The wisdom behind Lot not beginning his call with tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the ruling on sodomy
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Question:
To you, Honorable Shaykh, he says: It is mentioned in the Qur'an regarding the call of the Messengers (peace and blessings be upon them) to their peoples. The first thing these Messengers began with was calling their peoples to worship Allah the Exalted. Allah the Exalted, in their tongue, says that they say:[Al-Mu'minun 23:23] It is not mentioned in Lot's (peace be upon him) call that he began his people with the call to the oneness of Allah and His worship. The question is: What is the wisdom in that?
Answer:
Allah knows best. Perhaps the people had this heinous crime among them, so he called them to abandon it.[Ash-Shu'ara 26:165] [Ash-Shu'ara 26:166] They had this heinous crime, and whoever deems this crime permissible is a disbeliever. Whoever deems sodomy or zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) permissible is a disbeliever in Allah, Mighty and Majestic. As for the one who commits it while not deeming it permissible, he is committing a major sin among the major sins, and the hadd (fixed punishment) is carried out against him. If he is a virgin, he is flogged one hundred lashes; if he is not a virgin, he is stoned to death. The one who commits zina is stoned.
As for the one who commits sodomy, the scholars stated explicitly that he is killed in all cases. The one who commits sodomy is killed in all cases, whether he is a virgin or not. The saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1456Hasan (Darussalam)
The Companions agreed on killing the one who commits sodomy, but they differed on the method of killing him. Some said he is burned with fire, as some of the Companions burned some of those who committed sodomy. Some said he is thrown from the highest place in the city, as Allah did to the people of Lot, and stones are thrown at him. Some said he is killed with the sword until he dies. They agreed on the obligation of killing him, but differed on the method by which he is killed, and this does not affect the ruling. This is the ruling for the one who commits sodomy. As for the fact that it is not mentioned in Lot's (peace be upon him) call that he said, "Worship Allah," this indicates that these people deemed this crime permissible and made it lawful, and this is sufficient for their disbelief, may Allah protect us from it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
To you, Honorable Shaykh, he says: It is mentioned in the Qur'an regarding the call of the Messengers (peace and blessings be upon them) to their peoples. The first thing these Messengers began with was calling their peoples to worship Allah the Exalted. Allah the Exalted, in their tongue, says that they say:
O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him; then
يَا قَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُ أَفَلَاAnswer:
Allah knows best. Perhaps the people had this heinous crime among them, so he called them to abandon it.
Do you approach males among the worlds
أَتَأْتُونَ الذُّكْرَانَ مِنَ الْعَالَمِينَAnd leave what your Lord has created for you as mates? But you are a people transgressing."
وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّنْ أَزْوَاجِكُم بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ عَادُونَAs for the one who commits sodomy, the scholars stated explicitly that he is killed in all cases. The one who commits sodomy is killed in all cases, whether he is a virgin or not. The saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):
kill the one doing it, and the one it is done to.
اقتلوا الفاعل والمفعول بهThe Companions agreed on killing the one who commits sodomy, but they differed on the method of killing him. Some said he is burned with fire, as some of the Companions burned some of those who committed sodomy. Some said he is thrown from the highest place in the city, as Allah did to the people of Lot, and stones are thrown at him. Some said he is killed with the sword until he dies. They agreed on the obligation of killing him, but differed on the method by which he is killed, and this does not affect the ruling. This is the ruling for the one who commits sodomy. As for the fact that it is not mentioned in Lot's (peace be upon him) call that he said, "Worship Allah," this indicates that these people deemed this crime permissible and made it lawful, and this is sufficient for their disbelief, may Allah protect us from it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 05 — archive.org (39:14)
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