Mufti Abu Layth Archive: wellbeing/motivation-and-purpose/goals-and-habits

Am I only praying because I fear God will punish me?

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Am I only praying because I fear God will punish me?

Mufti Abu Layth says praying only out of fear of punishment is unhealthy: salah is devotion that benefits us, bringing structure and order into our day. Mufti Abu Layth says salah does not benefit God in the slightest and that it is only the worshipper's devotion that reaches God.

Answer from 16 April 2022 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Is there a benefit to Praying Salah? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:01)

A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?

Watch on YouTube at 0:38 · Open the segment

Is Lupe Fiasco retiring from music?

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Is Lupe Fiasco retiring from music?

The guest says he is not retiring but reorganising his life at forty around the metaphor of a garden, preparing for major technological change.

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 1:57:50)

A more recent answer on dialogue/guest-conversations exists (18 October 2025): How should Muslims engage people with very different views of the religion?

Watch on YouTube at 1:58:29 · Open the segment

Staying positive: the 'Super Mario effect' and Pogba's advice

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Staying positive: the 'Super Mario effect' and Pogba's advice

An interlude on positivity: learning as a game and a footballer's advice on gratitude and goals.

Answer from 12 January 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #197 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:28:13)

A more recent answer on wellbeing/motivation-and-purpose/goals-and-habits exists (16 April 2022): Am I only praying because I fear God will punish me?

Watch on YouTube at 1:28:13 · Open the segment

How can I make the new year a more positive one?

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

How can I make the new year a more positive one?

His tips for the year: speak positively, smile, leave toxic circles and start something new, whether a skill or an investment. Mufti Abu Layth advises that people stop responding with negative words such as not bad and respond with positive words instead.

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 1:35:51)

A more recent answer on wellbeing/motivation-and-purpose/goals-and-habits exists (16 April 2022): Am I only praying because I fear God will punish me?

Watch on YouTube at 1:35:51 · Open the segment

How do I deal with toxic people and negativity around me?

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

How do I deal with toxic people and negativity around me?

Leave toxic groups and block negativity, since people can never be pleased; he adds that he finds most religious circles toxic. Mufti Abu Layth says that, in his perspective, most religious circles are unfortunately toxic, suffocating and claustrophobic.

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 31:00)

A more recent answer on wellbeing/motivation-and-purpose/goals-and-habits exists (16 April 2022): Am I only praying because I fear God will punish me?

Watch on YouTube at 31:00 · Open the segment

How do I stop being obsessive and fearful about prayer?

Tue, 22 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000

How do I stop being obsessive and fearful about prayer?

Mufti Abu Layth says pray out of gratitude, not fear: missing salah should feel disappointing, and the answer is to renew your resolve every day. Mufti Abu Layth says prayer is really an expression of gratitude, not something people should be scared or threatened into.

Answer from 22 September 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #183 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 52:47)

A more recent answer on fiqh/prayer exists (18 October 2025): Why are two of the daily prayers recited silently when 17:110 says not to be silent?

Watch on YouTube at 52:47 · Open the segment

Does Islam want me to sacrifice sleep?

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Does Islam want me to sacrifice sleep?

No: Islam emphasises being effective, not losing sleep, and you can get your full sleep and still be effective. Mufti Abu Layth says he does not think Islam emphasises giving up sleep, but rather being effective.

Answer from 14 July 2020 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth 173 (at 2:10:28)

A more recent answer on wellbeing/motivation-and-purpose/goals-and-habits exists (16 April 2022): Am I only praying because I fear God will punish me?

Watch on YouTube at 2:10:55 · Open the segment

What practical techniques help me memorise the Quran?

Sat, 18 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000

What practical techniques help me memorise the Quran?

Understand the words and translation first, keep a fixed place and a time that suits you, familiarise yourself with each verse before a break, then memorise the verses cumulatively, practise them in salah and recall them at night before reading to your teacher. In the hadith, Ali went from struggling with four verses to recalling forty. Mufti Abu Layth recommends understanding the words and translation first, memorising in a fixed place at a time that suits one, familiarising oneself with each verse before a break, then memorising the verses cumulatively, practising them in salah, recalling them at night and reading them to a teacher the next day.

Answer from 18 January 2014 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: How to memorise the Quran- Mufti Abu Layth (at 8:00)

A more recent answer on wellbeing/motivation-and-purpose/goals-and-habits exists (16 April 2022): Am I only praying because I fear God will punish me?

Watch on YouTube at 8:00 · Open the segment