https://muftiabulayth.org/themes/wellbeing-mindfulness-and-presence/ Answers on wellbeing/mindfulness-and-presence, newest recording first. en Tue, 13 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000 pipeline/feeds.py https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/37/ https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/37/ Tue, 13 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000 belief/soul-nafs-and-consciousness belief/sufism wellbeing/mindfulness-and-presence <p><b>Can the soul travel into the spiritual world through meditation or dhikr?</b></p> <p>Mufti Abu Layth says such practices may work for the dedicated, and that the soul is not inside the body but a non-local consciousness the brain connects to, like a phone picking up a signal. Mufti Abu Layth says he understands the soul not as a ghost inside the body but as a non-local consciousness that the brain connects to, like a handset picking up a signal, and that collective consciousness shifts over time.</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&amp;A Unscripted &amp; Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:24:10)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on belief/sufism exists</b> (28 February 2024): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/chvpqwz6bee/s/1/">A fate worse than death: each of us is a mirror for divine potential</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XuHMCz2N3U&amp;t=8650s">Watch on YouTube at 2:24:10</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/37/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/1zghntbmpis/s/40/ https://muftiabulayth.org/r/1zghntbmpis/s/40/ Tue, 12 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000 fiqh/prayer wellbeing/mindfulness-and-presence <p><b>Is tahajjud the best way to get close to God?</b></p> <p>Night prayer is one good way, he says, but God is always with you; if your lifestyle does not suit it, another practice that works for you is fine. Mufti Abu Layth says God is not restricted to certain times or places but is always with you.</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&amp;A Unscripted &amp; Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:54:37)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zgHntbMPis&amp;t=10477s">Watch on YouTube at 2:54:37</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/1zghntbmpis/s/40/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zmirskjob4o/s/33/ https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zmirskjob4o/s/33/ Fri, 26 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000 fiqh/prayer hadith/quran-only-movement wellbeing/mindfulness-and-presence <p><b>Does prayer have to be physical, or is remembering God enough?</b></p> <p>The guest is not against the physical form of prayer but says it is only an expression; the one necessary component of salat according to the Quran is conscious connection with God, so one may pray sitting or while travelling.</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 &amp; Realizing '19' | MindTrap with Mufti #27 (at 2:42:40)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/30/">Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmIrskjob4o&amp;t=9760s">Watch on YouTube at 2:42:40</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zmirskjob4o/s/33/">Open the segment</a></p>