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Did Yasir Qadhi say that majority scholarly opinion rests on socio-political factors?

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Qadhi on majority opinion as socio-political: Mufti Abu Layth hears a modernist

LessonRecorded 14 Mar 2021Segment 16 of 30 in the recording2021-03-14-S16

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In the clip Qadhi says correct opinion is independent of the names and number of scholars and that dominant positions rest on socio-political factors such as the Ghaznavids, the Hanbalis of Baghdad and the Seljuks. Mufti Abu Layth says this is exactly what modernists say and contradicts Qadhi's appeal to the giants on the return of Jesus.

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Mufti Abu Layth says that a moment ago Qadhi asked how anyone could disagree with the second coming when giants said it and it is in every book, and now, in the other clip, Qadhi says that if a lot of people said something it does not make it right, that the correct opinion is independent of the names of men and the quantity of the names, that it should not matter to a true academic how many people or which major scholars held a position, and that majority opinion is typically based on socio-political factors: the dominant view of a time and place has to do with kings, rulers and the institutes they sponsor, as when the Ghaznavids sponsored the Karramiyya, the Hanbalis were powerful in fourth-century Baghdad and the Seljuks brought in Ash'arism, which remained dominant for centuries, none of which has to do with the truth being from Allah. Mufti says this is exactly what modernists and reformers say, and that one could almost be deluded into gaining the confidence to do one's own research by listening to Qadhi.

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1:01:39

it's very difficult to do that and my argument is very straightforward so what if a lot of people said something a moment ago below it the jar with a small biggidy himself was saying that how can these people disagree in the second coming of jesus when giants giants giants have said it it is in every book have all the ummah gone astray

1:02:13

then the other personality gets activated and yasar khadi sahib himself is uh speaking the unthinkable thing it doesn't make it right then meaning consensus is a very important part it's one of the usual correct opinion is independent of the names of men and the quantity of the names of men and that is also a very important point i mean again

1:02:42

how many people have said something that this is uh the truth uh the correct islamic position is x y or z it doesn't matter how many people have said that or what major scholars have held that position if you're a true academic and a true researcher like then it shouldn't matter to you and again this is something i want my students to do

1:03:10

you want people to be challenging majority opinion typically is based upon socio-political factors so a moment ago yes you're saying how could this become a majority opinion here aldisab himself is explaining simple as that i'll just lay it out there the don wow i mean this is really extreme saying that the dominant position is based on social and political factors this is exactly what modernists say this is exactly what reformers say because dominant that is common in a time and place has nothing to do

1:03:49

with truth as it comes from allah it has to do more with the socio-political context with the kings and the rulers with the prime ministers with the institutes that they sponsor this is the reality you know the rajnavid sponsored the karamiya for a period of time the entire region was karamiya the hamburglars were powerful in fourth century baghdad the seljuks came and they brought in and because of a particular instance which inshallah we will talk about it one day ashad has became the dominant strand uh for many centuries it remained the dominant strand socio-political factors has nothing to do with the hak being from allah subhanahu know one could be deluded almost into getting confidence

1:04:28

to do their own research by listening to cadiza people patients patients and if we can understand this for trends if we can understand this for fed up on movements we have to be brave enough to say individual opinions as well can be influenced by look you know if you're in an environment where 99 of your teachers are on one position and you're not challenged to think about that position here shaykh is explaining how can it be you know when he asks people like me uh another modernist as he claims that how can it

1:05:08

be that other people haven't challenged these views here himself he's explaining that look if the majority of your teachers were onto something you're not going to challenge it just naturally you will absorb that position and move on that's the way the world works there's nothing wrong with that right but the fact that 99 of your teacher say something doesn't mean it is the the correct truth it's just it's that school and they are talking

1:05:40

here on one hand i'm listening to him on the other hand i'm being chucked out of almost islam and being called a heretic and doing vida one hand you know the hand that giveth take it away huh this one this one people what a certain philosophy and they're taught a certain whether it's whether it's whether it is a position like ismail and his health the fact that you have not heard contrary and all now it's important here what he said and they're taught a certain whether it's

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Mufti Abu Layth. (2021, March 14). Did Yasir Qadhi say that majority scholarly opinion rests on socio-political factors? [Video, segment 2021-03-14-S16, auto-transcribed, may contain errors]. Mufti Abu Layth Archive. Retrieved November 1, 2026, from https://muftiabulayth.org/r/tr3nsx3ufy8/s/16/
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  author = {Mufti Abu Layth},
  title = {{Did Yasir Qadhi say that majority scholarly opinion rests on socio-political factors?}},
  year = {2021},
  month = {3},
  date = {2021-03-14},
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  url = {https://muftiabulayth.org/r/tr3nsx3ufy8/s/16/},
  organization = {Mufti Abu Layth Archive},
  urldate = {2026-11-01},
  note = {Segment 2021-03-14-S16, auto-transcribed, may contain errors}
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