layth condemns the killing outright but says Macron was wrong to project the cartoons; boycotts are understandable but no one should be guilt-tripped. Mufti Abu Layth says that individuals may publish such cartoons as their right, but governments should not get involved in these things.
Answer from 27 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #188 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:53:33)
A more recent answer on society/blasphemy-and-free-speech exists (29 September 2024): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hmurvu2c9yq/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 1:53:33: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6TqWuUumCg&t=6813s<p><b>Should Muslims boycott France over the cartoons?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth condemns the killing outright but says Macron was wrong to project the cartoons; boycotts are understandable but no one should be guilt-tripped. Mufti Abu Layth says that individuals may publish such cartoons as their right, but governments should not get involved in these things.</p>
<p>Answer from 27 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #188 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:53:33)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/blasphemy-and-free-speech exists</b> (29 September 2024): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hmurvu2c9yq/s/3/">How scholars' rhetoric fed Pakistan's blasphemy killings, in Mufti Abu Layth's view</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6TqWuUumCg&t=6813s">Watch on YouTube at 1:53:33</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/w6tqwuuumcg/s/17/">Open the segment</a></p>Why is Khabib such a hero to Muslims?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/w6tqwuuumcg/s/16/2020-10-27T00:00:00Z2020-10-27T00:00:00ZWhy is Khabib such a hero to Muslims?
Mufti Abu Layth calls Khabib a phenomenon and admires him for openly wearing his Islam, while saying he took McGregor's hype too personally.
Answer from 27 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #188 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:41:57)
A more recent answer on society/current-events exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 1:41:57: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6TqWuUumCg&t=6117s<p><b>Why is Khabib such a hero to Muslims?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth calls Khabib a phenomenon and admires him for openly wearing his Islam, while saying he took McGregor's hype too personally.</p>
<p>Answer from 27 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #188 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:41:57)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/current-events exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/">What was Salman Rushdie's family background?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6TqWuUumCg&t=6117s">Watch on YouTube at 1:41:57</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/w6tqwuuumcg/s/16/">Open the segment</a></p>Who do you think will win the US election?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/w6tqwuuumcg/s/6/2020-10-27T00:00:00Z2020-10-27T00:00:00ZWho do you think will win the US election?
Mufti Abu Layth has a scary feeling that Trump will win again but says it would not be the end of the world; he cannot understand Americans' resistance to free health care. Mufti Abu Layth says he has a scary feeling that Donald Trump is going to win again.
Answer from 27 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #188 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 42:58)
A more recent answer on society/current-events exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 43:24: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6TqWuUumCg&t=2604s<p><b>Who do you think will win the US election?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth has a scary feeling that Trump will win again but says it would not be the end of the world; he cannot understand Americans' resistance to free health care. Mufti Abu Layth says he has a scary feeling that Donald Trump is going to win again.</p>
<p>Answer from 27 October 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #188 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 42:58)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/current-events exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/">What was Salman Rushdie's family background?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6TqWuUumCg&t=2604s">Watch on YouTube at 43:24</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/w6tqwuuumcg/s/6/">Open the segment</a></p>What do you think of the Wayfair trafficking rumours and Epstein?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/a6h5lye4mn8/s/4/2020-07-14T00:00:00Z2020-07-14T00:00:00ZWhat do you think of the Wayfair trafficking rumours and Epstein?
Mufti Abu Layth suspects Epstein was blackmailing powerful figures and was protected by the CIA in return for that leverage; the Wayfair rumours he cannot confirm but hopes are investigated.
Answer from 14 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth 173 (at 23:51)
A more recent answer on society/extremism-crime-and-justice exists (29 September 2024): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hmurvu2c9yq/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 24:29: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6H5lYE4MN8&t=1469s<p><b>What do you think of the Wayfair trafficking rumours and Epstein?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth suspects Epstein was blackmailing powerful figures and was protected by the CIA in return for that leverage; the Wayfair rumours he cannot confirm but hopes are investigated.</p>
<p>Answer from 14 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth 173 (at 23:51)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/extremism-crime-and-justice exists</b> (29 September 2024): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hmurvu2c9yq/s/3/">How scholars' rhetoric fed Pakistan's blasphemy killings, in Mufti Abu Layth's view</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6H5lYE4MN8&t=1469s">Watch on YouTube at 24:29</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/a6h5lye4mn8/s/4/">Open the segment</a></p>The week's chatter: a podcast plug, Kanye West for president and a viral videohttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/a6h5lye4mn8/s/2/2020-07-14T00:00:00Z2020-07-14T00:00:00ZThe week's chatter: a podcast plug, Kanye West for president and a viral video
Light chatter about the week's news and viral videos before the questions begin.
Answer from 14 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth 173 (at 9:53)
A more recent answer on society/current-events exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 9:53: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6H5lYE4MN8&t=593s<p><b>The week's chatter: a podcast plug, Kanye West for president and a viral video</b></p>
<p>Light chatter about the week's news and viral videos before the questions begin.</p>
<p>Answer from 14 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth 173 (at 9:53)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/current-events exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/">What was Salman Rushdie's family background?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6H5lYE4MN8&t=593s">Watch on YouTube at 9:53</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/a6h5lye4mn8/s/2/">Open the segment</a></p>Have nuclear weapons made the world more peaceful?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/wce73zqci_i/s/16/2020-07-10T00:00:00Z2020-07-10T00:00:00ZHave nuclear weapons made the world more peaceful?
Mufti Abu Layth argues that nuclear deterrence has ironically kept the peace; the guest fears what the people holding the weapons might do.
Answer from 10 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Shaykh Omar Baloch | Cynicism, Consumerism & the Catch 22 of Riba | Mindtrap with Mufti #30 (at 58:31)
A more recent answer on society/islam-and-modernity exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/11/
Watch on YouTube at 58:31: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCe73zqCi_I&t=3511s<p><b>Have nuclear weapons made the world more peaceful?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth argues that nuclear deterrence has ironically kept the peace; the guest fears what the people holding the weapons might do.</p>
<p>Answer from 10 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Shaykh Omar Baloch | Cynicism, Consumerism & the Catch 22 of Riba | Mindtrap with Mufti #30 (at 58:31)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/islam-and-modernity exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/11/">Should all religions be free to compete without state backing?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCe73zqCi_I&t=3511s">Watch on YouTube at 58:31</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/wce73zqci_i/s/16/">Open the segment</a></p>Why is America so polarised?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/wce73zqci_i/s/12/2020-07-10T00:00:00Z2020-07-10T00:00:00ZWhy is America so polarised?
The guest argues that demographic fear and the hollowing out of the middle class by big corporations are driving American polarisation.
Answer from 10 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: Shaykh Omar Baloch | Cynicism, Consumerism & the Catch 22 of Riba | Mindtrap with Mufti #30 (at 41:19)
A more recent answer on society/current-events exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 41:19: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCe73zqCi_I&t=2479s<p><b>Why is America so polarised?</b></p>
<p>The guest argues that demographic fear and the hollowing out of the middle class by big corporations are driving American polarisation.</p>
<p>Answer from 10 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Shaykh Omar Baloch | Cynicism, Consumerism & the Catch 22 of Riba | Mindtrap with Mufti #30 (at 41:19)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/current-events exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/">What was Salman Rushdie's family background?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCe73zqCi_I&t=2479s">Watch on YouTube at 41:19</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/wce73zqci_i/s/12/">Open the segment</a></p>What does defunding the police mean in practice?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/wce73zqci_i/s/11/2020-07-10T00:00:00Z2020-07-10T00:00:00ZWhat does defunding the police mean in practice?
The guest describes police in his area withdrawing after criticism and a country too polarised for real conversation.
Answer from 10 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: Shaykh Omar Baloch | Cynicism, Consumerism & the Catch 22 of Riba | Mindtrap with Mufti #30 (at 38:47)
A more recent answer on society/extremism-crime-and-justice exists (29 September 2024): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hmurvu2c9yq/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 38:47: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCe73zqCi_I&t=2327s<p><b>What does defunding the police mean in practice?</b></p>
<p>The guest describes police in his area withdrawing after criticism and a country too polarised for real conversation.</p>
<p>Answer from 10 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Shaykh Omar Baloch | Cynicism, Consumerism & the Catch 22 of Riba | Mindtrap with Mufti #30 (at 38:47)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/extremism-crime-and-justice exists</b> (29 September 2024): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hmurvu2c9yq/s/3/">How scholars' rhetoric fed Pakistan's blasphemy killings, in Mufti Abu Layth's view</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCe73zqCi_I&t=2327s">Watch on YouTube at 38:47</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/wce73zqci_i/s/11/">Open the segment</a></p>Will people's better judgement win out over hatred?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/wce73zqci_i/s/10/2020-07-10T00:00:00Z2020-07-10T00:00:00ZWill people's better judgement win out over hatred?
Mufti Abu Layth is optimistic: he sees better judgement prevailing over time, especially among the young.
Answer from 10 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Shaykh Omar Baloch | Cynicism, Consumerism & the Catch 22 of Riba | Mindtrap with Mufti #30 (at 36:13)
A more recent answer on dialogue/guest-conversations exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/32/
Watch on YouTube at 36:13: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCe73zqCi_I&t=2173s<p><b>Will people's better judgement win out over hatred?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth is optimistic: he sees better judgement prevailing over time, especially among the young.</p>
<p>Answer from 10 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Shaykh Omar Baloch | Cynicism, Consumerism & the Catch 22 of Riba | Mindtrap with Mufti #30 (at 36:13)</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=wCe73zqCi_I&t=2173s">Watch on YouTube at 36:13</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/wce73zqci_i/s/10/">Open the segment</a></p>Are mosques in America at risk from far-right anger?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/wce73zqci_i/s/9/2020-07-10T00:00:00Z2020-07-10T00:00:00ZAre mosques in America at risk from far-right anger?
The guest warns that rising white supremacist anger in the US, fed by scapegoating and Fox News, means every mosque now needs security.
Answer from 10 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: Shaykh Omar Baloch | Cynicism, Consumerism & the Catch 22 of Riba | Mindtrap with Mufti #30 (at 33:13)
A more recent answer on society/current-events exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 33:13: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCe73zqCi_I&t=1993s<p><b>Are mosques in America at risk from far-right anger?</b></p>
<p>The guest warns that rising white supremacist anger in the US, fed by scapegoating and Fox News, means every mosque now needs security.</p>
<p>Answer from 10 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Shaykh Omar Baloch | Cynicism, Consumerism & the Catch 22 of Riba | Mindtrap with Mufti #30 (at 33:13)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/current-events exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/">What was Salman Rushdie's family background?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCe73zqCi_I&t=1993s">Watch on YouTube at 33:13</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/wce73zqci_i/s/9/">Open the segment</a></p>Why do so many people admire Trump's style?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/wce73zqci_i/s/8/2020-07-10T00:00:00Z2020-07-10T00:00:00ZWhy do so many people admire Trump's style?
Mufti Abu Layth condemns Trump and his views but admits a grudging admiration for his impunity; the guest ties Trump's rise to Fox News and a politics of fear.
Answer from 10 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Shaykh Omar Baloch | Cynicism, Consumerism & the Catch 22 of Riba | Mindtrap with Mufti #30 (at 27:25)
A more recent answer on society/current-events exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 27:25: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCe73zqCi_I&t=1645s<p><b>Why do so many people admire Trump's style?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth condemns Trump and his views but admits a grudging admiration for his impunity; the guest ties Trump's rise to Fox News and a politics of fear.</p>
<p>Answer from 10 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Shaykh Omar Baloch | Cynicism, Consumerism & the Catch 22 of Riba | Mindtrap with Mufti #30 (at 27:25)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/current-events exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/">What was Salman Rushdie's family background?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCe73zqCi_I&t=1645s">Watch on YouTube at 27:25</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/wce73zqci_i/s/8/">Open the segment</a></p>Is America losing its place in the world?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/wce73zqci_i/s/7/2020-07-10T00:00:00Z2020-07-10T00:00:00ZIs America losing its place in the world?
The guest argues that America is in an internal crisis and has lost the soft power of alliances and credibility that matters more than military strength.
Answer from 10 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: Shaykh Omar Baloch | Cynicism, Consumerism & the Catch 22 of Riba | Mindtrap with Mufti #30 (at 22:55)
A more recent answer on society/current-events exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 22:55: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCe73zqCi_I&t=1375s<p><b>Is America losing its place in the world?</b></p>
<p>The guest argues that America is in an internal crisis and has lost the soft power of alliances and credibility that matters more than military strength.</p>
<p>Answer from 10 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Shaykh Omar Baloch | Cynicism, Consumerism & the Catch 22 of Riba | Mindtrap with Mufti #30 (at 22:55)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/current-events exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/">What was Salman Rushdie's family background?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCe73zqCi_I&t=1375s">Watch on YouTube at 22:55</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/wce73zqci_i/s/7/">Open the segment</a></p>Is it wrong for a hijabi YouTuber to take off her hijab?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/qdiqiwiz1my/s/1/2020-07-02T00:00:00Z2020-07-02T00:00:00ZIs it wrong for a hijabi YouTuber to take off her hijab?
Removing the hijab is her own choice and her own business, Mufti Abu Layth says; he adds that some scholars hold hijab is not obligatory and that he finds their argument stronger.
Answer from 2 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Amena Khan (Pearl Daisy) Removes Hijab | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:01)
A more recent answer on society/current-events exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 0:01: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdIQiwiz1mY&t=1s<p><b>Is it wrong for a hijabi YouTuber to take off her hijab?</b></p>
<p>Removing the hijab is her own choice and her own business, Mufti Abu Layth says; he adds that some scholars hold hijab is not obligatory and that he finds their argument stronger.</p>
<p>Answer from 2 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Amena Khan (Pearl Daisy) Removes Hijab | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:01)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/current-events exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/">What was Salman Rushdie's family background?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdIQiwiz1mY&t=1s">Watch on YouTube at 0:01</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/qdiqiwiz1my/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Should election campaigns only be publicly funded?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/51qevhjqnt4/s/10/2020-02-28T00:00:00Z2020-02-28T00:00:00ZShould election campaigns only be publicly funded?
Mufti Abu Layth thinks there should be some regulation of election funding, though banning private funding outright would restrict liberties, so it is a tough question. Mufti Abu Layth says there should be some regulation of election funding, while calling it a really tough question.
Answer from 28 February 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Fadak between Fatima (r) & Abu Bakr (r) Detailed Overview | Mufti Abu Layth (at 33:27)
A more recent answer on society/current-events exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 33:27: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51Qevhjqnt4&t=2007s<p><b>Should election campaigns only be publicly funded?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth thinks there should be some regulation of election funding, though banning private funding outright would restrict liberties, so it is a tough question. Mufti Abu Layth says there should be some regulation of election funding, while calling it a really tough question.</p>
<p>Answer from 28 February 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Fadak between Fatima (r) & Abu Bakr (r) Detailed Overview | Mufti Abu Layth (at 33:27)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/current-events exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/">What was Salman Rushdie's family background?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51Qevhjqnt4&t=2007s">Watch on YouTube at 33:27</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/51qevhjqnt4/s/10/">Open the segment</a></p>What happened with Nouman Ali Khan and Mahira Khan online?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/6_dmojl-_bi/s/1/2017-09-29T00:00:00Z2017-09-29T00:00:00ZWhat happened with Nouman Ali Khan and Mahira Khan online?
Two online campaigns in the same week, against Nouman Ali Khan over allegations and against the actress Mahira Khan over a photograph, show the same Muslim attitude to responding, which Mufti Abu Layth sets out to examine.
Answer from 29 September 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Propaganda against Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan - Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)
A more recent answer on dialogue/views-on-contemporary-scholars exists (22 February 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mofs_0ugn4e/s/1/
Watch on YouTube at 0:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_dmOJl-_bI&t=0s<p><b>What happened with Nouman Ali Khan and Mahira Khan online?</b></p>
<p>Two online campaigns in the same week, against Nouman Ali Khan over allegations and against the actress Mahira Khan over a photograph, show the same Muslim attitude to responding, which Mufti Abu Layth sets out to examine.</p>
<p>Answer from 29 September 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Propaganda against Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan - Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on dialogue/views-on-contemporary-scholars exists</b> (22 February 2023): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mofs_0ugn4e/s/1/">Should scholars publicly condemn a scholar said to have joined in a libation ritual?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_dmOJl-_bI&t=0s">Watch on YouTube at 0:00</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/6_dmojl-_bi/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>