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7 answers in 7 recordings, 2020 to 2024. 6 with a checked position in his own words.
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· Is it wrong in Islam to want to be rich?
Mufti Abu Layth says Islam is not against the aggregation of wealth.
“islam is not against the aggregation of wealth right so you know making money islam is fine with people making money”
1:44:52TranscriptCite 2021-02-09-S22corrected
· Is it wrong for a Muslim to want to make money?
Mufti Abu Layth says it is good to be enterprising and make money, provided one loves what money brings rather than money itself, and that provision is counterintuitively increased through giving.
“allah has put you in this world to enjoy this world but i would say don't love money for and of itself love it for these things”
3:11:38TranscriptCite 2021-04-13-S47corrected
· Is it wrong to joke about people who are seriously ill with covid?
Mufti Abu Layth says he advises people not to make fun of those who are hospitalised or ill with covid.
“this is why i i advise not to kind of make fun or this a lot of people who are hospitalized and or ill with this”
4:41TranscriptCite 2021-11-29-S01corrected
Mufti Abu Layth says Imam Malik was not from the ascetic tradition in Islam; he enjoyed the wealth God had given him.
“there is a tradition like that in Islam but Imam Malik was not from that tradition he spent money he enjoyed money”
24:44TranscriptCite 2023-03-10-S06corrected
· What can the death of a parent teach us?
Mufti Abu Layth says that maybe one of the great lessons of death is to try to give forward, helping and serving other people.
“people who don't have that gift and maybe this one of the great lessons is to try to give forward to people maybe to ponder and help and serve other people”
3:48TranscriptCite 2023-06-02-S01corrected
· Which verse of the Quran promises more blessings for being grateful?
Mufti Abu Layth says that in Quran 14:7 Allah promises abundance to those who express gratitude.
“one of the most powerful verses of the Quran that will unlock its abundance Surah ibraim verse 7 and Allah announces it if you Express gratitude Allah promises”
0:03TranscriptCite 2024-03-05-S01corrected
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