# Response to accusations over Palestine remarks and claims he is not Muslim - URL: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t9ei_hrzl84/s/2/ - Date: 2021-05-18 · Kind: other · Transcript tier: machine · Recording: They Invaded My Home (1:29–9:07) - Watch from the start of the segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9EI_hrzL84&t=89s - Recording page: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t9ei_hrzl84/ **Topics:** Current events commentary; The Mufti and the channel; Sects, sectarianism and takfir **Summary (not a quotation; machine-made, unchecked):** Mufti Abu Layth says he has always supported Palestine and only argued for safe passage for its people, that 'exile' was a slip of the tongue, and that those calling him a non-Muslim and invading his home are not following Islam. ## Longer summary Mufti Abu Layth says he has always been pro-Palestine, with posts condemning Israel going back to 2014, and that clips of him have been cut and pasted to claim otherwise. He says what he actually said is that no country is helping the Palestinians while a genocide takes place, and that if Israel will not allow a separate state it should at least let them leave with their lives, as hijrah, citing the Prophet's own departure from Makkah. He admits he once used the word 'exile', calls that a slip of the tongue in a two- to three-hour live stream and says his other clips say migration or hijrah. He compares the men who entered his home and frightened his young daughter to the Israeli army entering Palestinian homes, denies he has ever spoken against Masjid al-Aqsa, and rejects claims that he is not a Muslim, saying he has testified to faith all his life, has memorised the Quran and many hadith, and has defended the Prophet's honour against accusations. He cites a report that one Muslim's blood is more valuable than the Kaaba to argue for safe passage for Palestinians, repeats that Israel is a terrorist state, and closes by saying only Allah can judge him and will take those responsible to task. ## Sources and names cited - Break-in at the host's home (May 2021) - The Palestinian crisis (May 2021) - hijrah - takfir - report: the life and blood of one muslim is more valuable than the kaaba ## Transcript (machine tier, 1:29–9:07) [1:23] 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 [2:02] support an agenda yes i have said that in this situation nobody is helping them nobody there's no country no muslim country is helping them there are nothing no everybody standing and watching a genocide and israel just does not care it's too powerful i have said in this situation if they cannot be a separate country people if israel won't let them at least let them leave with their lives with their children [2:42] at least let them do hijrah as islam teaches us this is what i've said how is that wrong in islam did the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam not leave makkah it would save their lives it would save are their lives not more valuable the lives of their children this would be a genocide it's not a war people cutting and pasting what i'm saying saying i'm speaking against masjid al-aqsa i've never spoken against any masjid [3:22] the mosques belong to allah i've never spoken against a masjid using people should be ashamed of themselves using the palestinian crisis just to push an agenda of hate against me yes i admit i used a word exile i put my hands up it's absolutely wrong to use that word i my monday nights i talk for two three hours people they make mistakes it's a slip of the tongue [4:01] in all my other clips i've said migration i've said hijra tikka in one i said exile was a mistake is this is this how people you barge into my home you scare the life out of my six-year-old daughter while allah is seeing those tears in her eyes have no fear of allah [4:34] this is such a disservice to palestine is this not what the israeli israeli army does it barges into the palestinian muslim homes terrorizes their children their wives is this not what they how is that different how is that different saying i'm not a muslim ash [5:04] rasulullah i've been a muslim all my life i testify i've always testified that there is allah that muhammad is the messenger of allah i believe in the quran i've memorized the quran the whole quran i've memorized it i've memorized so many hadith of the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam by heart [5:33] people saying oh he he's a kafir should be ashamed of yourself allah is a witness that i have stood defended islam defended the honor of the prophet how many people have stood and defended the honor of the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam when people accused him of rape when they accused him of child marriages i am one of the only people that stood and defended the honor of the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam people saying i'm not a muslim [6:15] allah allah can judge me who on earth are you who are you to judge me i have spent 10 to 15 years of my life studying islam so many people have come back to islam because of the explanations that i've given and you're telling me that i am not a muslim i don't need to explain myself to you allah can judge me you traumatize my daughters because you think you try to judge me you think [6:52] that you are god tk you know if a person makes a mistake in a word you know in one video i use the word exile it was wrong is is that how you traumatized my six-year-old daughter you take this out of context that oh he's speaking against gaza i've i love the palestinian people i have spoken that is it not has the prophet not taught us that the life and the blood of one muslim is much more valuable than the ka'ba hundreds of [7:33] muslims hundreds of palestinians are dying is it not i have argued that at least give them safe passage let them leave so you twist my words out of hatred you should be ashamed of yourself saying i support israel israel is a terrorist state i've always said israel is a terrorist state i've condemned israel countlessly it is a terrorist state [8:05] yet you're trying to say oh i'm supporting israel i'm against palestine how can i be against any every muslim every is not this every muslim on earth most human beings stand shoulder to shoulder with with the palestinian cause it is one of the greatest crisis of today but there's no solution so this barging in [8:37] are you proud of yourself is this the example that you give this is what muslims this is how muslims behave only allah can judge me and he will judge each and every one of you wallahi i swear by allah he will take you to task ## Cite Mufti Abu Layth Archive, segment t9EI_hrzL84/s/2. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t9ei_hrzl84/s/2/ Not a fatwa: these answers were given to specific people at specific times. 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