Muslim scholars throughout history have taken the story of Prophet Lut (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ) and his people to mean that Allaah (ﷻ) has prohibited homosexuality absolutely, i.e. courtship and sexual relationships between men.

Muslims see homosexuality as an unnatural condition, and immoral inclination, even a *mental illness* which is dangerous for the individual and society in terms of its goodness and morality.

Islam teaches that a Muslim cannot be pious and obedient to Allaah (ﷻ) and be a practicing homosexual; the two states *are incompatible.*

However, practiceing the major sin of homosexuality does not remove one from the fold of Islam.

Shaikh Ibn Bāz (رحمه الله) was informed that some youth display signs of feminine behaviour. He advised that they should spend time with men until they learn (to be masculine) and they benefit from that, and the feminine inclination passes.

He was also asked concerning the man who becomes a Muslim but before he embraced Islam he was a practicing homosexual.

Once he became a Muslim, he repented from that sinful, un-Islamic behaviour. However, his soul desires homosexuality.

Shaikh Ibn Bāz answered by saying: _“He should cling to his repentance and all praise is for Allaah.”_ (See Sharh Bulūgh Al-Marām, Kitāb Al-Hudūd)

Clinging to repentance means to give up the sin, feel remorse for disobeying Allaah (ﷻ), seek Allaah’s forgiveness, and be resolute in not returning back to the sin.

Today some people think that a person can be born a homosexual—and through this, they justify their sexual leanings.

However, Islam teaches that every child is born *upon the fitrah*, a natural inclination, which means that they were created with inclinations that Allaah (ﷻ) is pleased with for human beings and fulfil the natural functions of the body.

With that in mind, scholars of Islam state that homosexuality comes about due to a corruption of the natural state which can be triggered by various events and environmental factors such as:

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Abumaheer: Muslim scholars throughout history have taken the story of Prophet Lut (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ) and his people to mean that Allaah (ﷻ) has prohibited homosexuality absolutely, i.e. courtship and sexual relationships between men.

Muslims see homosexuality as an unnatural condition, and immoral inclination, even a *mental illness* which is dangerous for the individual and society in terms of its goodness and morality.

Islam teaches that a Muslim cannot be pious and obedient to Allaah (ﷻ) and be a practicing homosexual; the two states *are incompatible.*

However, practiceing the major sin of homosexuality does not remove one from the fold of Islam.

Shaikh Ibn Bāz (رحمه الله) was informed that some youth display signs of feminine behaviour. He advised that they should spend time with men until they learn (to be masculine) and they benefit from that, and the feminine inclination passes.

He was also asked concerning the man who becomes a Muslim but before he embraced Islam he was a practicing homosexual.

Once he became a Muslim, he repented from that sinful, un-Islamic behaviour. However, his soul desires homosexuality.

Shaikh Ibn Bāz answered by saying: _“He should cling to his repentance and all praise is for Allaah.”_ (See Sharh Bulūgh Al-Marām, Kitāb Al-Hudūd)

Clinging to repentance means to give up the sin, feel remorse for disobeying Allaah (ﷻ), seek Allaah’s forgiveness, and be resolute in not returning back to the sin.

Today some people think that a person can be born a homosexual—and through this, they justify their sexual leanings.

However, Islam teaches that every child is born *upon the fitrah*, a natural inclination, which means that they were created with inclinations that Allaah (ﷻ) is pleased with for human beings and fulfil the natural functions of the body.

With that in mind, scholars of Islam state that homosexuality comes about due to a corruption of the natural state which can be triggered by various events and environmental factors such as: