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Character and virtue

31 segments in 25 recordings · 2015 to 2024 · 0 verified · 25 checked positions · wellbeing/character-and-virtue · Feed

Most recent statement · 29 Sep 2024Spread love, and take account of the damage our words have doneOlder segments link here so no earlier explanation is read as the last word.

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Latest answer · 29 Sep 2024

29 Sep 2024On Current Events LatestSpread love, and take account of the damage our words have done Mufti Abu Layth says this deen is one of love and hope, and everyone, himself included, must reckon with the harm their words may have done. Lessonposition checked machine1 min 30 s20:58on YouTube

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2023 · 4

9 May 2023video Was the Prophet harsh with people? No: Mufti Abu Layth says the Prophet was soft and attentive with people and came from mercy, unlike harsh dawah that puts others down. Lessonposition checkeddawah machine3 min 46 s6:18on YouTube
9 May 2023video LatestHow did the Prophet balance gentleness and strength? Mufti Abu Layth says the Prophet was tender, kissing his children, yet firm when safety demanded, riding out alone at night to check on a frightening sound. Lessonposition checkedreport: the prophet kissed his children; a man said he had not kissed any of his and was told whoever shows no mercy is shown nonereport: the prophet rode out on a horse without a saddle to check a loud noise at night and returned (Sahih Muslim, number not stated)Sahih Muslim machine3 min 05 s10:04on YouTube
22 Feb 2023video Is it my duty as a Muslim to preach to others? Mufti Abu Layth says Muslims have a duty to be an example, not a duty to preach; turning religion into preaching information makes people judgmental. Question from a callerposition checkedda'wah machine2 min 25 s38:19on YouTube
22 Feb 2023video What should Muslims focus on in confusing times? Mufti Abu Layth says the best thing is to focus on yourself and be an example of light, inviting and welcoming people rather than condemning them. Lessonposition checked machine2 min 35 s40:43on YouTube

2022 · 4

16 Dec 2022video Is worship or how I treat people the real sign of faith? Mufti Abu Layth says worship is a personal matter between you and God, while how you behave among people is the true measure of your iman. Lessonposition checkedreport: ya ibna adam maridtu fa lam taudni (God is found with the sick and the hungry)Quran 2:177Quran 21:107report: lan yudkhila ahadan amaluhu al-janna (no one enters paradise by his deeds) machine2 min 34 s7:08on YouTube
10 Dec 2022video How did Abu Hanifa die, and what was he known for among people? Abu Hanifa was imprisoned by the Abbasids for supporting an uprising from the Prophet's family and died, perhaps poisoned, in prison; he was loved above all for his compassion and generosity. Lessonposition checkedAbu HanifaMuhammad al-Nafs al-ZakiyyaIbrahim, brother of al-Nafs al-Zakiyya [?]the Abbasids machine3 min 55 s41:54on YouTube
10 Dec 2022video What did Abu Hanifa do about his neighbour who drank and sang at night? Rather than punishing his drunken, noisy neighbour, Abu Hanifa had him released from custody and asked whether he had let him go to waste, a kindness that transformed the man's life. Lessonposition checkedAbu Hanifaalcohol (khamr) machine10 min 35 s45:49on YouTube
8 Jan 2022video Why does Mufti Abu Layth say he wronged Dawah Man? Mufti Abu Layth says he wronged Dawah Man by picking on him repeatedly although Dawah Man never publicly criticised him, breaking his own rule, and he wishes him well despite their differences. LessonDawah Mandawah machine4 min 05 s0:00on YouTube

2021 · 5

25 Oct 2021video Should I debate Quranists? No: arguing never changes anyone's mind and only breeds hatred, so give your view if asked and see Quranists with compassion. He finds their case weaker than they think, since fiqh was built on the living tradition, not on hadith. Lessonposition checkedQuranist (Quran-only)Imam Malikreport: the prophet stood for the funeral of a jewish woman and said is it not a soul (as told by the host; unresolved)Salafi machine5 min 45 s7:07on YouTube
13 Apr 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth What is the most important thing to get right in life? Try never to be hurtful or hateful; Mufti Abu Layth says that validates your Islam as a human being, and that disliking what people do is not the same as hating them. Lessonposition checked machine2 min 39 s1:46:01on YouTube
6 Apr 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth How often does Mufti Abu Layth change his views, and is that a weakness? Mufti Abu Layth changes his views when evidence is compelling and says developing one's opinions over life is a sign of intelligence, not weakness. He advises viewers to do the same. Question from live chatposition checkedLupe Fiascothe Black Lives Matter protests (2020) machine6 min 14 s1:35:40on YouTube
16 Feb 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Does Islam teach us to show affection? There are countless hadith on showing compassion and affection, he says, but he cannot follow the question about Raja Dahir. Question from live chatposition checkedshafaqa (compassion)Raja Dahir [?] machine1 min 56 s2:26:50on YouTube
19 Jan 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Does joking and laughing a lot mean I lack high aspiration? Mufti Abu Layth rejects a preacher's claim that joking and laughing show low aspiration, calling laughter the very definition of happiness and joy. Lessonguest speechAbdul Rahman Hassan machine4 min 49 s29:53on YouTube

2020 · 4

27 Oct 2020Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth How do I stop hating people who hurt me? Mufti Abu Layth advises keeping hatred to a minimum, of men or anyone, because hate is baggage that harms the person who carries it. Lessonposition checked machine2 min 26 s2:44:41on YouTube
14 Jul 2020live stream Why does the Quran talk about something as small as the Prophet's dinner guests? They are not trivial: the verse teaches that small transgressions like imposing on people matter, and such etiquettes build a healthy society. Question from live chatposition checkedQuran 33:53 (the Prophet's dinner guests)Quran 2:26 (the example of a mosquito or what is above it)mufassirun machine6 min 51 s1:06:38on YouTube
10 Jul 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Are people basically good, or is the system the problem? Mufti Abu Layth sees goodness in people despite immorality; the guest says the problem is a system run by corporations, not individuals. Discussionguest speechShaykh Omar Baloch machine3 min 54 s1:08:50on YouTube
2 Jul 2020video Why are people angry at a hijabi influencer who removed her hijab if it is her choice? The problem is not the hijab but duplicity: Mufti Abu Layth says building fame and income on a religious image one does not believe in is a double life that inevitably collapses, and he advises against living fake lifestyles. Lessonposition checkedAmena Khan (Pearl Daisy)L'Orealhijab machine5 min 55 s2:37on YouTube

2019 · 4

19 Sep 2019Responding to Refutations How should Muslims respond to ex-Muslims who hate God? Meet hatred with love: hating God does not harm God, so there is no need to abuse such people. Many ex-Muslims are hurting, and Muslims can stay their friends. Discussionposition checked machine4 min 55 s19:20on YouTube
4 Aug 2019From the Mind of a Mufti Can people be moral without religion? Yes: humans know that killing is wrong without scripture, which came to reinforce it, and secular European societies have reached ethics without God. He strongly disagrees with deriding that. Discussionposition checkedMohammed Hijab machine5 min 44 s19:02on YouTube
25 Jul 2019Ponderings on the Holy Quran How should Muslims respond to an ex-Muslim who criticises the Quran? Attack the argument, not the person: Mufti Abu Layth says a genuine seeker deserves respect, that the claim itself is false, and that Muslims who call the Prophet a mercy to the world must show it in how they respond. Lessonposition checkedAbdullah SameeradabQuran 21:107 (a mercy to the worlds) [?] machine1 min 19 s5:07on YouTube
4 Mar 2019Quick Fiqh! Is my prayer valid if I pray in a bikini or swimwear? On the Maliki view of Qadi Isma'il, which he finds strong, her prayer would have been valid, since covering is an obligation separate from salah; it is still not something he recommends. Either way nobody has the right to attack her. Question raised by Mufti Abu Laythposition checkedQadi Isma'il (Isma'il ibn Ishaq al-Qadi)al-Bukharisalah'awrah machine10 min 18 s0:38on YouTube

2018 · 5

24 Dec 2018From the Mind of a Mufti Was Hijab right to show David Wood no respect in the debate? Hijab's aggressive, loud and condescending manner, which he justified by Wood's record of bigotry, was used by non-Muslim commenters as ammunition and made Muslims look rowdy, while Wood stayed composed. Mufti Abu Layth sees it as damned if you do, damned if you don't. LessonMohammed HijabDavid Woodtakbir machine6 min 31 s21:22on YouTube
20 Apr 2018From the Mind of a Mufti Can people with very different religious views still talk with respect? People who disagree on many things can still sit together, talk with respect and enjoy each other's company, and Mufti Abu Layth says this is the conduct Muslims need to return to, in line with the Prophet's great character. Lessonposition checkedQuran 68:4 (you are of a great character)adab machine1 min 53 s3:57on YouTube
13 Mar 2018Islamic Eschatology We are all seeking the truth: disagree without takfir Muslims should be able to disagree about Islam without insults or takfir, since everyone is seeking the truth. Lessonposition checkedreport: do not oppress or wrong your brothertakfir machine2 min 37 s29:23on YouTube
13 Mar 2018Islamic Eschatology Give glad tidings, make things easy: the hadith behind his approach; do not intimidate The Prophet's instruction to give glad tidings and make things easy is the pillar of Mufti Abu Layth's approach; intimidating people into beliefs contradicts it, and learning Islam for oneself is what kept him in it. Lessonposition checkedreport: bashshiru wa la tunaffiru yassiru wa la tuassiruImam MalikQuran 7:43Quran 9:31 machine3 min 56 s1:43:54on YouTube
13 Mar 2018Islamic Eschatology Rashid Rida at Deoband: how scholars disagree with adab Rida and Kashmiri held opposite views on the return of Jesus yet honoured each other at Deoband; Mufti Abu Layth says this is how scholars should disagree. LessonRashid RidaAnwar Shah Kashmirial-ShawkaniRashid Rida's visit to India and Deoband machine2 min 36 s1:50:28on YouTube

2017 · 1

29 Sep 2017From the Mind of a Mufti Is cyberbullying and attacking someone's honour haram in Islam? Harming the honour of a Muslim is graver than destroying the Kaaba, Mufti Abu Layth says citing a hadith, and bullying, cyberbullying and maligning people are haram. A crime goes to the authorities; a haram act is for God alone to judge. Lessonposition checkedNouman Ali Khanal-Fadl ibn AbbasSahih Muslimreport: al-fadl ibn abbas kept looking at a woman and the prophet turned his face away machine6 min 16 s40:31on YouTube

2016 · 2

21 Dec 2016video What is the reward of sitting in a gathering of remembrance? Gatherings for remembering Allah bring tranquillity, mercy and forgiveness, even for someone who only happened to sit with them. Lessonreport: no people gather in a house of the houses of allah reciting the book of allah and studying it among themselves except that tranquillity descends upon themreport: they are the people whose companion is not depriveddhikr machine4 min 15 s3:57on YouTube
21 Dec 2016video How can I help someone stop drinking without pushing them away? Drinking is unacceptable, but like any addiction it needs wisdom: offer an alternative and help with the person's problems, as Abu Hanifa did with his drinking neighbour. Question written questionposition checkedalcohol (khamr)Abu Hanifareport: whoever of you sees an evil let him change it with his handal-amr bil-ma'ruf wa al-nahy an al-munkar (commanding good and forbidding evil) machine10 min 20 s1:03:05on YouTube

2015 · 1

7 Mar 2015video How did Abu Hanifa deal with his drunkard neighbour? Abu Hanifa never rebuked his drinking neighbour but bailed him out of jail and asked whether they had let him go to waste, and the man changed his life. Good character carries a message further than one can imagine. Lessonposition checkedAbu Hanifaqadi (judge)report: whoever saw an evil must change it with his handGhalib (the poet) [?] machine4 min 55 s0:01on YouTube