The Curse of Homosexuality

The Holy Quran has strongly condemned homosexuality and there is severe punishment for those who indulge in such vices.

Quran:

Allah Almighty states the following in the Glorious Quran:

وَلُوۡطًا اِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِہٖۤ اَتَاۡتُوۡنَ الْفٰحِشَۃَ مَا سَبَقَکُمۡ بِہَا مِنْ اَحَدٍ مِّنَ الْعٰلَمِیۡنَ ﴿۸۰﴾

And sent Lut, when he said to his people, Do you commit that indecency which was not committed by anyone in the world before you ?

اِنَّکُمْ لَتَاۡتُوۡنَ الرِّجَالَ شَہۡوَۃً مِّنۡ دُوۡنِ النِّسَآءِ ؕ بَلْ اَنۡتُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّسْرِفُوۡنَ ﴿۸۱﴾

You rather approach men lustily instead of women, on the contrary you people have crossed the limit.

وَمَاکَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِہٖۤ اِلَّاۤ اَنۡ قَالُوۡۤا اَخْرِجُوۡہُمۡ مِّنۡ قَرْیَتِکُمْ ۚ اِنَّہُمْ اُنَاسٌ یَّتَطَہَّرُوۡنَ ﴿۸۲﴾

And there was no answer of his people but to say only this: ‘Turn them out of your town, these people aspire to be pure.’

فَاَنۡجَیۡنٰہُ وَاَہۡلَہٗۤ اِلَّا امْرَاَتَہٗ ۫ۖ کَانَتْ مِنَ الْغٰبِرِیۡنَ ﴿۸۳﴾

Then We delivered him, and his family save his wife, she was of those who remained behind.

وَاَمْطَرْنَا عَلَیۡہِمۡ مَّطَرًا ؕ فَانۡظُرْکَیۡفَ کَانَ عٰقِبَۃُ الْمُجْرِمِیۡنَ ﴿٪۸۴﴾

And We rained down upon them a rain, then behold! how was the end of the sinners ?

(Al-A’raaf 7, Verse 80-84)

The Almighty states at another occasion in the Holy Quran as follows:

کَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوۡطِۣ الْمُرْسَلِیۡنَ ﴿۱۶۰﴾ۚۖ

The people of Lut belied the Messengers.

اِذْ قَالَ لَہُمْ اَخُوۡہُمْ لُوۡطٌ اَلَا تَتَّقُوۡنَ ﴿۱۶۱﴾ۚ

When their compatriot Lut said to them, ‘Do you not fear’.

اِنِّیۡ لَکُمْ رَسُوۡلٌ اَمِیۡنٌ ﴿۱۶۲﴾ۙ

Undoubtedly, I am a trusted Messenger of Allah for you.

فَاتَّقُوا اللہَ وَ اَطِیۡعُوۡنِ ﴿۱۶۳﴾ۚ

Therefore, fear Allah and obey me.

وَمَاۤ اَسْـَٔلُکُمْ عَلَیۡہِ مِنْ اَجْرٍۚ اِنْ اَجْرِیَ اِلَّا عَلٰی رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِیۡنَ ﴿۱۶۴﴾ؕ

And I ask you no wage for it, my wage is only upon Him Who is the Lord of the worlds.

اَتَاۡتُوۡنَ الذُّکْرَانَ مِنَ الْعٰلَمِیۡنَ ﴿۱۶۵﴾ۙ

Do you commit unnatural offence with males from among the creatures.

وَ تَذَرُوۡنَ مَا خَلَقَ لَکُمْ رَبُّکُمْ مِنْ اَزْوٰجِکُمۡ ؕ بَلْ اَنۡتُمْ قَوْمٌ عَادُوۡنَ ﴿۱۶۶﴾

And leave your wives whom your Lord has created for you? Nay, but you are a people exceeding the limit.

(Al-Shu’ara 26, Verse 160-166)

Hadeeth:

حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نَافِعٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَاصِمُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الَّذِي يَعْمَلُ عَمَلَ قَوْمِ لُوطٍ قَالَ ‏ ارْجُمُوا الأَعْلَى وَالأَسْفَلَ ارْجُمُوهُمَا جَمِيعًا ‏‏ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah – may Allah be pleased with him – that the Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him – said concerning those who indulge in the action of the people of Lut (homosexuality):

“Stone the upper and the lower, stone them both.”

(Sunan Ibn Majah Hadeeth No. 2659)

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ خَلاَّدٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرٍو، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ ‏ مَنْ وَجَدْتُمُوهُ يَعْمَلُ عَمَلَ قَوْمِ لُوطٍ فَاقْتُلُوا الْفَاعِلَ وَالْمَفْعُولَ بِهِ ‏‏ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn`Abbas – may Allah be pleased with him – that the Messenger of Allah – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him – said:

“Whoever you find doing the action of the people of Lut (homosexuality ⚣), kill the one who does it, and the one to whom it is done.”

(Sunan Ibn Majah Hadeeth No. 2658)

حَدَّثَنَا أَزْهَرُ بْنُ مَرْوَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏ إِنَّ أَخْوَفَ مَا أَخَافُ عَلَى أُمَّتِي عَمَلُ قَوْمِ لُوطٍ ‏‏ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin`Abdullah – may Allah be pleased with him – that the Messenger of Allah – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him – said:

“The thing that I fear the most concerning my nation is the action of the people of Lut (homosexuality ⚣).”

(Sunan Ibn Majah Hadeeth No. 2660)

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ:

لَعَنَ اللَّهُ سَبْعَةً مِنْ خَلْقِهِ مِنْ فَوْقِ سَبْعِ سَمَوَاتِهِ، وَرَدَّدَ اللَّعْنَةَ عَلَى وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ ثَلَاثًا، وَلَعَنَ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ لَعْنَةً تَكْفِيهِ، فَقَالَ::

مَلْعُونٌ مَنْ عَمِلَ عَمَلَ قَوْمِ لُوطٍ

مَلْعُونٌ مَنْ ذَبَحَ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ

مَلْعُونٌ مَنْ أَتَى شَيْئًا مِنَ الْبَهَائِمِ

مَلْعُونٌ مَنْ عَقَّ وَالِدَيْهِ

مَلْعُونٌ مَنْ جَمَعَ بَيْنَ الْمَرْأَةِ وَبَيْنَ ابْنَتِهَا

مَلْعُونٌ مَنْ غَيَّرَ حُدُودَ الْأَرْضِ

مَلْعُونٌ مَنِ ادَّعَى إِلَى غَيْرِ مَوَالِيهِ

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah – may Allah be pleased with him – reported that the Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him – said:

“Allah curses seven amongst His creation from above the seven heavens. But He repeated His curse thrice on one of them, although He had cursed each one of them just once which would suffice them. He then stated:

Cursed is he who commits an action like that of the nation of Lut!

Cursed is he who commits an action like that of the nation of Lut!

Cursed is he who slaughters for other than Allah
Cursed is he who has sex with the animals
Cursed is he who disobeys his parents
Cursed is he who shares both the woman and her daughter
Cursed is he who interferes with the boundaries of the land (invades others’ land unjustly)
Cursed is he who claims a lineage other than that of his family’s (or his master’s).

(Al-Mu’jam al-Awsat, Vol. 8, p. 234)

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: أَرْبَعَةٌ يُصْبِحُونَ فِي غَضِبِ اللهِ وَيُمْسُونَ فِي سَخَطِ اللهِ، أَوْ يُمْسُونَ فِي غَضَبِهِ وَيُصْبِحُونَ فِي سَخَطِهِ ۔۔۔ قِيلَ: مَنْ هُمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ

قَالَ:

الْمُتَشَبِّهُونَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ بِالنِّسَاءِ

وَالْمُتَشَبِّهَاتُ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ بِالرِّجَالِ

وَالَّذِي يَأْتِي الْبَهِيمَةَ

وَالَّذِي يَأْتِي الرَّجُلَ “

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah – may Allah be pleased with him – reported that the Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him – said:

Four people go to sleep and wake up bearing the wrath of Allah Almighty in the mornings and at nights (they are constantly in Allah’s Anger). They asked, “Who are they, O Allah’s Messenger?”

He replied:

Men who imitate women
Women who imitate men
He who has sex with the animals
He who has sex with the man.

(Shu’ab al-Iman Vol. 7, p. 278)

Imam Dhahbi writes the following in Al-Kabaair:

وَرُوِيَ أَنه إِذا ركب الذكر الذكر اهتز عرش الرَّحْمَن خوفاً من غضب الله تَعَالَى وتكاد السَّمَاوَات أَن تقع على الأَرْض فتمسك الْمَلَائِكَة بأطرافها وتقرأ قل هُوَ الله أحد إِلَى آخرهَا حَتَّى يسكن غضب الله عز وَجل

It is narrated that when a male has intercourse with another male, the ‘Arsh of the Most Merciful begins to shake due to Allah’s wrath and it appears as though the skies would fall down on the earth. So, the angels hold it by its sides and recite Surah Al-Ikhlas until Allah’s anger calms down.

(Al-Kabaair p. 50)

Sayyiduna Ibn Seereen – may Allah be pleased with him – said:

لَیْسَ شَیْئٌ مِنَ الدَّوَابِّ یَعْمَلُ عَمَلَ قَوْمِ لُوْطٍ اِلَّا الْخِنْزِیْرُ وَالْحِمَارُ

None of the animals imitate the action of the nation of Lut except the pig and the donkey.

(Shu’ab al-Iman Vol. 7, p. 287)

Shariah Rulings of the Four Schools of Thought Regarding the Punishment of Those Guilty of Homosexuality:

Hanbali:

[Summarized] Those found proven guilty of committing homosexuality both will be stoned whether they are married or not.

(AL-Mughni Vol. 9, p. 58)

Shafe’i:

[Summarized] If one or both are married, then (the married one) will be stoned and if he is single then he will be lashed.

(Sharh al-Muhadhdhab Vol. 20, p. 22)

Maliki:

[Summarized] The doer will be stoned whether he is married or not and the same rule applies if the one, to whom it is done, is mature.

(Qurtubi)

Hanafi:

The punishment is Ta’zeer i.e. to be set alight, a wall pushed on him or pushed from a height, and then stoned.

(Radd al-Muhtar Vol. 3, p. 155)

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