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Do the prophets' bodies decay in the grave?
muftis kufr kuffar kaafir kufar kaafirun disbelief sihr sihar jadu jadoo kala jadu sorcery in sha allah insha'allah in shaa allah insha allah inshaa allah salam as-salamu alaykum assalamu alaikum assalamualaikum salaams salam alaykum wa alaykum as-salam peace greetingMisrepresented: the question whether prophets' bodies decay in the grave
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machinesummary, machine-writtenMufti Abu Layth did not teach that the prophets' bodies decay: he read out a question and described a devotional and a factual approach, noting most Muslims take the devotional one. He says critics who present it as disrespect to the Prophet are lying.
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Mufti Abu Layth recounts a recent encounter with a man who was hurt by what he had been told Mufti teaches. He says people may disagree with, refute or mock his opinions, but some preachers, among whom he names Asrar Rashid [?], lie about his views and then refute the lies, claiming he advocates insulting the Prophet. As an example he says a clip in which he read out a non-Muslim's question, whether the prophets' bodies are preserved in their graves or decay, was circulated as if the question were his own teaching. He explains that in that clip he set out two approaches: a devotional one which out of reverence ascribes nothing of decay to the prophets, and a factual one which stresses that the prophets were human, aged, ate and needed oxygen, and asks whether they remain like other humans after death. He says he noted that the majority of Muslims probably take the devotional approach, and that calling this disrespect for the Prophet is a lie.
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there's many people who are agnostic that watch my show and they ask me questions and I and I don't expect you to be behave like Muslims towards Islamic you know sentiments and Islamic symbols so I don't expect you to you know you can ask questions now somebody somebody objected to me they said I was asked a question and actually I won't you know what I actually I want to mention something here I wanna say a few words and people this is an important message I'd like you to actually pay attention and this inshallah this message especially when it's set out as
a separate clip I would like you to share this forum why to two people okay I'd like to say something being serious in this topic you see I had a very interesting encounter just just the other day I bumped into someone and he had a chat with me and he was deeply offended or he felt he was offended by what I'd said now he was also I could tell that he felt hurt he felt his I think he said his name was Yaseen but
from Birmingham and just met him locally just where we just chill out and he came and and we had this chat now he'd said you see now this is what I want to address part of the propaganda against me that people put out now that's what I want to address I want to say that look by all means disagree with me hate what I say Eve I don't mind even if you hate it I don't mind if you refute it I don't mind if you mock it
what I my opinions like let's say I say oh I think this is how this happened or this is my view on this so I'm going to speak a little later on on Harut and Marut these two alleged angels that were teaching people magic and what is this story about now you might disagree with my view on this you might decide and you might take the mick out of or anything I don't mind okay I'm entitled to an opinion you're entitled to an opinion you're entitled to an opinion about me as well yeah no objection to that but don't you see this is especially what I'm saying
this part it goes out to people like preachers people like us are our asura sheet and other people who actually propagate hatred against me now what they do is I see if they just present my mesial as it is as what I'm saying I have no problem with that but they will lie and then present that so they teach things like and this is not just restricted to us rod these are the people as well they say that I teach and advocate insulting the prophet
sallallaahu leave us alone and I won't lie I was I was hurt to hear this because I thought wait a minute you know if you want to spread something about me spread my actual opinion and refute it by all means you know say that what on earth is this this you know this is nonsense this is nonsense but spreading lies and then refuting them to me is such a cheap shot it is unacceptable you know so like Assad regime I was reading a question from here by somebody who
wasn't even a Muslim they asked a question that do Muslims believe that the prophets are preserved in their graves or do their bodies rot away and the insects eat them and things like this this was the the question now I'm actually reading I'm going in the video I'm saying do they rot or read away and then I say okay that's an interesting question a good question let's answer it now he was saying to people that I'm teaching and that this is how I'm teaching it that the bodies of the prophets rot away and insects eat them and things like this and look I'm saying
it and he's quoting that part and then they're objecting I I said but that's that's the question I'm reading the question and they said well you know were you still ready and this is how they're promoting this and so this brother I met he came and he was under the impression that because this is what he's been told as well so he thought that oh this is what I'm teaching people that we should all believe that the prophets wrought and I said well I hear to be learn that you know that is so disappointing to hear the issue on this
was simply it was simply this was the issue that we as Muslims and I said I said in that clip in the beginning I've got a detailed clip please watch it it's about 40 minutes long I mention in the clip that look there there are two opinions there's a devotional approach which is about just all about utmost reverence and respect and then there's a more factual approach now the factual approach the devotional approach is out of love we will not ascribe anything that is somehow c- and from the factual
approach what we're saying is that the prophets were human beings fundamentally that they did have for example prophets felt emotions prophets felt sadness they felt happiness they felt hunger they felt thirst they used to eat food like people they aged I mean so the prophet sallahu Salaam he was 60 years old he was 60 years old he wasn't still a 20 years old person who's now 60 years old and when he was 20 he wasn't - who's 20 he was his age so his skin aged he aged as a person just as the Prophet Noah aged so everybody accepts this up until they
that they needed oxygen they needed food they needed these things the question was when they pass away do they remain like normal humans or do they become super humans now that they no longer will age they no longer will require oxygen no longer require nourishments they did before whilst they weren't also alive now they won't and I said that the factual group the people who are looking at this factually are saying well they still here you know that physically they are human beings and I did say however the majority of Muslims probably approach this more from a devotional perspective and they say no that you know even the bodies are preserved after
they pass away so and I'm pleased if you've got any questions on this watch my clip I actually begin by saying this is a very sensitive subject now to tell people that I'm teaching Muslims to disrespect the Prophet is such a burden this is such a lie and this is exactly the sectarianism that I condemn this is the reason that people are so disenchanted with this theme that the
youth are fed up with the mullahs that they can't put up with them that you see all you're doing is rather than refuting an opinion you're saying that oh I know I've got an opportunity to say this is a gustar key and this guy is a careful that is your concern you your concern is not even the issue it's an opportunity to say I know let's pretend this is what he's saying and let's use that to call him a kafir and evoke the sentiments of people to say he teaches disrespecting the Prophet wallahi i ask people is it and i said
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@misc{abulayth-2020-04-07-S02, author = {Mufti Abu Layth}, title = {{Do the prophets' bodies decay in the grave?}}, year = {2020}, month = {4}, date = {2020-04-07}, howpublished = {\url{https://muftiabulayth.org/r/z__38zt8flq/s/2/}}, url = {https://muftiabulayth.org/r/z__38zt8flq/s/2/}, organization = {Mufti Abu Layth Archive}, urldate = {2026-11-01}, note = {Segment 2020-04-07-S02, auto-transcribed, may contain errors} }
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