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4 answers in 4 recordings, 2018 to 2021. 3 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.
· Did someone really do magic on the Prophet?
Mufti Abu Layth says the incident of magic being done on the Prophet in Madinah is falsely attributed.
“this a falsely attributed incident that the Prophet had magic turn onto him this is not only a blast blasphemous it is dishonorable”
6:50TranscriptCite 2018-02-13b-S02corrected
· Is Surat al-Falaq about protection from the evil eye?
Mufti Abu Layth says that in Surat al-Falaq one seeks refuge from the harm envious people act out, not from an evil eye.
“it's the acting out that you're seeking refuge from”
1:09:35TranscriptCite 2020-11-15-S09corrected
· Why does Surah al-Kafirun say 'ma' (what) instead of 'man' (who) for God?
Mufti Abu Layth says that, as he assumes and understands it, God knowing best, ma in 109:2-5 qualifies not just God but how God is to be perceived.
“but i'm assuming that here you're kind of qualifying not just god but how god is to be perceived”
1:19:55TranscriptCite 2021-02-16-S24corrected
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.
Cite a statement by its id: Mufti Abu Layth Archive, segment id, with the date and the address of its page. Citation formats
