I have heard the Holy Prophet (S) saying that...

I have heard the Holy Prophet (S) saying that, ‘Whosoever from my Umma commits the act of the Umma of Lut and dies before repenting for it shall not remain in the grave for more than three days. The earth will suck him inside and he shall reach the place of the dead of Lut. Where destiny annihilated them.

Then that person will also be counted among them’.”[^6] Sodomy is an Indecency Hazrat Imam ‘Ali ar-Riďa (a.s.) has said; “Refrain from adultery and sodomy, and this sodomy is worse than adultery. These two sins are the causes of seventy two ills of this life and the Hereafter.”[^7] The Qur’an has used the word ‘indecency’ for adultery in the way it has also used it for sodomy. It is said in Surah al-Ar’āf: “And (we sent) Lut when he said to his people: What!

Do you commit an indecency which anyone in the world has not done before you?” “Most surely you come to males in lust besides females. Nay you are a prodigal people”. (Surah al-Ar’āf 7:80-81) What could be more indecent than the act where man squanders away his sperms in a way prohibited by Allah (S.w.T.) instead of allowing them to reach the wombs of women to ensure the continuation of the human race.

Sodomy and homosexuality are denounced in Surah Hūd, Surah Al-’Ankabūt, Surah Qamar, Surah an-Najm in addition to Surah al-Ar’āf; so that the people are fully warned. Allah (S.w.T.) has strictly forbidden such a loathsome act. A Lustful Glance on a Young Boy To look upon a young boy with lust is Harām, especially a boy who has not yet developed facial hair. The evil effects and the severe punishments for a lustful glance have already been described in the section on adultery.

It is also related from the Holy Prophet (S) that he said; “Refrain from looking lustfully at the children of rich people and slaves, especially those who have yet no beard. Because the mischief that is possible by such glances is greater than mischief of glancing at young girls, who are in veil.”[^8] It is obligatory for a Muslim to control his glances and safeguard against such indecencies. The Sensual Kiss and the Rein of Hell It is Harām to kiss a young man with passion.