Is it permissible to name the shameful act of the people of Lot as liwat (sodomy)?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Al-'Ankabut 29:28], he says: "Al-fahisha (the shameful act) is the name for the act of the people of Lot. Is it permissible to call it liwat (sodomy)?"
Answer:
Yes, it is called liwat (sodomy) and it is called al-fahisha (the shameful act). Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted,
And [mention] Lot, when he said to his people, "Indeed, you commit such immorality
وَلُوطًا إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ إِنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ الْفَاحِشَةَAnswer:
Yes, it is called liwat (sodomy) and it is called al-fahisha (the shameful act). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2289- 4717] هل يجوز تسمية فاحشة قوم لوط لواطا ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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