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Yasir Qadhi

Islam's Views on LGBTQ - Ask Shaykh YQ #123

Yasir Qadhi

Muslim Central

Society & Culture, Islam, Religion & Spirituality

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2020

⏱️ 5 minutes

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My question was how do you navigate the waters when someone asks what does Islam say about the LGBT people?

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Sala mean kavari kavari kahilah rijalan no he

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I a him fas alu

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al al-addikirim, kun to mla ta'lataa la moon.

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That's a very good question. Unfortunately, there's no quick easy 20 second

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sound bite that will do the job because the person asking the question generally

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speaking has already made up his or her mind.

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For them it is a matter of certainty almost.

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That same sex and desires are something that are completely morally permissible.

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And perhaps the reason they're asking you frankly is simply to find a 20 second sound bite from you that they can use against you.

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So I would say honestly that you take a step back you should take a step back and say that you know for us

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Islam is indeed a package deal and we believe that our Lord has told us what is good

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for us and what is not

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accept the accept for you is do you believe in God

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that would you not accept the morality that comes

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with belief in God.

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So I think me personally, I would always ask them to take a step back.

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Now obviously if you know your history of ethics and philosophy, if you know a little bit more

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about this type of stuff, you can get to the very early question

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that Plato himself asked in his famous treaties is it Timaeus or I forgot the

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treaties but Plato himself asks is that what exactly is evil and what exactly is evil.

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