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Goals, habits and willpower

8 segments in 7 recordings · 2014 to 2022 · 0 verified · 6 checked positions · wellbeing/motivation-and-purpose/goals-and-habits · Feed

Most recent statement · 16 Apr 2022Am I only praying because I fear God will punish me?Older segments link here so no earlier explanation is read as the last word.

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Latest answer · 16 Apr 2022

16 Apr 2022Positive Faith LatestAm I only praying because I fear God will punish me? Mufti Abu Layth says praying only out of fear of punishment is unhealthy: salah is devotion that benefits us, bringing structure and order into our day. Question raised by Mufti Abu Laythposition checkedsalahQuran 74:42-46 (what brought you to Saqar? We were not of those who prayed ... we used to deny)Blaise PascalJordan Peterson machine8 min 20 s0:38on YouTube

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2021 · 4

26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Is Lupe Fiasco retiring from music? The guest says he is not retiring but reorganising his life at forty around the metaphor of a garden, preparing for major technological change. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest) machine3 min 39 s1:58:29on YouTube
12 Jan 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Staying positive: the 'Super Mario effect' and Pogba's advice An interlude on positivity: learning as a game and a footballer's advice on gratitude and goals. Otherguest speechPaul Pogba machine2 min 28 s1:28:13on YouTube
5 Jan 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth LatestHow do I deal with toxic people and negativity around me? Leave toxic groups and block negativity, since people can never be pleased; he adds that he finds most religious circles toxic. Lessonposition checkedJuhareport: a man built a house and people said if only he had placed the door elsewhere machine5 min 22 s31:00on YouTube
5 Jan 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth How can I make the new year a more positive one? His tips for the year: speak positively, smile, leave toxic circles and start something new, whether a skill or an investment. Lessonposition checked machine8 min 44 s1:35:51on YouTube

2020 · 2

22 Sep 2020Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth How do I stop being obsessive and fearful about prayer? Mufti Abu Layth says pray out of gratitude, not fear: missing salah should feel disappointing, and the answer is to renew your resolve every day. Question from live chatposition checkedsalahQuran 51:56 (I did not create jinn and humans except to worship Me), paraphrased machine5 min 09 s52:47on YouTube
14 Jul 2020live stream Does Islam want me to sacrifice sleep? No: Islam emphasises being effective, not losing sleep, and you can get your full sleep and still be effective. Question from live chatposition checked machine2 min 22 s2:10:55on YouTube

2014 · 1

18 Jan 2014video What practical techniques help me memorise the Quran? Understand the words and translation first, keep a fixed place and a time that suits you, familiarise yourself with each verse before a break, then memorise the verses cumulatively, practise them in salah and recall them at night before reading to your teacher. In the hadith, Ali went from struggling with four verses to recalling forty. Lessonposition checkedAli ibn Abi TalibIbn Abbasreport: ali said he found it difficult to retain the quran and the prophet taught him to pray four rakahs on the night of friday and a dua so it would sticksalah machine5 min 38 s8:00on YouTube