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12 answers in 11 recordings, 2017 to 2022. 6 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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· Why don't most scholars say what Mufti Abu Layth says?
Mufti Abu Layth says that scholars who turn out articulate, charismatic and able to meet the challenges of the time usually do so in spite of having gone through the madrasa system, not because of it.
“people who turn out like that are usually they turn out like that in spite of having gone through the system not because of having gone through the system”
3:03TranscriptCite 2018-02-15-S01corrected
· Why do so many maulanas think the way they do?
Mufti Abu Layth says one would be naive to think that the past of young maulanas, who hardly interact with women, does not influence their decisions when women come to them with questions.
“is it okay for me to wear nail polish is it okay for me to cut my hair do you not think that their past will influence their decisions you've been naive to think that it doesn't”
13:58TranscriptCite 2018-02-15-S02corrected
· Is growing a beard compulsory in Islam?
Mufti Abu Layth says the beard was an ancient Arab custom shared by the Prophet's opponents, that the command to grow it and differ from the Jews and Christians is worded like commands to dye the hair and pray in shoes that nobody treats as obligatory, and that no sahih hadith says how to grow it.
“do we consider coloring or dyeing the hair to be obligatory or Sunnah or necessary or strongly recommended no let me give you another one”
4:24TranscriptCite 2019-12-17b-S01corrected
· Why are Indo-Pak Muslims adopting Gulf Arab culture?
Mufti Abu Layth says he personally does not like the Arabisation of Indo-Pak Muslims, feeling that things should be natural and not imposed.
“I feel that there's a lot of politics at play that's all I personally don't like that kind I think that things should be natural you shouldn't try to impose things”
4:59TranscriptCite 2019-12-19-S01corrected
· What do you think of Shah Wali Allah?
Mufti Abu Layth says Shah Wali Allah was an amazing individual, ahead of the curve, who reinvigorated hadith studies.
“he was an amazing individual very you know ahead of a head of the curve really and something he did was he reinvigorated hadith studies”
32:07TranscriptCite 2020-07-14-S05corrected
· Does Islam teach us to show affection?
Mufti Abu Layth says there are countless hadith about showing shafaqa, compassion and affection.
“where does it say in islam you should show affection that's an easy one i mean you know this comes in a son there's so many hadith about shafaka about being showing shafakar which is compassion affection”
2:27:28TranscriptCite 2021-02-16-S43corrected
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
