# Would Mufti Abu Layth debate Shaykh al-Yaqoubi on Sahih al-Bukhari?

*An invitation to a civil discussion on whether Sahih al-Bukhari can be doubted*

- URL: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/otqqc3k4hwa/s/8/
- Date: 2019-08-21 · Kind: lesson · Transcript tier: machine · Recording: A Reply to Shaykh Muhammad Al-Yaqoubi on Sahih Al-Bukhari| Mufti Abu layth (24:49–27:04)
- Status: general teaching
- Watch from the start of the segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtQqc3K4HWA&t=1489s
- Recording page: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/otqqc3k4hwa/

**Topics:** Sahih al-Bukhari (BukhariGate); Debate challenges and reviews; Views on contemporary scholars

**Summary (not a quotation; machine-made, unchecked):** Yes: he invites al-Yaqoubi to a civil, respectful discussion because he rejects the claim that Sahih al-Bukhari is impossible to doubt. He expects it will never happen.

## Longer summary

Mufti Abu Layth says he would love to have a discussion with Shaykh al-Yaqoubi on Sahih al-Bukhari, having watched a clip of him saying it is impossible to doubt it. He quotes an Urdu couplet about not being Mount Sinai that crumbles at a glimpse, inviting the other party to come face to face whenever he wishes, and says the claim that Sahih al-Bukhari cannot be doubted is not a nice one and makes things complicated. If al-Yaqoubi watches this and is interested, he says, the discussion would be respectful and civil and the propriety due to His Eminence would be maintained, though he will be himself, but he expects it will never happen. He then moves on.

## Sources and names cited

- Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi
- Sahih al-Bukhari

## Transcript (machine tier, 24:49–27:04)

[24:08] you see now once you add the copis it is from there only a tiny step to cooperation won't occur as Anil Kapoor subset I want to get for this is so it doesn't take long and I'm not against that and that's all fine may may Allah give him more money more money and more money sub kodi neeya may Allah give everybody why not chef yaku be so that I've got nothing against but I just feel that

[24:46] using you know like these kind of tactics is problematic yes big problem you know no way no he is not nice you know this one and I would love to have a discussion with chef yaku beyond Sahil Bihari if he claims I watched a clip of chef yaku be saying it's impossible impossible to doubt side body I thought confidence to monopoly what is

[25:20] the poet say he says a burka tajalli cotton a hunk o be Musa some joy I'm turning in Georgia job Jacobi latte you know he says that we're not the Mount Sinai that we will just crumble come through nahi George Alger's capture him of Karbala joy now whenever you want come face to face I would love to have a discussion because each this this claim

[25:58] that it's impossible to prove to have any doubt with Sahil Bihari I think this song this won't be claim they claim not nice get it becomes muy muy muy complicado my complicado so hip so if Sharia Kuby does watch this and you would of two and if he's interested I'd love beyond it to have it would be respectful it would be civil the propriety of his eminence would be maintained I would maintain the etiquettes so right so

[26:38] about and they can give me the list of but they can't tell me that don't they dare tell me you're not allowed to I will be myself but I won't be out it will be very civil very friendly but I know it would never happen Jesse I could become Lois a bar tinker thing but anyway so that's chef yaku be let's move on

## Cite

Mufti Abu Layth Archive, segment OtQqc3K4HWA/s/8. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/otqqc3k4hwa/s/8/

Not a fatwa: these answers were given to specific people at specific times. Ask a qualified scholar about your own situation.