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8 answers in 5 recordings, 2019 to 2021. 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
Oldest first. A checked position shows what he holds, then the sentence he says, word for word from the transcript, with its moment. Years without one list the answers that have not been checked yet. Recordings not yet indexed may hold more.
· Is it wrong to judge someone who has become an atheist or left Islam?
Mufti Abu Layth says that if a person is an atheist it is their choice, as there is no compulsion in Islam, and he does not judge people who have doubts or have left the faith.
“if a person is an atheist it's his choice or her choice I believe there's no compulsion in Islam”
13:56TranscriptCite 2019-08-01-S03corrected
· A vegan qurbani joke, and one sacrifice for a whole village
Mufti Abu Layth says that maybe in this day and age one offering could be made for an entire village or locality.
“maybe in this day and age the the thei could be you know one for an entire kind of village if you like um or an entire even you know locality has just one offering”
12:16TranscriptCite 2020-08-04-S03corrected
· Should the zakat threshold be different in each country?
Mufti Abu Layth says there is no real sahih hadith on the nisab of zakat, all the reports being weak.
“you'll be surprised that there is no real sahih hadith to do with any of this stuff um it in fact all the hadith are weak but the scholars just accepted it”
52:22TranscriptCite 2020-08-24-S15corrected
· Does paying taxes count as paying zakat?
Mufti Abu Layth says that, in his understanding, if a person pays taxes and makes a personal practice of giving charity through the year, it suffices for zakat.
“they do have an art of giving to them that is in my understanding and if you pay taxes it would suffice for zakat”
59:30TranscriptCite 2020-08-24-S16corrected
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
