# Opening: al-Yaqoubi's heated public remarks about Mufti Abu Layth, and the title 'His Eminence'

- URL: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/otqqc3k4hwa/s/1/
- Date: 2019-08-21 · Kind: other · Transcript tier: machine · Recording: A Reply to Shaykh Muhammad Al-Yaqoubi on Sahih Al-Bukhari| Mufti Abu layth (0:00–2:35)
- Watch from the start of the segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtQqc3K4HWA&t=0s
- Recording page: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/otqqc3k4hwa/

**Topics:** Responses to critics; Views on contemporary scholars

**Summary (not a quotation; machine-made, unchecked):** Al-Yaqoubi criticised Mufti Abu Layth in a public gathering for mocking al-Nawawi, for his remarks on homosexuality and for calling himself a mufti; Mufti says he was surprised and partly flattered, and teases the title 'His Eminence'.

## Longer summary

Mufti Abu Layth says someone sent him a video in which Shaykh al-Yaqoubi discussed his comments in a heated response, asking how he dared mock Imam al-Nawawi, say what he said about homosexuality and call himself a mufti. He says he was amazed that al-Yaqoubi would speak about him in a public gathering and, joking in Urdu, partially flattered. He notes that the remark about a self-styled mufti from the UK could only refer to him, promises to come to the homosexuality and al-Nawawi points later, and says he has nothing against al-Yaqoubi, before teasing the title 'His Eminence' as a claim to royalty that al-Yaqoubi does not call himself but does not stop others using.

## Sources and names cited

- Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi
- al-Nawawi

## Transcript (machine tier, 0:00–2:35)

[0:00] so share here could be Sahib right what is going on with chef yaku be right so first of all there was a video somebody sent me chef yaku B was discussing some of my comments in a very heated compassionate kind of response saying this person how dare he mock a man no we and how dare he say these things about homosexuality and then how dare he you know and he calls himself a Mufti how to

[0:38] be honest okay hello kooky baath karenge cook cooking bath water so we should we kind of speak honestly and free I was I was kind of amazed that he would actually speak about me in a public gathering and and partially flattered [Laughter] your eminence you eminently eminently flattering me cozy you know dil mera duck duck Dali right

[1:17] so I thought okay this is interesting because I wouldn't have thought that Kobe would make a reference in a public place to me saying that you know this guy calls himself a Mufti and is from here from the UK and obviously who else is the helm of tea either Oh click you know if you just use the word Musti on its own for either ve Adi Nukem right you're having bandana cheese okay

[1:50] readable he Abu layth al-maliki right so so this is how homosexuality thing and Imam Noah's comment or not I'm gonna I'm gonna come to that but just speaking about chef yaku be now I have actually I don't have anything against chef yaku sorry his eminence what is this Eminence thing about by the way I mean royalty somehow he wrote what's this royalty thing like I mean

[2:30] who calls himself his eminence I know he's gonna say I don't call myself but he doesn't stop it either stop it stop teasing me this one right I don't call myself the most graceful but if you guys call me I don't mind either you know this happen don't mind her don't mind so he cools he doesn't cook okay but I he definitely okay with it this is definitely rolling with it

## Cite

Mufti Abu Layth Archive, segment OtQqc3K4HWA/s/1. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/otqqc3k4hwa/s/1/

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