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Statement on the break-in at Mufti Abu Layth's home

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Mufti Abu Layth describes masked men breaking into his home and terrifying his family, and asks whether this is the character Islam teaches.

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Mufti Abu Layth describes what he calls a shocking and disgusting assault on his home: masked men barged in and frightened his wife and his two young daughters, who could not sleep that night. He asks those responsible whether they have mothers, sisters, wives and daughters of their own, whether this is what Islam teaches and whether it reflects the character of the Prophet. He says people are spreading lies about him.

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many of you are aware of the shocking and disgusting assault on my home my family these masked thugs barged into my home no sense of dignity for a person's family frightening to death my wife my daughters my six-year-old my nine-year-old who was so traumatized

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my daughters could not sleep the entire night my six-year-old was having nightmares do you not have mothers sisters wives daughters is this what islam teaches you are you proud of what you've done is this the character of the prophet

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people spreading lies about me i have always stood for palestine i've always been pro-palestine my posts go back to 2014 condemning the israeli terrorist state i love palestine i have always spoken for our brothers and sisters in palestine i am with palestine why are people spreading lies about me saying i'm not with palestine cutting and pasting my videos just to

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Mufti Abu Layth Archive, segment 2021-05-18-S01, auto-transcribed, may contain errors. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t9ei_hrzl84/s/1/ (accessed 1 November 2026)

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Mufti Abu Layth. (2021, May 18). Statement on the break-in at Mufti Abu Layth's home [Video, segment 2021-05-18-S01, auto-transcribed, may contain errors]. Mufti Abu Layth Archive. Retrieved November 1, 2026, from https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t9ei_hrzl84/s/1/

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Mufti Abu Layth. 2021. "Statement on the break-in at Mufti Abu Layth's home." Video, segment 2021-05-18-S01, auto-transcribed, may contain errors. Mufti Abu Layth Archive. Recorded May 18, 2021. Accessed November 1, 2026. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t9ei_hrzl84/s/1/

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@misc{abulayth-2021-05-18-S01,
  author = {Mufti Abu Layth},
  title = {{Statement on the break-in at Mufti Abu Layth's home}},
  year = {2021},
  month = {5},
  date = {2021-05-18},
  howpublished = {\url{https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t9ei_hrzl84/s/1/}},
  url = {https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t9ei_hrzl84/s/1/},
  organization = {Mufti Abu Layth Archive},
  urldate = {2026-11-01},
  note = {Segment 2021-05-18-S01, auto-transcribed, may contain errors}
}

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