Mufti Abu Layth Archive: wellbeing/resilience-and-hardship

I'm a new Muslim and my faith has crashed after the first high. What should I do?

Tue, 09 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

I'm a new Muslim and my faith has crashed after the first high. What should I do?

Mufti Abu Layth says the first energy of faith always burns out, so the aim is to learn and live the faith while it lasts; at its core Islam is justice and kindness. Mufti Abu Layth says the energy that comes with embracing a faith is temporary, so a burnout is inevitable.

Answer from 9 May 2023 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors

Kind: general teaching

Recording: Converts And The YouTube Dawah Scene | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)

Watch on YouTube at 2:31 · Open the segment

What was the hardest time of your life?

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

What was the hardest time of your life?

Mufti Abu Layth names his arrest as the most overwhelming time of his life: it left an imprint, but he says he came back stronger and many opportunities followed.

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

Kind: answer to a specific questioner

Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #197 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:29:34)

A more recent answer on wellbeing/personal-stories exists (18 October 2025): Is there a middle way between rejecting all hadith and accepting every hadith?

Watch on YouTube at 2:30:13 · Open the segment