# A missed Jeffrey Lang question, Melchert's book, and a joke about 'protection'

- URL: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/44/
- Date: 2021-02-16 · Kind: other · Transcript tier: machine · Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #202| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (2:28:46–2:30:31)
- Watch from the start of the segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--PntsaR8ck&t=8926s
- Recording page: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/

**Summary (not a quotation; machine-made, unchecked):** Mufti Abu Layth says he will look into Christopher Melchert's book on the formation of the Sunni schools of law, and jokes about an earlier question.

## Longer summary

Told he missed a super chat about Jeffrey Lang, Mufti Abu Layth says he read it out and would be happy to have Lang on if he is interested. Asked his thoughts on Christopher Melchert's book on the formation of the Sunni schools of law, he says he will have to look into it. He then returns to the previous super chat's word 'protection' with jokes, and remarks on the unusual questions coming through tonight.

## Sources and names cited

- Dr Jeffrey Lang
- Christopher Melchert
- The Formation of the Sunni Schools of Law

## Transcript (machine tier, 2:28:46–2:30:31)

[2:28:07] it comes up in all so many hadith this countless hadith about it also protection given by raja dahir rajada to the always prosecuted prophet's descendants on iran [Laughter] either i'm drunk [Laughter] or people are drunk i don't know it's one or the other but i tried lord knows i tried maxi are you doing it you're doing it

[2:28:46] right so somebody says you missed a super chat about jeffrey lang no i didn't i've read that out i said that uh uh i said that look sure you know if he's interested hook me up man hook me up speak to a therapist sure will do ah right mufti thoughts on the formation of sunni schools of law by christopher melchert i'll have to look into that i thought he was talking about

[2:29:26] condom protection oh is he oh are you asking about protection oh yeah that's that's you know what that's my fault i should have been on it straight away you know when you say i've come with protection it's like

[2:29:57] oh what in active mode activated oh so you want proof nowadays it's not enough just to have the protection but you gotta have proof you gotta carry the label [Laughter] what kind of questions are coming through today people i don't know what's going on man it's

[2:30:30] so all right so so uh doesn't abdul bassett to earth you infer that hence scholars like ibm said that the story was entirely on earth to begin with oh i take it you're speaking about um i take it you're speaking about the story of adam yes many ulama felt this is on earth which obviously it was you know it was obviously on earth they weren't kind of beamed down but uh some people felt oh maybe they

## Cite

Mufti Abu Layth Archive, segment --PntsaR8ck/s/44. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/44/

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