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10 answers in 6 recordings, 2018 to 2023. 6 with a checked position in his own words.
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· How should Muslims treat people who leave Islam?
Mufti Abu Layth says that whether a person leaves Islam is between them and God and they should be left alone, and that those who have given a distorted image of the Prophet bear the blame for people's hatred of him.
“to judge the look if a person left Islam that's the that's between them and God leave them alone”
55:15TranscriptCite 2018-05-10-S13corrected
· I converted to Islam but my husband didn't. Do I have to leave him?
Mufti Abu Layth says he agrees with these scholars that a woman who embraces Islam does not need to leave her non-Muslim husband, and vice versa.
“so I to agree with these scholars that the woman does not need to leave her husband”
3:14TranscriptCite 2019-05-10-S01corrected
· Do converts have to redo their marriage after becoming Muslim?
Mufti Abu Layth says that the nikah of non-Muslims, valid according to their own rules, is valid for Muslims too.
“deduce from thee that the nikah of the non-muslims is valid”
11:32TranscriptCite 2019-05-10-S03corrected
· As a convert, should I try to convert my spouse or family?
Mufti Abu Layth says there is no harm in speaking about Islam but no need for an obsession with trying to convert people.
“there's no need for this obsession to try to convert people”
39:31TranscriptCite 2019-05-10-S08corrected
· I'm a new Muslim and my faith has crashed after the first high. What should I do?
Mufti Abu Layth says the energy that comes with embracing a faith is temporary, so a burnout is inevitable.
“the thing about that energy is it is it has a kind of temporality about it it has a uh it's not never-ending it comes for a certain set period there will be a burnout yeah it's inevitable”
3:08TranscriptCite 2023-05-09-S01corrected
· How do I stop worrying about the ups and downs of my faith?
Mufti Abu Layth tells the caller not to sweat the turbulence in their faith, saying it is all part of the journey.
“don't just just just don't worry don't sweat it don't don't you know things there will be turbulence here and there it's all part of the journey”
20:44TranscriptCite 2023-05-09-S05corrected
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
