Mufti Abu Layth Archive: society/technology-and-media/social-mediaAnswers on society/technology-and-media/social-media, newest recording first.https://muftiabulayth.org/feeds/topics/society-technology-and-media-social-media.atom.xml2021-05-15T00:00:00ZMufti Abu Layth Archivepipeline/feeds.pyWhat can ordinary people do about the Palestinian crisis, and do social-media posts help?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/umku_ocftes/s/2/2021-05-15T00:00:00Z2021-05-15T00:00:00ZWhat can ordinary people do about the Palestinian crisis, and do social-media posts help?
Global outcry and boycotts are necessary even though Israel ignores them and acts with impunity, but Instagram posts make no difference to the crisis, which is not caused by lack of awareness, so Muslims should not guilt-trip one another. Mufti Abu Layth says a global outcry is necessary even though Israel acts with impunity and people can boycott Israeli products, but that social-media posts make no difference to the crisis, so Muslims should not guilt-trip others who do not make them.
Answer from 15 May 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: The Palestinian Plight & Israeli Injustice | Mufti Abu Layth (at 6:34)
A more recent answer on society/current-events/palestine exists (17 May 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/m6r6pnmtg0w/s/6/
Watch on YouTube at 6:34: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMKu_OCFTes&t=394s<p><b>What can ordinary people do about the Palestinian crisis, and do social-media posts help?</b></p>
<p>Global outcry and boycotts are necessary even though Israel ignores them and acts with impunity, but Instagram posts make no difference to the crisis, which is not caused by lack of awareness, so Muslims should not guilt-trip one another. Mufti Abu Layth says a global outcry is necessary even though Israel acts with impunity and people can boycott Israeli products, but that social-media posts make no difference to the crisis, so Muslims should not guilt-trip others who do not make them.</p>
<p>Answer from 15 May 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: The Palestinian Plight & Israeli Injustice | Mufti Abu Layth (at 6:34)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/current-events/palestine exists</b> (17 May 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/m6r6pnmtg0w/s/6/">Why does Mufti Abu Layth compare the Palestinian situation to facing a knife?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMKu_OCFTes&t=394s">Watch on YouTube at 6:34</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/umku_ocftes/s/2/">Open the segment</a></p>How did Lupe Fiasco discover Mufti Abu Layth?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oyiipehuiha/s/23/2021-04-26T00:00:00Z2021-04-26T00:00:00ZHow did Lupe Fiasco discover Mufti Abu Layth?
The guest says he found Mufti Abu Layth while looking for alternatives to the Salafi content that dominates Muslim YouTube, and values his different point of view.
Answer from 26 April 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: Lupe Fiasco | Stardom, Semiotics & Soul-searching | MindTrap#56 | Mufti Abu Layth al-Maliki MALM (at 1:54:40)
A more recent answer on dialogue/the-mufti-and-the-channel exists (18 May 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t9ei_hrzl84/s/2/
Watch on YouTube at 1:55:15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYiiPEhuiHA&t=6915s<p><b>How did Lupe Fiasco discover Mufti Abu Layth?</b></p>
<p>The guest says he found Mufti Abu Layth while looking for alternatives to the Salafi content that dominates Muslim YouTube, and values his different point of view.</p>
<p>Answer from 26 April 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Lupe Fiasco | Stardom, Semiotics & Soul-searching | MindTrap#56 | Mufti Abu Layth al-Maliki MALM (at 1:54:40)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on dialogue/the-mufti-and-the-channel exists</b> (18 May 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t9ei_hrzl84/s/2/">Response to accusations over Palestine remarks and claims he is not Muslim</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYiiPEhuiHA&t=6915s">Watch on YouTube at 1:55:15</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oyiipehuiha/s/23/">Open the segment</a></p>Can critics cancel an independent preacher?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/27/2021-04-13T00:00:00Z2021-04-13T00:00:00ZCan critics cancel an independent preacher?
Mufti Abu Layth says efforts to cancel him cannot work, because he is independent and speaks to the silent majority of ordinary Muslims, not his critics' followers.
Answer from 13 April 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #210 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:42:05)
A more recent answer on dialogue/the-mufti-and-the-channel exists (18 May 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t9ei_hrzl84/s/2/
Watch on YouTube at 1:42:05: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XuHMCz2N3U&t=6125s<p><b>Can critics cancel an independent preacher?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says efforts to cancel him cannot work, because he is independent and speaks to the silent majority of ordinary Muslims, not his critics' followers.</p>
<p>Answer from 13 April 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #210 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:42:05)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on dialogue/the-mufti-and-the-channel exists</b> (18 May 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t9ei_hrzl84/s/2/">Response to accusations over Palestine remarks and claims he is not Muslim</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XuHMCz2N3U&t=6125s">Watch on YouTube at 1:42:05</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/27/">Open the segment</a></p>How should I deal with online hate preachers?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/25/2021-04-13T00:00:00Z2021-04-13T00:00:00ZHow should I deal with online hate preachers?
Mufti Abu Layth says critics who use him for views, especially hate preachers, should be mocked and blocked, and that their obsession harms them more than him.
Answer from 13 April 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #210 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:32:53)
A more recent answer on dialogue/the-mufti-and-the-channel exists (18 May 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t9ei_hrzl84/s/2/
Watch on YouTube at 1:32:53: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XuHMCz2N3U&t=5573s<p><b>How should I deal with online hate preachers?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says critics who use him for views, especially hate preachers, should be mocked and blocked, and that their obsession harms them more than him.</p>
<p>Answer from 13 April 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #210 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:32:53)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on dialogue/the-mufti-and-the-channel exists</b> (18 May 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t9ei_hrzl84/s/2/">Response to accusations over Palestine remarks and claims he is not Muslim</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XuHMCz2N3U&t=5573s">Watch on YouTube at 1:32:53</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/25/">Open the segment</a></p>Is Mohammed Hijab breaking away from the Salafis?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/b1ooltqtptw/s/44/2021-03-02T00:00:00Z2021-03-02T00:00:00ZIs Mohammed Hijab breaking away from the Salafis?
Mufti Abu Layth thinks Hijab's point against the fatwa is fair, though his language was crude and not Mufti's style, and welcomes what he sees as Hijab outgrowing Salafism.
Answer from 2 March 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #204 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 3:27:30)
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 3:27:30: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1OOltqtPTw&t=12450s<p><b>Is Mohammed Hijab breaking away from the Salafis?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth thinks Hijab's point against the fatwa is fair, though his language was crude and not Mufti's style, and welcomes what he sees as Hijab outgrowing Salafism.</p>
<p>Answer from 2 March 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #204 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 3:27:30)</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=b1OOltqtPTw&t=12450s">Watch on YouTube at 3:27:30</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/b1ooltqtptw/s/44/">Open the segment</a></p>'Danny Boy's' Telegram post calling female academics 'snarling witches'https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hv-blbvtr4m/s/26/2021-01-19T00:00:00Z2021-01-19T00:00:00Z'Danny Boy's' Telegram post calling female academics 'snarling witches'
Mufti Abu Layth mocks a commentator's post calling female Islamic Studies academics 'snarling witches', and says men who block women's education are insecure.
Answer from 19 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #198 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:49:09)
A more recent answer on society/women-and-gender exists (10 March 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/14/
Watch on YouTube at 1:49:09: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv-BlBVTr4M&t=6549s<p><b>'Danny Boy's' Telegram post calling female academics 'snarling witches'</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth mocks a commentator's post calling female Islamic Studies academics 'snarling witches', and says men who block women's education are insecure.</p>
<p>Answer from 19 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #198 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:49:09)</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=Hv-BlBVTr4M&t=6549s">Watch on YouTube at 1:49:09</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hv-blbvtr4m/s/26/">Open the segment</a></p>Why is it so hard to find real, honest people?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hv-blbvtr4m/s/20/2021-01-19T00:00:00Z2021-01-19T00:00:00ZWhy is it so hard to find real, honest people?
Mufti Abu Layth says nobody fully knows anyone, social media feeds an endless search for someone better, and the appalling conduct of some Muslim men pushes women into hardline feminism. Mufti Abu Layth says the appalling attitude of some Muslim minority ethnic men in Britain unfortunately pushes many women into hardline feminism.
Answer from 19 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #198 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:24:37)
A more recent answer on relationships/masculinity-and-gender-roles exists (9 May 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oag-f3hxcdy/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 1:25:08: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv-BlBVTr4M&t=5108s<p><b>Why is it so hard to find real, honest people?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says nobody fully knows anyone, social media feeds an endless search for someone better, and the appalling conduct of some Muslim men pushes women into hardline feminism. Mufti Abu Layth says the appalling attitude of some Muslim minority ethnic men in Britain unfortunately pushes many women into hardline feminism.</p>
<p>Answer from 19 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #198 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:24:37)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on relationships/masculinity-and-gender-roles exists</b> (9 May 2023): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oag-f3hxcdy/s/3/">How did the Prophet balance gentleness and strength?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv-BlBVTr4M&t=5108s">Watch on YouTube at 1:25:08</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hv-blbvtr4m/s/20/">Open the segment</a></p>What does Islamic law say about the harms of social media?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/1zghntbmpis/s/38/2021-01-12T00:00:00Z2021-01-12T00:00:00ZWhat does Islamic law say about the harms of social media?
Mufti Abu Layth agrees fiqh is out of sync with problems like social media's harms and needs updating. Mufti Abu Layth says fiqh is definitely out of sync and needs to catch up and be updated.
Answer from 12 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #197 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:51:22)
A more recent answer on fiqh/legal-theory exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/23/
Watch on YouTube at 2:51:22: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zgHntbMPis&t=10282s<p><b>What does Islamic law say about the harms of social media?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth agrees fiqh is out of sync with problems like social media's harms and needs updating. Mufti Abu Layth says fiqh is definitely out of sync and needs to catch up and be updated.</p>
<p>Answer from 12 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #197 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:51:22)</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=1zgHntbMPis&t=10282s">Watch on YouTube at 2:51:22</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/1zghntbmpis/s/38/">Open the segment</a></p>Rumours that Mufti Abu Layth is behind a social media preacherhttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/lnoaqllkvno/s/1/2021-01-08T00:00:00Z2021-01-08T00:00:00ZRumours that Mufti Abu Layth is behind a social media preacher
Mufti Abu Layth dismisses as a crazy conspiracy theory the claim that he, Yasir Qadhi or Mohammed Hijab is behind a social media preacher he likes.
Answer from 8 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Recording: Who's behind Bro Hajji's account? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:02)
A more recent answer on dialogue/the-mufti-and-the-channel exists (18 May 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t9ei_hrzl84/s/2/
Watch on YouTube at 0:02: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnOAQLLkvNo&t=2s<p><b>Rumours that Mufti Abu Layth is behind a social media preacher</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth dismisses as a crazy conspiracy theory the claim that he, Yasir Qadhi or Mohammed Hijab is behind a social media preacher he likes.</p>
<p>Answer from 8 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Recording: Who's behind Bro Hajji's account? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:02)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on dialogue/the-mufti-and-the-channel exists</b> (18 May 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t9ei_hrzl84/s/2/">Response to accusations over Palestine remarks and claims he is not Muslim</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnOAQLLkvNo&t=2s">Watch on YouTube at 0:02</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/lnoaqllkvno/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Is it haram for a mother to kiss her child on the lips?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/eo90sv4jvho/s/8/2021-01-05T00:00:00Z2021-01-05T00:00:00ZIs it haram for a mother to kiss her child on the lips?
There is nothing haram in a mother kissing her child; he says the haram lies in the perverted comments, and the Prophet kissed his grandsons.
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 24:28)
A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media/social-media exists (15 May 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/umku_ocftes/s/2/
Watch on YouTube at 26:01: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo90sV4JVHo&t=1561s<p><b>Is it haram for a mother to kiss her child on the lips?</b></p>
<p>There is nothing haram in a mother kissing her child; he says the haram lies in the perverted comments, and the Prophet kissed his grandsons.</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 24:28)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media/social-media exists</b> (15 May 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/umku_ocftes/s/2/">What can ordinary people do about the Palestinian crisis, and do social-media posts help?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo90sV4JVHo&t=1561s">Watch on YouTube at 26:01</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/eo90sv4jvho/s/8/">Open the segment</a></p>Mufti Abu Layth rates Dawah Man's video marketinghttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/jtyem-eee78/s/23/2020-09-22T00:00:00Z2020-09-22T00:00:00ZMufti Abu Layth rates Dawah Man's video marketing
Mufti Abu Layth rates Dawah Man's marketing and production as clever, while saying his religion is skewed.
Answer from 22 September 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #183 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:21:50)
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 2:21:50: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTYEM-eEe78&t=8510s<p><b>Mufti Abu Layth rates Dawah Man's video marketing</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth rates Dawah Man's marketing and production as clever, while saying his religion is skewed.</p>
<p>Answer from 22 September 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #183 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:21:50)</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=jTYEM-eEe78&t=8510s">Watch on YouTube at 2:21:50</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/jtyem-eee78/s/23/">Open the segment</a></p>The critic he nicknames Gangu Teli and his Twitter meltdownhttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/kwmtt2tqao0/s/36/2020-08-24T00:00:00Z2020-08-24T00:00:00ZThe critic he nicknames Gangu Teli and his Twitter meltdown
Mufti Abu Layth's account of a critic's Twitter attacks on him and of who the critic is.
Answer from 24 August 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #179 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:35:13)
A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media/social-media exists (15 May 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/umku_ocftes/s/2/
Watch on YouTube at 2:35:13: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWmtt2TQAO0&t=9313s<p><b>The critic he nicknames Gangu Teli and his Twitter meltdown</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth's account of a critic's Twitter attacks on him and of who the critic is.</p>
<p>Answer from 24 August 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #179 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:35:13)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media/social-media exists</b> (15 May 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/umku_ocftes/s/2/">What can ordinary people do about the Palestinian crisis, and do social-media posts help?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWmtt2TQAO0&t=9313s">Watch on YouTube at 2:35:13</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/kwmtt2tqao0/s/36/">Open the segment</a></p>Ismail Patel's published exchange: the apology and the 'academic' consultedhttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/wdd_gyzi9dg/s/3/2020-08-19T00:00:00Z2020-08-19T00:00:00ZIsmail Patel's published exchange: the apology and the 'academic' consulted
Ismail Patel published his email exchange with Farid, in which Farid apologises for the leak and says he had consulted Abdul Rahman Hassan as an academic.
Answer from 19 August 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Recording: Farid Gangu Teli leaking Yasir Qadhi's emails | Mufti Abu Layth (at 5:11)
A more recent answer on society/dawah-and-debate-culture exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/32/
Watch on YouTube at 5:11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDD_GyzI9Dg&t=311s<p><b>Ismail Patel's published exchange: the apology and the 'academic' consulted</b></p>
<p>Ismail Patel published his email exchange with Farid, in which Farid apologises for the leak and says he had consulted Abdul Rahman Hassan as an academic.</p>
<p>Answer from 19 August 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Recording: Farid Gangu Teli leaking Yasir Qadhi's emails | Mufti Abu Layth (at 5:11)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/dawah-and-debate-culture 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=WDD_GyzI9Dg&t=311s">Watch on YouTube at 5:11</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/wdd_gyzi9dg/s/3/">Open the segment</a></p>Masala segment: mockery over who leaked Yasir Qadhi's 2016 emailshttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/tr4-gh0qez4/s/29/2020-08-04T00:00:00Z2020-08-04T00:00:00ZMasala segment: mockery over who leaked Yasir Qadhi's 2016 emails
A comic segment in which Mufti Abu Layth mocks those he presents as behind the leak of Yasir Qadhi's 2016 emails.
Answer from 4 August 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth #176 *Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted!* 🤣 (at 2:26:34)
A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media/social-media exists (15 May 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/umku_ocftes/s/2/
Watch on YouTube at 2:26:34: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR4-gh0qEZ4&t=8794s<p><b>Masala segment: mockery over who leaked Yasir Qadhi's 2016 emails</b></p>
<p>A comic segment in which Mufti Abu Layth mocks those he presents as behind the leak of Yasir Qadhi's 2016 emails.</p>
<p>Answer from 4 August 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth #176 *Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted!* 🤣 (at 2:26:34)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media/social-media exists</b> (15 May 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/umku_ocftes/s/2/">What can ordinary people do about the Palestinian crisis, and do social-media posts help?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR4-gh0qEZ4&t=8794s">Watch on YouTube at 2:26:34</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/tr4-gh0qez4/s/29/">Open the segment</a></p>A viral picture of 'Aisha's sewing machine'https://muftiabulayth.org/r/tr4-gh0qez4/s/20/2020-08-04T00:00:00Z2020-08-04T00:00:00ZA viral picture of 'Aisha's sewing machine'
Mufti Abu Layth debunks a viral image claiming to show Aisha's sewing machine and urges Muslims to use common sense.
Answer from 4 August 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth #176 *Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted!* 🤣 (at 1:33:13)
A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media/social-media exists (15 May 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/umku_ocftes/s/2/
Watch on YouTube at 1:33:13: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR4-gh0qEZ4&t=5593s<p><b>A viral picture of 'Aisha's sewing machine'</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth debunks a viral image claiming to show Aisha's sewing machine and urges Muslims to use common sense.</p>
<p>Answer from 4 August 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth #176 *Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted!* 🤣 (at 1:33:13)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media/social-media exists</b> (15 May 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/umku_ocftes/s/2/">What can ordinary people do about the Palestinian crisis, and do social-media posts help?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR4-gh0qEZ4&t=5593s">Watch on YouTube at 1:33:13</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/tr4-gh0qez4/s/20/">Open the segment</a></p>A viral clip of a preacher who rarely leaves home because of womenhttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/a6h5lye4mn8/s/41/2020-07-14T00:00:00Z2020-07-14T00:00:00ZA viral clip of a preacher who rarely leaves home because of women
Mufti Abu Layth shows a viral clip of a preacher who says he avoids going out because of women, calls him sincere in his way, and jokes about the clip.
Answer from 14 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth 173 (at 2:27:15)
A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media/social-media exists (15 May 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/umku_ocftes/s/2/
Watch on YouTube at 2:27:15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6H5lYE4MN8&t=8835s<p><b>A viral clip of a preacher who rarely leaves home because of women</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth shows a viral clip of a preacher who says he avoids going out because of women, calls him sincere in his way, and jokes about the clip.</p>
<p>Answer from 14 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth 173 (at 2:27:15)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media/social-media exists</b> (15 May 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/umku_ocftes/s/2/">What can ordinary people do about the Palestinian crisis, and do social-media posts help?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6H5lYE4MN8&t=8835s">Watch on YouTube at 2:27:15</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/a6h5lye4mn8/s/41/">Open the segment</a></p>What are the allegations against the Quran reciter on Twitter?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/a6h5lye4mn8/s/38/2020-07-14T00:00:00Z2020-07-14T00:00:00ZWhat are the allegations against the Quran reciter on Twitter?
Mufti Abu Layth shows the allegations circulating on Twitter against a well-known Quran reciter, says he cannot tell whether they are true, and says criminal claims should go to the police.
Answer from 14 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth 173 (at 2:12:50)
A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media/social-media exists (15 May 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/umku_ocftes/s/2/
Watch on YouTube at 2:12:50: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6H5lYE4MN8&t=7970s<p><b>What are the allegations against the Quran reciter on Twitter?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth shows the allegations circulating on Twitter against a well-known Quran reciter, says he cannot tell whether they are true, and says criminal claims should go to the police.</p>
<p>Answer from 14 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth 173 (at 2:12:50)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media/social-media exists</b> (15 May 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/umku_ocftes/s/2/">What can ordinary people do about the Palestinian crisis, and do social-media posts help?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6H5lYE4MN8&t=7970s">Watch on YouTube at 2:12:50</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/a6h5lye4mn8/s/38/">Open the segment</a></p>Why are people angry at a hijabi influencer who removed her hijab if it is her choice?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/qdiqiwiz1my/s/2/2020-07-02T00:00:00Z2020-07-02T00:00:00ZWhy are people angry at a hijabi influencer who removed her hijab if it is her choice?
The problem is not the hijab but duplicity: Mufti Abu Layth says building fame and income on a religious image one does not believe in is a double life that inevitably collapses, and he advises against living fake lifestyles. Mufti Abu Layth holds that the problem is not removing the hijab but presenting a religious image one does not believe in to gain money or status, and that such a double life inevitably collapses.
Answer from 2 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Amena Khan (Pearl Daisy) Removes Hijab | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:37)
A more recent answer on wellbeing/character-and-virtue exists (29 September 2024): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hmurvu2c9yq/s/5/
Watch on YouTube at 2:37: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdIQiwiz1mY&t=157s<p><b>Why are people angry at a hijabi influencer who removed her hijab if it is her choice?</b></p>
<p>The problem is not the hijab but duplicity: Mufti Abu Layth says building fame and income on a religious image one does not believe in is a double life that inevitably collapses, and he advises against living fake lifestyles. Mufti Abu Layth holds that the problem is not removing the hijab but presenting a religious image one does not believe in to gain money or status, and that such a double life inevitably collapses.</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 2:37)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on wellbeing/character-and-virtue exists</b> (29 September 2024): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hmurvu2c9yq/s/5/">Spread love, and take account of the damage our words have done</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdIQiwiz1mY&t=157s">Watch on YouTube at 2:37</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/qdiqiwiz1my/s/2/">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 social media companies be allowed to censor people as the new public square?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zmirskjob4o/s/35/2020-06-26T00:00:00Z2020-06-26T00:00:00ZShould social media companies be allowed to censor people as the new public square?
The guest says Twitter suspended him at the Turkish government's instance and that corporations now controlling the virtual public square should be regulated and bound by due process; Mufti Abu Layth agrees the question is a fascinating one.
Answer from 26 June 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: Prof. Edip Yuksel | Rejecting Hadith, Rashad Khalifa & Realizing '19' | MindTrap with Mufti #27 (at 2:49:10)
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 2:49:10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmIrskjob4o&t=10150s<p><b>Should social media companies be allowed to censor people as the new public square?</b></p>
<p>The guest says Twitter suspended him at the Turkish government's instance and that corporations now controlling the virtual public square should be regulated and bound by due process; Mufti Abu Layth agrees the question is a fascinating one.</p>
<p>Answer from 26 June 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Prof. Edip Yuksel | Rejecting Hadith, Rashad Khalifa & Realizing '19' | MindTrap with Mufti #27 (at 2:49:10)</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=ZmIrskjob4o&t=10150s">Watch on YouTube at 2:49:10</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zmirskjob4o/s/35/">Open the segment</a></p>How did Mohammed Hijab react after his interview with Yasir Qadhi backfired?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/atcn8auo8oc/s/2/2020-06-17T00:00:00Z2020-06-17T00:00:00ZHow did Mohammed Hijab react after his interview with Yasir Qadhi backfired?
According to Mufti Abu Layth, Hijab posted that Yasir Qadhi 'will be refuted' once the mob turned, which Mufti attributes to a wish for popularity. Mufti says he would never backstab a guest in that way.
Answer from 17 June 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: On Shaykh Yasir Qadhi "How not to do controversy!" | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:36)
A more recent answer on society/dawah-and-debate-culture exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/32/
Watch on YouTube at 2:36: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATcN8aUo8oc&t=156s<p><b>How did Mohammed Hijab react after his interview with Yasir Qadhi backfired?</b></p>
<p>According to Mufti Abu Layth, Hijab posted that Yasir Qadhi 'will be refuted' once the mob turned, which Mufti attributes to a wish for popularity. Mufti says he would never backstab a guest in that way.</p>
<p>Answer from 17 June 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: On Shaykh Yasir Qadhi "How not to do controversy!" | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:36)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/dawah-and-debate-culture 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=ATcN8aUo8oc&t=156s">Watch on YouTube at 2:36</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/atcn8auo8oc/s/2/">Open the segment</a></p>Reaction to Daniel Haqiqatjou's post about Mufti Menk writing 'Almighty' instead of 'Allah'https://muftiabulayth.org/r/iqvd5_ag6de/s/1/2020-01-17T00:00:00Z2020-01-17T00:00:00ZReaction to Daniel Haqiqatjou's post about Mufti Menk writing 'Almighty' instead of 'Allah'
Mufti Abu Layth mocks Daniel Haqiqatjou's complaint that Mufti Menk tweets 'Almighty' rather than 'Allah' as petty, says Haqiqatjou is not trained in the Sharia, and says he is driven by hostility to the left rather than scholarship.
Answer from 17 January 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Recording: Reply to Daniel Haqiqatjou on Mufti Menk | 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=iQVd5_ag6DE&t=0s<p><b>Reaction to Daniel Haqiqatjou's post about Mufti Menk writing 'Almighty' instead of 'Allah'</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth mocks Daniel Haqiqatjou's complaint that Mufti Menk tweets 'Almighty' rather than 'Allah' as petty, says Haqiqatjou is not trained in the Sharia, and says he is driven by hostility to the left rather than scholarship.</p>
<p>Answer from 17 January 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Recording: Reply to Daniel Haqiqatjou on Mufti Menk | 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=iQVd5_ag6DE&t=0s">Watch on YouTube at 0:00</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/iqvd5_ag6de/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Do you need to appear perfectly pious to be a good Muslim?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/ypfqphdsbgg/s/5/2019-08-01T00:00:00Z2019-08-01T00:00:00ZDo you need to appear perfectly pious to be a good Muslim?
No one needs to pretend to be pious; being genuinely human makes the deen more workable, while sanctimonious fake preaching drives people from faith. Mufti Abu Layth says one does not need to pretend to be pious, and that it is okay just to be human.
Answer from 1 August 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Umm Abdullah & Hasanat Scandal | Mufti Abu Layth (at 25:17)
A more recent answer on wellbeing/religious-guilt-and-scrupulosity exists (16 April 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/gzkvxypy-gi/s/1/
Watch on YouTube at 25:17: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPFQpHdSbGg&t=1517s<p><b>Do you need to appear perfectly pious to be a good Muslim?</b></p>
<p>No one needs to pretend to be pious; being genuinely human makes the deen more workable, while sanctimonious fake preaching drives people from faith. Mufti Abu Layth says one does not need to pretend to be pious, and that it is okay just to be human.</p>
<p>Answer from 1 August 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Umm Abdullah & Hasanat Scandal | Mufti Abu Layth (at 25:17)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on wellbeing/religious-guilt-and-scrupulosity exists</b> (16 April 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/gzkvxypy-gi/s/1/">Am I only praying because I fear God will punish me?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPFQpHdSbGg&t=1517s">Watch on YouTube at 25:17</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/ypfqphdsbgg/s/5/">Open the segment</a></p>Is it right to condemn people for being in a polygamous marriage?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/ypfqphdsbgg/s/4/2019-08-01T00:00:00Z2019-08-01T00:00:00ZIs it right to condemn people for being in a polygamous marriage?
Mufti Abu Layth says polygamy is a personal choice Islam allows, so people should not hate on others for it, though nobody has to practise it. Mufti Abu Layth says polygamy is a personal choice that Islam allows, so people should not be hated for it, though no one has to practise it.
Answer from 1 August 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Umm Abdullah & Hasanat Scandal | Mufti Abu Layth (at 16:28)
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 21:29: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPFQpHdSbGg&t=1289s<p><b>Is it right to condemn people for being in a polygamous marriage?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says polygamy is a personal choice Islam allows, so people should not hate on others for it, though nobody has to practise it. Mufti Abu Layth says polygamy is a personal choice that Islam allows, so people should not be hated for it, though no one has to practise it.</p>
<p>Answer from 1 August 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Umm Abdullah & Hasanat Scandal | Mufti Abu Layth (at 16:28)</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=YPFQpHdSbGg&t=1289s">Watch on YouTube at 21:29</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/ypfqphdsbgg/s/4/">Open the segment</a></p>Why is it harmful when religious influencers present a fake perfect life?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/ypfqphdsbgg/s/2/2019-08-01T00:00:00Z2019-08-01T00:00:00ZWhy is it harmful when religious influencers present a fake perfect life?
Mufti Abu Layth says their private lives were their own business, and that the harm lay in preaching standards they could not live by and selling an unattainable ideal of marriage in God's name.
Answer from 1 August 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Umm Abdullah & Hasanat Scandal | Mufti Abu Layth (at 4:26)
A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media/social-media exists (15 May 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/umku_ocftes/s/2/
Watch on YouTube at 4:26: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPFQpHdSbGg&t=266s<p><b>Why is it harmful when religious influencers present a fake perfect life?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says their private lives were their own business, and that the harm lay in preaching standards they could not live by and selling an unattainable ideal of marriage in God's name.</p>
<p>Answer from 1 August 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Umm Abdullah & Hasanat Scandal | Mufti Abu Layth (at 4:26)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media/social-media exists</b> (15 May 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/umku_ocftes/s/2/">What can ordinary people do about the Palestinian crisis, and do social-media posts help?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPFQpHdSbGg&t=266s">Watch on YouTube at 4:26</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/ypfqphdsbgg/s/2/">Open the segment</a></p>Introducing the controversy over a famous Instagram 'couple goals' pairhttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/ypfqphdsbgg/s/1/2019-08-01T00:00:00Z2019-08-01T00:00:00ZIntroducing the controversy over a famous Instagram 'couple goals' pair
Mufti Abu Layth introduces the social media controversy around a famous Muslim Instagram couple accused of living double lives.
Answer from 1 August 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Recording: Umm Abdullah & Hasanat Scandal | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)
A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media/social-media exists (15 May 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/umku_ocftes/s/2/
Watch on YouTube at 0:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPFQpHdSbGg&t=0s<p><b>Introducing the controversy over a famous Instagram 'couple goals' pair</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth introduces the social media controversy around a famous Muslim Instagram couple accused of living double lives.</p>
<p>Answer from 1 August 2019 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Recording: Umm Abdullah & Hasanat Scandal | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media/social-media exists</b> (15 May 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/umku_ocftes/s/2/">What can ordinary people do about the Palestinian crisis, and do social-media posts help?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPFQpHdSbGg&t=0s">Watch on YouTube at 0:00</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/ypfqphdsbgg/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Do Muslims online have the right to demand evidence about a scholar's private life?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/6_dmojl-_bi/s/12/2017-09-29T00:00:00Z2017-09-29T00:00:00ZDo Muslims online have the right to demand evidence about a scholar's private life?
The public is not a court and has no jurisdiction to demand or weigh evidence about someone's private life, which everyone has a right to. Mufti Abu Layth says those attacking Nouman Ali Khan cannot fill his place when the next generation needs answers about the Quran. Mufti Abu Layth holds that the public is not a court and has no jurisdiction to demand or weigh evidence about a person's private life, and that everyone has a right to a personal life.
Answer from 29 September 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Propaganda against Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan - Mufti Abu Layth (at 36:37)
A more recent answer on dialogue/the-mufti-and-the-channel exists (18 May 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t9ei_hrzl84/s/2/
Watch on YouTube at 36:37: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_dmOJl-_bI&t=2197s<p><b>Do Muslims online have the right to demand evidence about a scholar's private life?</b></p>
<p>The public is not a court and has no jurisdiction to demand or weigh evidence about someone's private life, which everyone has a right to. Mufti Abu Layth says those attacking Nouman Ali Khan cannot fill his place when the next generation needs answers about the Quran. Mufti Abu Layth holds that the public is not a court and has no jurisdiction to demand or weigh evidence about a person's private life, and that everyone has a right to a personal life.</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 36:37)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on dialogue/the-mufti-and-the-channel exists</b> (18 May 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t9ei_hrzl84/s/2/">Response to accusations over Palestine remarks and claims he is not Muslim</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_dmOJl-_bI&t=2197s">Watch on YouTube at 36:37</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/6_dmojl-_bi/s/12/">Open the segment</a></p>Why does it matter that the word 'abuse' was used about Nouman Ali Khan?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/6_dmojl-_bi/s/11/2017-09-29T00:00:00Z2017-09-29T00:00:00ZWhy does it matter that the word 'abuse' was used about Nouman Ali Khan?
Calling flirtatious messages abuse misuses a word people understand to mean molestation or rape, in Mufti Abu Layth's view, and it was used to destroy a man who made the Quran relevant in English. He calls the campaign coordinated, driven by ulterior motives, and an act of Judas.
Answer from 29 September 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Propaganda against Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan - Mufti Abu Layth (at 32:43)
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 32:43: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_dmOJl-_bI&t=1963s<p><b>Why does it matter that the word 'abuse' was used about Nouman Ali Khan?</b></p>
<p>Calling flirtatious messages abuse misuses a word people understand to mean molestation or rape, in Mufti Abu Layth's view, and it was used to destroy a man who made the Quran relevant in English. He calls the campaign coordinated, driven by ulterior motives, and an act of Judas.</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 32:43)</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=1963s">Watch on YouTube at 32:43</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/6_dmojl-_bi/s/11/">Open the segment</a></p>Is it Islamic to name and shame someone for a sin?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/6_dmojl-_bi/s/6/2017-09-29T00:00:00Z2017-09-29T00:00:00ZIs it Islamic to name and shame someone for a sin?
Naming and shaming a person for a sin is a modern tabloid practice with no basis in the Prophet's example, who addressed wrongdoing without naming anyone. Those acting as haram police are mostly unqualified, and Mufti Abu Layth notes they ignore rulings that apply to themselves. Mufti Abu Layth holds that publicly naming and shaming a person for a sin is a modern tabloid practice with no basis in the Prophet's example, since the Prophet addressed wrongdoing without naming anyone.
Answer from 29 September 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Propaganda against Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan - Mufti Abu Layth (at 15:41)
A more recent answer on history/sirah exists (9 May 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oag-f3hxcdy/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 15:41: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_dmOJl-_bI&t=941s<p><b>Is it Islamic to name and shame someone for a sin?</b></p>
<p>Naming and shaming a person for a sin is a modern tabloid practice with no basis in the Prophet's example, who addressed wrongdoing without naming anyone. Those acting as haram police are mostly unqualified, and Mufti Abu Layth notes they ignore rulings that apply to themselves. Mufti Abu Layth holds that publicly naming and shaming a person for a sin is a modern tabloid practice with no basis in the Prophet's example, since the Prophet addressed wrongdoing without naming anyone.</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 15:41)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on history/sirah exists</b> (9 May 2023): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oag-f3hxcdy/s/3/">How did the Prophet balance gentleness and strength?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_dmOJl-_bI&t=941s">Watch on YouTube at 15:41</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/6_dmojl-_bi/s/6/">Open the segment</a></p>What arguments were used to justify exposing Nouman Ali Khan?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/6_dmojl-_bi/s/3/2017-09-29T00:00:00Z2017-09-29T00:00:00ZWhat arguments were used to justify exposing Nouman Ali Khan?
The campaign rested on three claims: a duty to forbid evil, greater accountability for leaders, and the idea that any relationship involving a person of status is abuse. Mufti Abu Layth presents these as the views he is about to answer.
Answer from 29 September 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: Propaganda against Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan - Mufti Abu Layth (at 6:36)
A more recent answer on fiqh/legal-theory exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/23/
Watch on YouTube at 6:36: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_dmOJl-_bI&t=396s<p><b>What arguments were used to justify exposing Nouman Ali Khan?</b></p>
<p>The campaign rested on three claims: a duty to forbid evil, greater accountability for leaders, and the idea that any relationship involving a person of status is abuse. Mufti Abu Layth presents these as the views he is about to answer.</p>
<p>Answer from 29 September 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Propaganda against Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan - Mufti Abu Layth (at 6:36)</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=6_dmOJl-_bI&t=396s">Watch on YouTube at 6:36</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/6_dmojl-_bi/s/3/">Open the segment</a></p>Was it wrong to publish the allegations against Nouman Ali Khan?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/6_dmojl-_bi/s/2/2017-09-29T00:00:00Z2017-09-29T00:00:00ZWas it wrong to publish the allegations against Nouman Ali Khan?
Releasing ambiguous allegations of abuse against Nouman Ali Khan, later said to concern flirtatious messages, was clear-cut haram and character assassination in Mufti Abu Layth's view. He calls the handling despicable and contrary to the Prophet's message.
Answer from 29 September 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Propaganda against Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan - Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:39)
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 2:39: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_dmOJl-_bI&t=159s<p><b>Was it wrong to publish the allegations against Nouman Ali Khan?</b></p>
<p>Releasing ambiguous allegations of abuse against Nouman Ali Khan, later said to concern flirtatious messages, was clear-cut haram and character assassination in Mufti Abu Layth's view. He calls the handling despicable and contrary to the Prophet's message.</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 2:39)</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=159s">Watch on YouTube at 2:39</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/6_dmojl-_bi/s/2/">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>Is difference of opinion in Islam a mercy?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/7uxklqh8-ig/s/5/2014-07-02T00:00:00Z2014-07-02T00:00:00ZIs difference of opinion in Islam a mercy?
Yes, definitely: difference of opinion is a mercy and a message of tolerance. He also calls social media vital for da'wah. Mufti Abu Layth says difference in Islam is definitely a mercy and a message of tolerance and acceptance.
Answer from 2 July 2014 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Insights to a personal journey: An interview with Mufti Abu Layth (at 18:32)
A more recent answer on fiqh/madhhabs-and-following exists (10 December 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/s-vm6mgbll8/s/12/
Watch on YouTube at 18:32: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UXKLQH8-ig&t=1112s<p><b>Is difference of opinion in Islam a mercy?</b></p>
<p>Yes, definitely: difference of opinion is a mercy and a message of tolerance. He also calls social media vital for da'wah. Mufti Abu Layth says difference in Islam is definitely a mercy and a message of tolerance and acceptance.</p>
<p>Answer from 2 July 2014 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Insights to a personal journey: An interview with Mufti Abu Layth (at 18:32)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/madhhabs-and-following exists</b> (10 December 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/s-vm6mgbll8/s/12/">What did Abu Hanifa say about Imam Malik?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UXKLQH8-ig&t=1112s">Watch on YouTube at 18:32</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/7uxklqh8-ig/s/5/">Open the segment</a></p>