PRELUDE: Why There Is NO 2nd Coming Of Jesus (as) In Islam- Mufti Abu Layth

Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth (Session 69)

Note: The camera is reversed, since a front facing camera is being used. Mufti is not drinking with his left hand :)

Time stamps:

11:27 Friendly response to Abu Ibraheem

12:51 Comments on Hizbut Tahrir double standards in attacking Mufti

14:03 Comments on sectarian politics and its resulting poor scholarship

18:50 Why is Mufti making the second coming of Jesus a big deal?

19:55 Who is Mufti addressing his message to and what is their understanding of Religion?

26:00 Mufti calls people to Quran and Sunnah

27:15 Comments on the Mehdi Hasan and Richard Dawkins debate in relation to reason in religion

30:05 An important point: We are all seeking the Truth; and should show kindness to our fellow seekers

32:11 Why don't other scholars see the return of Jesus from Mufti’s perspective if it's true?

32:40 The benefits of not belonging to a sect

34:50 Muslim’s obsession with the End Times

36:40 How Jesus returning is a Christian belief that crept into Islam

37:53 How following blindly in belief is haram in Islam

40:02 The Second Coming of Jesus as a key Christian doctrine

42:40 Why do Muslims believe Jesus will return if the Prophet Muhammad has already completed our religion?

44:11 View on the comments made by Shaykh Salek bin Siddina

47:30 What is the point of Jesus’s return if iman becomes invalid?

50:49 Psychological realities of testimony

53:41 A critical look at the Hadith mentioning Jesus return

59:11 What did Imam Malik say regarding this issue?

1:05:12 How the details of these hadith regarding Jesus’s return put them at odds with Islam

1:06:38 On the Dajjal

1:12:50 On hadith that refer to places or things that never even existed in the Prophet’s time

1:14:12 Why Mufti says “Jesus Christ”

1:18:03 Clear Examples of Jewish and Christian influences on fraudulent hadith

1:19:57 What are the basic requirements for hadith to be accepted?

1:21:47 Comments on how even bin Uthaymeen rejects certain sahih hadith on the Dajjal

1:22:28 How did fraudulent hadith entered the Islamic mainstream?

1:34:21 On Ijma and Mutawatir Hadith

1:35:30 On the internal inconsistencies of cherry-picking Mutawatir transmissions

1:37:42 Critiquing Zuhri’s transmission of fabricated hadith, such as the Prophet, peace be upon him, having attempted suicide

1:40:47 Why Western Muslim scholars are better able to tackle issues critically

1:41:41 Did the belief that Jesus will return have any impact on the lives of all humanity till now?

1:42:48 Mufti’s reflections on the hadith “The Prophet said, "Make things easy for the people, and do not make it difficult for them, and make them calm (with glad tidings) and do not repulse (them )”

1:45:15 How the vicious religious discourse Muslims engage in goes against the Word of Allah and the example of the Prophet ص

1:46:07 The importance of seeking the tools needed to learn Islam for yourself

1:48:30 Discussing Ijma and rejecting the second coming of Jesus by, Muhammad Abduh, Rashid Rida , Mustafa Al-Maraghi, Mahmood Shaltoot, Ibn Ashur, Abu Zahra, and Muhammad al-Ghazalii

1:50:19 On how Rashid Rida’s visit to India, invitation to Deoband, and praise by Anwar Shah Kashmiri gives us an example of how proper scholars with differing opinions dealt with each other

1:52:49 Illustrating Imam Showkani’s claims of Mutawatir regarding the Second coming of Jesus but also his refutation of Mutawatir in other issues, such as music, marriage, and anal sex

1:57:20 How Scholarly Ijma on multiple issues changed over time and how, ultimately, the Ulama did what made sense to them

2:01:19 How Ibn Ashur, Ibn Khaldun, and al-Shatibi all highly criticised the concept of a Mahdi and how all these issues are a discussion within Islam

2:03:23 On the disappointing comments and accusations made by Dr. Shadee Elmasry and Shaykh Hamza Maqbool

2:06:15 Pointing out that the Creed of Tahawi is not the Quran of Allah

2:08:12 Commenting on the tafsir of the Quranic Verse (3:46): “He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous”.

2:11:22 Commenting on the tafsir of the Quranic Verse (4:159): “And there is none of the People of the Book but must believe in him before his death; and on the Day of Judgment he will be a witness against them”.

2:13:43 Commenting on the tafsir of the Quranic Verse (43:61): “ And indeed, Jesus will be knowledge of the Hour, so be not in doubt of it, and follow Me. This is a straight path.”

2:15:01 A summary of Mufti's arguments that there will be no Second Coming of Jesus:

2:21:10 Mufti encourages returning to the realistic and traditional approach to understanding hadith

2:22:59 Why Muslims should stop looking at Sahih Bukhari as the “second most authentic book after the Quran”.

2:24:17 How fiqh is an important part of the system that preserved Islam for us today

2:26:36 Mufti’s appreciation for Shaikh Abdul Majid’s civility, adhab, and sense of style