By Asma bint Shameem
The ‘urge’ or desire towards the same gender is nothing but evil thoughts and waswaas from the Shaytaan.
Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala did not create humans like that.
Rather the natural tendency is to be attracted to the OPPOSITE gender.
Those who think that Allaah has created people with desires for the same gender are deceiving no one but themselves.
It’s NOT TRUE that Allaah has created these people that way or that it’s a ‘natural’ urge.
Rather Allaah DESTROYED those who committed such evil acts.
Allaah said:
“And remember Lot when he said to his people:
“Do you commit the *WORST SIN such as none before you have committed among creation*?
Indeed, you practise your lusts on men instead of women.
Nay, but you are a people transgressing beyond bounds.”
(Surah al-Aa’raaf :80-81)
Think about it this way...
Why did Allaah punish and destroy....no rather, ANNIHILATE, the people of Lut Alaiyhis-Salaam?
Why would Allaah create people with such ‘natural’ tendencies then PUNISH them for it?!
Aa’oodhu Billaah, is Allaah unfair?!
Of course not!
Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala would NEVER punish a people for something that’s not in their control.
Rather, this attraction to the same gender is a *psychological sickness* and a *perversion*, due to some hormonal imbalance or emotional trauma in childhood, sexual abuse etc.
And treatment is possible.
Those who are “gay” and transgenders are *cursed* by Allaah and His Messenger Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam.
Ibn ‘Abbaas radhi Allaahu anhu said that the Prophet radhi Allaahu anhu CURSED men who imitate women and women who imitate men, and he said: “Throw them out of your houses.” (al-BukhaarI)
Abu Hurayrah radhi Allaahu anhu said:
“The Messenger of Allaah Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam cursed the man who wears women’s clothing and the woman who wears men’s clothing. (Abu Dawood- saheeh by al-Albaani)
‘Aa’ishah radhi Allaahu anhaa said:
“The Messenger of Allaah Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam cursed masculinized women.”
(Abu Dawood - saheeh by al-Albaani)
How to deal with someone who ‘thinks’ they are gay?
We deal with such people the same way we would deal with someone who does drugs, drinks alcohol, commits zina or other serious major sin.
Whenever we see an evil, we’re supposed to stop or remove that with our hand or with our tongue.
And if we’re not able to do that, we should at LEAST think badly about it in our hearts.
The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said:
"Whoever among you sees a bad (munkar) evil, he should change it with his hand (by taking action); if he cannot, then with his tongue (by speaking out); if he cannot, then with his heart (by hating it and feeling that it is wrong), and that is the weakest of faith." (Muslim 70).
So if someone thinks it’s ok to indulge in this Faahishah, we should deal with them in the same way we deal with anyone who’s involved in major sins.
We MUST try and stop them to the best of our ability.
Cut off the means to their sin and their resources, if they’re under your charge.
Change their company and encourage them to be friends with righteous people who fear Allaah.
Also get them medical and psychiatric help, and try and get them close to Allaah.
If they are willing and cooperative, Alhamdulillaah, that shows that there is hope.
But sometimes they don’t want to listen or change.
In that situation first you can try and approach the person and tell them how evil this act is, and how despised it is by Allaah.
And teach them the severity of this sin.
But you must also tell them you don’t want to see them ruin their health, dunya or Aakhirah.
And that you’re there to help.
But if they don’t listen, then a harsher approach may be taken.
And if they still don’t listen, then it may be time for for drastic measures.
You may cut off from them IF you assess that cutting off from them may be of benefit if it shakes them up and forces them to rethink this whole issue.
So it depends on each person and their specific situation.
Do keep in mind that as Muslims, we don’t “respect” an evil deed.
And we certainly can NOT “encourage” others to “respect” the evil.
It’s plain old transgression against Allaah and His Orders.
Remember only THAT is allowed what Allaah has allowed.
And what Allaah has made haraam, NOTHING can justify it or make it halaal.
Of course make a lot of duaa for them and keep asking Allaah to guide them.
May Allaah protect us and our families from all Faahishah.
Ameen.
May Allaah protect us and our progeny from this Faahishah and enable us to see its true evil reality so we can stay away from it . Ameen
And Allaah knows best.
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