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Are video games haram?

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Video games are not haram, Mufti Abu Layth says, and he plans to play some on future streams.

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Reading a super chat joking that he plays Call of Duty and that some imams call video games haram, Mufti Abu Layth says video games are not haram. He says he has bought a new computer system and, once the accessories arrive and the setup is revamped in the coming weeks, he will try playing some games on a few streams.

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Some imams are saying video games are haram.

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Mufti Abu Layth says video games are not haram.

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“some imams are saying video games are Haram no video games ain't Haram”

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Channel huh direct open up a direct [Laughter] Channel Comm networking this is the kab network work this is what kab has been teaching so people what is going on uh Muti missed some super chats let me see Muti is playing Call of Duty Haram some imams are saying video games are Haram no video games ain't Haram I'm

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going to um I'm going to inshallah I've uh purchased a different computer system but I haven't had it set up yet it's come but all the the kind of other things haven't come the accessories and so I'm going to kind of revamp all of this soon in the coming weeks and then I will try to play some games not too many but one of you know some of these stream we'll try we'll try we'll get to that we'll get to that Mak all right so what else does

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Mufti Abu Layth Archive, segment 2021-01-19-S11, auto-transcribed, may contain errors. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hv-blbvtr4m/s/11/ (accessed 1 November 2026)

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Mufti Abu Layth. (2021, January 19). Are video games haram? [Video, segment 2021-01-19-S11, auto-transcribed, may contain errors]. Mufti Abu Layth Archive. Retrieved November 1, 2026, from https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hv-blbvtr4m/s/11/

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Mufti Abu Layth. 2021. "Are video games haram?" Video, segment 2021-01-19-S11, auto-transcribed, may contain errors. Mufti Abu Layth Archive. Recorded January 19, 2021. Accessed November 1, 2026. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hv-blbvtr4m/s/11/

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  author = {Mufti Abu Layth},
  title = {{Are video games haram?}},
  year = {2021},
  month = {1},
  date = {2021-01-19},
  howpublished = {\url{https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hv-blbvtr4m/s/11/}},
  url = {https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hv-blbvtr4m/s/11/},
  organization = {Mufti Abu Layth Archive},
  urldate = {2026-11-01},
  note = {Segment 2021-01-19-S11, auto-transcribed, may contain errors}
}

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