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13 answers in 10 recordings, 2019 to 2023. 4 with a checked position in his own words.
Indexed so far: 259 of 1,859 recordings (1,904 answers, 2014 to 2025). Anything below may change as the rest are indexed. Limits of the data
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· Is music with explicit or violent lyrics haram?
Mufti Abu Layth says that lyrics do not make music haram, since Arabic poetry about sex and alcohol was recited in the Prophet's mosque, and that while he does not promote a culture of violence and drugs, people are intelligent enough to judge content for themselves.
“music is to do with the music it's not to do with the words that's a separate matter”
21:40TranscriptCite 2019-09-18-S04corrected
· If obscene lyrics make music haram, what about the classical Arabic poetry taught in madrasas?
Mufti Abu Layth says classical Arabic poetry, such as that of Abu Nuwas, the Hamasa and the Mu'allaqa of Imru' al-Qais, is full of violence, alcohol and sex much like rap lyrics and is taught in major madrasas, so treating rap differently is a double standard, and parents may set their own rules without attributing them to God.
“so my question is today this it's it's a kind of form of double standards look I get it look I get the fact that you don't like something”
46:07TranscriptCite 2019-09-18-S08corrected
· Should a person accused of magic be killed?
Mufti Abu Layth says that this is unfortunately the state of Muslims and why they are a laughing stock.
“you would see the fire but you're just blowing into cold ashes this is the state of Muslims unfortunately you know so this is why we are a laughing stock”
10:09TranscriptCite 2020-06-01-S03corrected
· Did some Muslim scholars say homosexuality is not haram?
Mufti Abu Layth says that many scholars of Islam clearly had an appreciation for bisexuality, whether or not they practised it.
“many countless Scholars of Islam uh they they appreciated bisexuality”
18:27TranscriptCite 2023-02-22-S03corrected
How many of these answers cite each (guest speech left out). Cited means named as evidence or discussed, not necessarily accepted: open the answers to see which.
These answers state a view in order to discuss it, often to reject it. They are never read as his position.
Cite a statement by its id: Mufti Abu Layth Archive, segment id, with the date and the address of its page. Citation formats
