The Cure for the Love of Boys and the Accountability for It

Question:
A young man has been afflicted with the love of young boys. Is he held accountable for this love? It is known that he tried to stay away from the object of his affection but was unable to. Is it possible for this matter to lead him to disbelief in Allah?

Answer:
He is required to repent to Allah and to strive to keep his distance from mixing with young boys. Let him be in the company of the shaykhs and the older men, and let him avoid mixing with young boys. By doing so, he will be safe from the evil of this love. Let him remember that sodomy is one of the greatest crimes, and that Allah punished its practitioners with a severe punishment, greater than what He inflicted upon the other disbelievers, by causing the earth to swallow them. Let him beware of this crime, and let him stay away from the object of his affection and those like him. Let him sit with the good, older men, and let him keep his distance from the company of young boys and stay as far away from them as possible, so that perhaps he may be saved. Perhaps he will be safe, along with his supplication to Allah and his asking Him for guidance. He says: “O Lord, rectify my chest for me. O Lord, guide me. O Allah, rectify my heart. O Allah, guide me. O Allah, protect me from the evil of my self and Satan. O Allah, protect me from the evil of my self and Satan. O Allah, protect me from the evil of unlawful sexual intercourse and the evil of sodomy.” He seeks permission from his Lord regarding sodomy and unlawful sexual intercourse. He turns to Allah, asking Him for well-being from everything that angers Him. He turns to Allah in his prostration, and in the tashahhud before he says the taslim, and in the last part of the night he turns to Allah and asks Him to keep him safe from all sins and evils.