Mufti Abu Layth Archive: society/technology-and-mediaAnswers on society/technology-and-media, newest recording first.https://muftiabulayth.org/feeds/topics/society-technology-and-media.atom.xml2023-02-22T00:00:00ZMufti Abu Layth Archivepipeline/feeds.pyIs there an LGBTQ push in media and schools?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mofs_0ugn4e/s/4/2023-02-22T00:00:00Z2023-02-22T00:00:00ZIs there an LGBTQ push in media and schools?
Mufti Abu Layth agrees there is a disproportionate LGBTQ push in media and objects to sexualising young children, calling it hypocritical that polygamy cannot be described the same way. Mufti Abu Layth says he does feel there is a disproportionate push on LGBTQ themes in media.
Answer from 22 February 2023 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Muslim Scholars Allying With LGBTQ Community ? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 20:23)
A more recent answer on relationships/parents-and-children/raising-children exists (10 March 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/4/
Watch on YouTube at 20:23: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOfS_0uGn4E&t=1223s<p><b>Is there an LGBTQ push in media and schools?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth agrees there is a disproportionate LGBTQ push in media and objects to sexualising young children, calling it hypocritical that polygamy cannot be described the same way. Mufti Abu Layth says he does feel there is a disproportionate push on LGBTQ themes in media.</p>
<p>Answer from 22 February 2023 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Muslim Scholars Allying With LGBTQ Community ? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 20:23)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on relationships/parents-and-children/raising-children exists</b> (10 March 2023): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/vhqvm47pns0/s/4/">How did Imam Malik come to study religion?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOfS_0uGn4E&t=1223s">Watch on YouTube at 20:23</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mofs_0ugn4e/s/4/">Open the segment</a></p>Why is Salafi content so dominant online?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/24/2021-04-13T00:00:00Z2021-04-13T00:00:00ZWhy is Salafi content so dominant online?
Mufti Abu Layth says the Najdi dawah is a small puritan movement kept alive by oil money, which dominates Islamic content online only because it invested early in Q&A websites. Mufti Abu Layth says the Najdi or Salafi dawah is a cultish puritanism sustained by oil money, followed by perhaps three percent of Muslims, but dominating Islamic content online because others did not invest in it.
Answer from 13 April 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #210 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:28:55)
A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media exists (22 February 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mofs_0ugn4e/s/4/
Watch on YouTube at 1:28:55: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XuHMCz2N3U&t=5335s<p><b>Why is Salafi content so dominant online?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says the Najdi dawah is a small puritan movement kept alive by oil money, which dominates Islamic content online only because it invested early in Q&A websites. Mufti Abu Layth says the Najdi or Salafi dawah is a cultish puritanism sustained by oil money, followed by perhaps three percent of Muslims, but dominating Islamic content online because others did not invest in it.</p>
<p>Answer from 13 April 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #210 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:28:55)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media 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=8XuHMCz2N3U&t=5335s">Watch on YouTube at 1:28:55</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/24/">Open the segment</a></p>How has the internet changed who gets to speak about Islam?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/10/2021-04-13T00:00:00Z2021-04-13T00:00:00ZHow has the internet changed who gets to speak about Islam?
Mufti Abu Layth says the internet let him reach people without the backing of mosques or organisations, which would never have given him a platform.
Answer from 13 April 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #210 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 36:04)
A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media exists (22 February 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mofs_0ugn4e/s/4/
Watch on YouTube at 36:04: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XuHMCz2N3U&t=2164s<p><b>How has the internet changed who gets to speak about Islam?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says the internet let him reach people without the backing of mosques or organisations, which would never have given him a platform.</p>
<p>Answer from 13 April 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #210 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 36:04)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media 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=8XuHMCz2N3U&t=2164s">Watch on YouTube at 36:04</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/10/">Open the segment</a></p>Are there enemies of Islam today?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/jtyem-eee78/s/11/2020-09-22T00:00:00Z2020-09-22T00:00:00ZAre there enemies of Islam today?
Mufti Abu Layth says some people do hate Islam, but criticising or leaving Islam is not the same as hating it, and he will not engage those driven by hatred. Mufti Abu Layth says that a person criticising Islam does not, to him, mean that the person hates Islam.
Answer from 22 September 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #183 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 57:56)
A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media exists (22 February 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mofs_0ugn4e/s/4/
Watch on YouTube at 58:35: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTYEM-eEe78&t=3515s<p><b>Are there enemies of Islam today?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says some people do hate Islam, but criticising or leaving Islam is not the same as hating it, and he will not engage those driven by hatred. Mufti Abu Layth says that a person criticising Islam does not, to him, mean that the person hates Islam.</p>
<p>Answer from 22 September 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #183 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 57:56)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media 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=jTYEM-eEe78&t=3515s">Watch on YouTube at 58:35</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/jtyem-eee78/s/11/">Open the segment</a></p>Will AI destroy jobs or create new ones?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/wce73zqci_i/s/13/2020-07-10T00:00:00Z2020-07-10T00:00:00ZWill AI destroy jobs or create new ones?
Mufti Abu Layth suggests AI also creates new industries; the guest agrees but says automation will take labour jobs first for the sake of profit.
Answer from 10 July 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Shaykh Omar Baloch | Cynicism, Consumerism & the Catch 22 of Riba | Mindtrap with Mufti #30 (at 46:28)
A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media exists (22 February 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mofs_0ugn4e/s/4/
Watch on YouTube at 46:28: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCe73zqCi_I&t=2788s<p><b>Will AI destroy jobs or create new ones?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth suggests AI also creates new industries; the guest agrees but says automation will take labour jobs first for the sake of profit.</p>
<p>Answer from 10 July 2020 路 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 46:28)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media 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=wCe73zqCi_I&t=2788s">Watch on YouTube at 46:28</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/wce73zqci_i/s/13/">Open the segment</a></p>The guest's background: languages, translations, books, Beltways and a constitution for Turkeyhttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/zmirskjob4o/s/2/2020-06-26T00:00:00Z2020-06-26T00:00:00ZThe guest's background: languages, translations, books, Beltways and a constitution for Turkey
The guest describes his languages, his Turkish and English translations of the Quran, his books on the number 19, his unpaid religious work, his Beltways transit project, a proposed Netflix documentary and a draft constitution for Turkey.
Answer from 26 June 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: Prof. Edip Yuksel | Rejecting Hadith, Rashad Khalifa & Realizing '19' | MindTrap with Mufti #27 (at 4:28)
A more recent answer on dialogue/guest-conversations exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/32/
Watch on YouTube at 4:28: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmIrskjob4o&t=268s<p><b>The guest's background: languages, translations, books, Beltways and a constitution for Turkey</b></p>
<p>The guest describes his languages, his Turkish and English translations of the Quran, his books on the number 19, his unpaid religious work, his Beltways transit project, a proposed Netflix documentary and a draft constitution for Turkey.</p>
<p>Answer from 26 June 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Prof. Edip Yuksel | Rejecting Hadith, Rashad Khalifa & Realizing '19' | MindTrap with Mufti #27 (at 4:28)</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=ZmIrskjob4o&t=268s">Watch on YouTube at 4:28</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zmirskjob4o/s/2/">Open the segment</a></p>Does making people feel guilty about pornography make things worse?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/housirokbvu/s/32/2020-04-19T00:00:00Z2020-04-19T00:00:00ZDoes making people feel guilty about pornography make things worse?
Mufti Abu Layth says telling people simply not to watch pornography is unrealistic and that guilt-tripping over what is not categorically haram may add to depression; the guest likens past bans on television and the internet.
Answer from 19 April 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Shaykh Kashif Khan | Policing thought, Pornography & Pandora's box | MindTrap with Mufti #15 (at 2:41:14)
A more recent answer on fiqh/sexual-ethics exists (22 February 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mofs_0ugn4e/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 2:41:14: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOusirOkBVU&t=9674s<p><b>Does making people feel guilty about pornography make things worse?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth says telling people simply not to watch pornography is unrealistic and that guilt-tripping over what is not categorically haram may add to depression; the guest likens past bans on television and the internet.</p>
<p>Answer from 19 April 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Shaykh Kashif Khan | Policing thought, Pornography & Pandora's box | MindTrap with Mufti #15 (at 2:41:14)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/sexual-ethics exists</b> (22 February 2023): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mofs_0ugn4e/s/3/">Did some Muslim scholars say homosexuality is not haram?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOusirOkBVU&t=9674s">Watch on YouTube at 2:41:14</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/housirokbvu/s/32/">Open the segment</a></p>5Pillars' coverage of Mufti Abu Layth and its article claiming he denies the afterlifehttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/ewmbn7jv9dk/s/1/2019-08-21T00:00:00Z2019-08-21T00:00:00Z5Pillars' coverage of Mufti Abu Layth and its article claiming he denies the afterlife
Mufti Abu Layth reacts to a 5Pillars article claiming he does not believe in the afterlife, which drew on a clip of him calling the Quran's afterlife imagery symbolic. He says no press is bad press and that he has addressed the issue in many videos.
Answer from 21 August 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Recording: Don't let people bully you into beliefs | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)
A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media exists (22 February 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mofs_0ugn4e/s/4/
Watch on YouTube at 0:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWmBN7JV9Dk&t=0s<p><b>5Pillars' coverage of Mufti Abu Layth and its article claiming he denies the afterlife</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth reacts to a 5Pillars article claiming he does not believe in the afterlife, which drew on a clip of him calling the Quran's afterlife imagery symbolic. He says no press is bad press and that he has addressed the issue in many videos.</p>
<p>Answer from 21 August 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Recording: Don't let people bully you into beliefs | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media 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=EWmBN7JV9Dk&t=0s">Watch on YouTube at 0:00</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/ewmbn7jv9dk/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Backdrop: trolling by Ahmadis and the video that prompted the replyhttps://muftiabulayth.org/r/decxag9d9g8/s/1/2019-01-15T00:00:00Z2019-01-15T00:00:00ZBackdrop: trolling by Ahmadis and the video that prompted the reply
The reply was prompted by an Ahmadi video claiming Mufti Abu Layth borrowed his views from them, followed by days of online trolling. Mufti says he opposes persecution of Ahmadis but will respond.
Answer from 15 January 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Recording: A Reply to False Messiahs: Mirza Ghulam Qadiani! -Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)
A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media exists (22 February 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mofs_0ugn4e/s/4/
Watch on YouTube at 0:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dECxAg9D9g8&t=0s<p><b>Backdrop: trolling by Ahmadis and the video that prompted the reply</b></p>
<p>The reply was prompted by an Ahmadi video claiming Mufti Abu Layth borrowed his views from them, followed by days of online trolling. Mufti says he opposes persecution of Ahmadis but will respond.</p>
<p>Answer from 15 January 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Recording: A Reply to False Messiahs: Mirza Ghulam Qadiani! -Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media 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=dECxAg9D9g8&t=0s">Watch on YouTube at 0:00</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/decxag9d9g8/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>Why do so many young Muslims feel confused or embarrassed about Islam today?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/qbvwbhoizw4/s/4/2016-12-21T00:00:00Z2016-12-21T00:00:00ZWhy do so many young Muslims feel confused or embarrassed about Islam today?
Negative media portrayal, extremism, postmodern questions, doubts about rulings, culture and racism all weigh on young Muslims, and Mufti Abu Layth asks what the answer is.
Answer from 21 December 2016 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Islam in the 21st Century | Mufti Abu Layth | Ha Meem Foundation (at 12:05)
A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media exists (22 February 2023): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/mofs_0ugn4e/s/4/
Watch on YouTube at 12:05: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBvWBHOIzW4&t=725s<p><b>Why do so many young Muslims feel confused or embarrassed about Islam today?</b></p>
<p>Negative media portrayal, extremism, postmodern questions, doubts about rulings, culture and racism all weigh on young Muslims, and Mufti Abu Layth asks what the answer is.</p>
<p>Answer from 21 December 2016 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Islam in the 21st Century | Mufti Abu Layth | Ha Meem Foundation (at 12:05)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/technology-and-media 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=QBvWBHOIzW4&t=725s">Watch on YouTube at 12:05</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/qbvwbhoizw4/s/4/">Open the segment</a></p>