Mufti Abu Layth Archive: wellbeing/negative-thoughts-and-mindsetAnswers on wellbeing/negative-thoughts-and-mindset, newest recording first.https://muftiabulayth.org/feeds/topics/wellbeing-negative-thoughts-and-mindset.atom.xml2021-01-05T00:00:00ZMufti Abu Layth Archivepipeline/feeds.pyHow can I make the new year a more positive one?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/eo90sv4jvho/s/21/2021-01-05T00:00:00Z2021-01-05T00:00:00ZHow 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 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #196 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:35:51)
A more recent answer on wellbeing/motivation-and-purpose/goals-and-habits exists (16 April 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/gzkvxypy-gi/s/1/
Watch on YouTube at 1:35:51: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo90sV4JVHo&t=5751s<p><b>How can I make the new year a more positive one?</b></p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Answer from 5 January 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #196 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 1:35:51)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on wellbeing/motivation-and-purpose/goals-and-habits 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=eo90sV4JVHo&t=5751s">Watch on YouTube at 1:35:51</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/eo90sv4jvho/s/21/">Open the segment</a></p>How do I deal with toxic people and negativity around me?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/eo90sv4jvho/s/9/2021-01-05T00:00:00Z2021-01-05T00:00:00ZHow 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 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #196 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 31:00)
A more recent answer on wellbeing/motivation-and-purpose/goals-and-habits exists (16 April 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/gzkvxypy-gi/s/1/
Watch on YouTube at 31:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo90sV4JVHo&t=1860s<p><b>How do I deal with toxic people and negativity around me?</b></p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Answer from 5 January 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #196 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 31:00)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on wellbeing/motivation-and-purpose/goals-and-habits 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=eo90sV4JVHo&t=1860s">Watch on YouTube at 31:00</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/eo90sv4jvho/s/9/">Open the segment</a></p>Why do people assume music must be haram before looking at any evidence?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/axxub9lxfoc/s/10/2019-09-18T00:00:00Z2019-09-18T00:00:00ZWhy do people assume music must be haram before looking at any evidence?
People come to Islam with a prior picture of what religion must be, which includes sacrifice, suffering and asceticism and excludes entertainment, and this backdrop rather than the texts drives their judgement that music is haram. Even with no hadith against it, music would be forbidden on that basis. Mufti Abu Layth says most people's judgement that music is haram comes from a preconceived ontology of religion, which treats entertainment and desire as opposed to religion, rather than from the texts, which serve only as confirmation bias.
Answer from 18 September 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: In Depth: Is Music allowed in Islam? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 52:08)
A more recent answer on belief/reason-and-revelation exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/27/
Watch on YouTube at 52:08: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXXuB9lxFoc&t=3128s<p><b>Why do people assume music must be haram before looking at any evidence?</b></p>
<p>People come to Islam with a prior picture of what religion must be, which includes sacrifice, suffering and asceticism and excludes entertainment, and this backdrop rather than the texts drives their judgement that music is haram. Even with no hadith against it, music would be forbidden on that basis. Mufti Abu Layth says most people's judgement that music is haram comes from a preconceived ontology of religion, which treats entertainment and desire as opposed to religion, rather than from the texts, which serve only as confirmation bias.</p>
<p>Answer from 18 September 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: In Depth: Is Music allowed in Islam? | Mufti Abu Layth (at 52:08)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on belief/reason-and-revelation exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/27/">Why did Mufti Abu Layth bring up 3:188 against the Quran-only position?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXXuB9lxFoc&t=3128s">Watch on YouTube at 52:08</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/axxub9lxfoc/s/10/">Open the segment</a></p>Will using reason make me lose my faith?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/uuldzklvxvo/s/12/2018-04-09T00:00:00Z2018-04-09T00:00:00ZWill using reason make me lose my faith?
No, Mufti Abu Layth says: fearing that reason leads out of Islam betrays a lack of belief that Islam is true, and doubt that leads to a more certain understanding is legitimate, as Ibrahim's request to see how Allah revives the dead shows. Mufti Abu Layth holds that fearing reason will lead people out of Islam betrays a lack of real belief that Islam is true, and that doubt which leads to a more certain understanding is legitimate, as Ibrahim's question and the hadith about his doubt show.
Answer from 9 April 2018 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: The Role Of Reason In Religion - Mufti Abu Layth (at 58:44)
A more recent answer on belief/reason-and-revelation exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/27/
Watch on YouTube at 58:44: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuLDZkLvxvo&t=3524s<p><b>Will using reason make me lose my faith?</b></p>
<p>No, Mufti Abu Layth says: fearing that reason leads out of Islam betrays a lack of belief that Islam is true, and doubt that leads to a more certain understanding is legitimate, as Ibrahim's request to see how Allah revives the dead shows. Mufti Abu Layth holds that fearing reason will lead people out of Islam betrays a lack of real belief that Islam is true, and that doubt which leads to a more certain understanding is legitimate, as Ibrahim's question and the hadith about his doubt show.</p>
<p>Answer from 9 April 2018 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: The Role Of Reason In Religion - Mufti Abu Layth (at 58:44)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on belief/reason-and-revelation exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/27/">Why did Mufti Abu Layth bring up 3:188 against the Quran-only position?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuLDZkLvxvo&t=3524s">Watch on YouTube at 58:44</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/uuldzklvxvo/s/12/">Open the segment</a></p>