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Recordings › Monday Nights with Mufti #210 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth · 13 Apr 2021 › Segment 50 of 50

I don't feel spiritual in Ramadan; am I a bad Muslim?

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QuestionLive chat · questioner not identifiedAnswered 13 Apr 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Segment 50 of 50 in the recording2021-04-13-S50

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No: Mufti Abu Layth says not feeling Ramadan's atmosphere is no reflection of your faith, since worship is not measured by how good it feels.

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Mufti Abu Layth takes a question from someone who does not find Ramadan as spiritual as others seem to and asks whether that makes them a bad person. He says no: people differ, introverts and extroverts enjoy different atmospheres, and not feeling the communal vibe is not a reflection of faith, so there is no need for guilt; the feeling is a bonus, not a requirement. He gives the example of someone who hates crowds and finds hajj a rough experience while others call it spiritual, and says that does not mean their hajj is not accepted, since worship is not measured by a feel-good effect. He signs off, asking viewers to subscribe, saying he replies more on Instagram, inviting suggestions for MindTrap guests and reminding them to enjoy the gifts God has given.

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If someone doesn't find these things very spiritual in the way everybody else does, are they a bad person?

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Mufti Abu Layth says not feeling the spiritual atmosphere of Ramadan or hajj is no reflection of a person's faith and no cause for guilt, since worship is not measured by how it feels.

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“it's not a reflection of your faith okay it's not it's just you know some people may not vibe with certain kind of things”

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mufti you have 15 minutes to have your last meal i'm not fasting today i'm starting it on wednesday i said that in the beginning guys let's wrap this up have an awesome time wherever you are i know you guys are not uh right oh damn i did say i'll mention as well look somebody this topic if you don't find you know somebody said they don't find these things very spiritual like in the sense everybody else does uh are they a bad person no they're not a bad person you know it doesn't just because look it is a great vibe for many people this whole ramadan thing or things like

hajj or things like a community spirit but there will be some people you know maybe it doesn't create that vibe in you like you have introverts extroverts you'll have people who enjoy certain vibes people who don't it's not a reflection of your faith okay it's not it's just you know some people may not vibe with certain kind of things right so it's i don't think i feel you don't need to be guilty for that okay that's not a requirement of ramadan that's just a bonus if if it happens some people they they don't necessarily like those things so fair enough you know that's just them

like some person may go on hajj and they may hate being in crowds and therefore they you know they don't like that feel all the way they the whole thing they feel that you know oh my god i'm going through this it's just hardship here they they don't like it at all and everybody else says oh i feel so spiritual i had a great experience they come back from hajj and deep down they say you know to be honest it was just a rough and tough experience and i don't really i don't feel so super spiritual um does that mean my hajj isn't accepted no not at all you know it's not this isn't like a drug it isn't a feel-good thing if for some people they feel good with it that's a bonus but that's not how it's measured

so i hope that helps people take care have an awesome evening night wherever you are remember me in your kind of inshallah stay connected if you haven't already liked and subscribed then do so my youtube people get on there get subbing click the notification icon i do respond more so to messages on instagram um why i don't know it's just quite easy to do so as opposed to facebook messenger but uh a lot some people have mentioned suggestions for mindtrap guests reach out to me reach out to them let me know

let's set this up people and most most importantly people remember to just remember to just enjoy okay the gifts that allah has granted you with right take very good care of yourselves wasallam signing out

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Mufti Abu Layth Archive, segment 2021-04-13-S50, auto-transcribed, may contain errors. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/50/ (accessed 1 November 2026)

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Mufti Abu Layth. (2021, April 13). I don't feel spiritual in Ramadan; am I a bad Muslim? [Video, segment 2021-04-13-S50, auto-transcribed, may contain errors]. Mufti Abu Layth Archive. Retrieved November 1, 2026, from https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/50/

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Mufti Abu Layth. 2021. "I don't feel spiritual in Ramadan; am I a bad Muslim?" Video, segment 2021-04-13-S50, auto-transcribed, may contain errors. Mufti Abu Layth Archive. Recorded April 13, 2021. Accessed November 1, 2026. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/50/

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  organization = {Mufti Abu Layth Archive},
  urldate = {2026-11-01},
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