Recordings › Shaykh Kashif Khan | Policing thought, Pornography & Pandora's box | MindTrap with Mufti #15 · 19 Apr 2020 › Segment 34 of 35
How should someone approach studying Islam with an open mind?
hadeeth ahadith ahaadeeth hadis ahaadith imaam imams prayer leader hanafite hanafiyyah hanafi school fatwah fatawa fatwaa fataawa legal opinion haraam forbidden dalil daleel adillah adilla proof muhaddith muhaddithun muhadith muhaddithin muhaddithoon sahabah sahabi sahabiyyah sahabiyat as-salaf salaf al-salih salaf us-salih al-salaf early generations 'alim aalim ulama ulema ulamaa shaykh sheikh shaikh sheik shuyukh barelvi barelwi brelvi barelwis ikhlas ikhlaas amanah amana amaanah amanatClosing reflections: the transparency of the early scholars, study without bias, and courage
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machinesummary, machine-writtenThe guest urges viewers to study sincerely, without bias or partisanship, across all books; Mufti Abu Layth says the transparency of the early scholars is badly needed today.
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Mufti Abu Layth thanks the guest and says that his honesty and transparency mirror the attitude of the scholars of the salaf, who spoke openly even on minority positions, as Abu Hanifa did in refusing to declare nabidh haram because the Companions drank it, and that this transparency is desperately needed today. In his closing words the guest urges viewers to put aside bias and partisanship, free their minds, study sincerely, compare books and check the scholars, rather than refusing to learn from people labelled deviant, and says many muftis and shaykhs are unaware of these opinions because knowledge is restricted; some ask him privately but avoid him in public. Mufti says people tell him they would like to appear on the show but fear their followers, and that he despises cowardice and admires courage. The guest relates that a hadith scholar, Waki' [?], was nearly killed by a mob for narrating a report that the Prophet's body began to change after his death, until Sufyan ibn Uyayna intervened with the judge, and that Barelvis tore up copies of a book when he quoted Hanafi texts to them in a debate, adding that those who are sincere should study every book.
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have a touch to my face and we thought he was corrupt now we've come across [ __ ] kashyap con right so right so cool I think that's that's it's been an incredible discussion that's been really I you know what absolute all credit and kudos to you ship for really being able to discuss that so honestly and you know your honesty
obviously many of the viewers who don't have access to Islamic sources may not be able to verify what I'm saying or may not be able to relate to it but I'm telling you wallahi it those who do your honesty share and transparency only mirrors the to me the attitude of the seller of the scholars from the seller and in early Islam over whose statements we have in books because they spoke like this with just transparency they don't have this kind of like and they just they're you set it as it was even if they weren't
scared of saying well you know this is gonna be controversial or people ain't gonna like these is a minority position like what about hanifa says about the alcoholic drink he says well you know he said the Sahaba drunky I'm not gonna be clear it Haram you know you can't prove it's Haram full stop and people were like up in arms but they're like well you know I don't get this kind of transparency that the early seller or the early part of this on my heart and the scholars will follow up in the tradition it's so desperately needed in this day and age I feel yeah so shukran for that are there any kind of
wrap-up words you'd like to kind of say to people may be watching this or who will watch it if there's something you'd like to maybe wrap up with no I'd like to see I'd like to say that if you are really interested first of all keep aside your biases and your yeste to nism and free your mind and study with sincerity first study their things study the books compare it with and check about the scholars and this kind of thinking that you should not fit with that is follow you should not take from him she should not take from that he is Devi and he said he said this is the kind of mentality which will prevent you
from seeking the knowledge and trust me there are so many scholars Moxie's and sheer who love these happen in my life they are not aware of these things why because they don't have study now I am personally telling to you you can visit even the knowledge is so restricted yeah they are so important it's in Sudanese and a school of stick you can go and ask them the fake opinions or even the hanafis I'm saying honey few movies and even I didn't know it until I started learning fig after hadith and I came to know a lot of different opinions and a lot of people they are not even aware of it and sometimes we comment in personal in person and they ask me Oh tell me
about this if you have anything just like that and it's like the but in public they stay away from me oh then you know there's gonna have a backlash why you connected with the stabian so many people you know they will be like oh you know it share of the club to kind of come on this show with you I'd love to do this or love to do kind of do that but what it is is my followers you know I'm Anika a lot of hate and get a lot of sneak it's you know I mean fair enough look like I respect them as people but honestly I I can't help but as a person just despise Cody's like I can't stand
cowards and I've never you know and I've always kind of admired kind of courage and bravery even when people you know they may be totally maybe you hate their guts for something but you gotta admire that you know they have courage and I've always admire and I and it's the opposite I've always kind of I can't stand I despise kind of cowardice and I see people and and I think what kind of a life do you live like you're so frightened of people you know I'm their opinion who cares about people's opinions
yeah we like much less like you are you are I have the masala have your spoking and outstandingly and openly and bringing this issue she was discussing me from the fig perspective and most of these opinions you are having and they have the classical president you know so precedence among the scholars so people they they can say whatever they want there now and one incident you can Imam Joaquim natura he was critically Tuscola he was not narrating the hadith that
when the Prophet died his heirs started begin to you know begin to what happens after that to the dead body they decompose started to decompose years some years or something ears open feet something everything that hadith the people took up their stores to kill Imam for kid majora while he wasn't hurting that's a deep and then they ran after him to kill him then Sufjan if never Jana Imam Shafie on evening Anna he intervened and told to the Kazi to not to kill him he's a scholar of hobby so people
never come across the Hobby if you kindly do send it to me as well afterwards yeah so what happens to date and and you know who gives the Fat Boys office ' and killing another is : yeah another scholar of his time Stassi he gives the fatwa and and they I think that Cosimo's himself was accused of anything or something like that but dead cause he gives a [ __ ] about to kill him um for criminals or why because he was narrating happy so common people they can never comprehend they like if you tell them something something even
Hadees or any salar tour was ooh or anything which is common at the time of the Prophet and they haven't heard of it they start you know they wrote Elliott and it happened to me a couple of times the burial we I was discussing with they just tear the copies of the drama I was telling them that like how you opposed the hunt we FA can think when I had debate with them with the Islamic guys it tore up the co can rotate yeah and he did not let me tweet out from there from the stuff so from the place so Darryl I'm saying this these people did not do not want people to study and
learn but if you if you are sincere then 30 from everyone is steady every book and then we spoken through them rather than very awesome incredible worth share shukran first of all fall for these words secondly for like at for a like I've already mentioned for having the courage to be so transparent on such a daunting and controversial topic and thirdly sugar and for taking and most importantly for taking your time out for really honoring us today to get you on here
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