# More messages: a middle path between Salafism and Quranism, and 'God is not dumb'

- URL: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/20/
- Date: 2021-04-13 · Kind: other · Transcript tier: machine · Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #210 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (1:14:11–1:18:09)
- Watch from the start of the segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XuHMCz2N3U&t=4451s
- Recording page: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/

**Topics:** The Mufti and the channel

**Summary (not a quotation; machine-made, unchecked):** Supporters' messages describe finding a middle path between Salafism and Quranism and using the intellect in faith, and Mufti Abu Layth responds.

## Longer summary

Mufti Abu Layth says he hopes these reflections are helpful and reads more messages. One writer was drawn into Salafism, burnt out by hadith that are blasphemous towards the Prophet, looked at Quranism as the opposite extreme of hadith dogmatism, and was shown how to take hadith in accordance with the Quran. Another says believers should use their intellect because God is not dumb; Mufti agrees that if one thinks something makes sense to oneself but supposedly not to God, one's perception of God needs examining. He thanks a convert who says he helped after conversion and invites them to visit once Covid is over, and responds to a message quoting Kant on being woken from a dogmatic slumber, welcoming that Muslims work in fields such as physics.

## Sources and names cited

- Salafi
- Quranist (Quran-only)
- Immanuel Kant

## Transcript (machine tier, 1:14:11–1:18:09)

[1:14:06] knocked something out there but i fixed it i'm back uh one moment i hope this is helpful as well these kind of reflections i feel that it's good you know at times to just reflect over certain things and and obviously it's good to read your messages so just bear with me i will be coming to your questions as well right

[1:14:36] from toronto canada right he has shown me the middle path like many people i was initially drawn into salafism but just got burnt out with all these hadith that are blasphemous to muhammad sallam and looked at quranism however that was just the extreme opposite of hadith dogmatism muftiji has shown weak how we can take ahaditha in accordance to the quran and it'd like to say us fans have him and his family in our prayers i know you're gonna get through this just fine [Laughter]

[1:15:14] i'm absolutely alhamdulillah i'm fine i am fine i might just send this picture of you you can use it in your discord server and whatsapp stickers so all right i've got i'll look out for the picture man i'll look out for the picture jerry from the us says islam as a faith we believe is from god we should at least use our intellect when it comes to what our religion says because god is not dumb exactly exactly you know if there's a moment in life where you feel that you could actually understand things but it's it's almost like i get it it makes sense we could do this but but you know god

[1:15:52] then at that point that's a wake-up call that you know you have you your your perception of god is i mean it's so low it really needs to be examined i want to let muftisaab know that he has really helped me in my journey after converting to islam made me laugh and answered many questions of mine i respect him for having the guts to speak up and show that islam is not your dad's religion to stand up against the people who blaspheme against the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam i can actually relate to mufti and inshallah i would like to meet him one day

[1:16:30] and jerry you're welcome ma'am fly over to the uk as soon as calvin is over don't worry about it man we'll accommodate you so i can actually relate to him i have a lot to ask him but it it's not letting me submit super chats on the live streams for some reason [Laughter] reach out to me on insta inshallah mustafa i said in the words of emmanuel kant you have awoken me from my dogmatic slumber

[1:17:04] most of us are young so we can feel the pain caused by not being in a position to join your fight the feeling of impotence and inadequacy to just sit here and watch injustice is truly depressing i'll make sure to shout you out at my nobel prize in physics acceptance speech inshallah inshallah may allah you know grant you that i mean i mean please make dua for me may allah make things easy for you hope to see you within the next decade yeah man come down come down shout lights all good and it's good that people are in such

[1:17:43] diverse fields you know muslims that are physicists and astrophysicists and you know quantum physics specialists and muslims that are like kind of like this is so diverse in thought and so talented i i really love that phrase from sweden logical reasoning and using it to arrive at answers also to widen one view different to in to different interpretations and arguments never forget what you each day accomplish

## Cite

Mufti Abu Layth Archive, segment 8XuHMCz2N3U/s/20. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/20/

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