Gay/lesbian friends

[Bipolar_Chick]

Re: Gay/lesbian friends

@diwana

Very well.

There is no consensus among different schools of thoughts here.

At least Hanafi school does not say any physical punishment is needed.

Others treat them just like zina or Adultry.

The need for witness however is common. And no you are not correct in making sweeping statement that “they should be eliminated”.

There are ways which should most likely be carried out is trying to reform them and give them chance to amend their behavior.

Islam and Homosexuality

**Treatment of homosexuals within Islam: **
According to a pamphlet produced by Al-Fatiha, there is a consensus among Islamic scholars that all humans are naturally heterosexual.

Homosexuality is seen by scholars to be a sinful and perverted deviation from the norm. All Islamic schools of thought and jurisprudence consider gay acts to be unlawful.

They differ in terms of penalty:

The Hanafite school (currently seen mainly in South and Eastern Asia) teaches that no physical punishment is warranted.

The Hanabalites, (widely followed in the Arab world) teach that severe punishment is warranted.

The Sha’fi school of thought (also seen in the Arab world) requires a minimum of 4 adult male witnesses before a person can be found guilty of a homosexual act.

The Hadith and homosexuality: The Hadith are collections of sayings attributed to Muhammad. Many Hadiths (ahadith) discuss liwat (sexual intercourse between males). Two examples are:
“When a man mounts another man, the throne of God shakes.”

         "Kill the one that is doing it and also kill the one that  it is being done to." (in reference to the active and passive partners  in gay sexual intercourse)


         There is at least one mention of lesbian behavior  mentioned in the Hadith: "Sihaq (lesbian sexual activity) of women is  zina (illegitimate sexual intercourse) among them."


         Traditionalist orthodox Muslims generally claim that the  Hadith literature contains the authentic sayings of Muhammad.