Were the people of Lut monotheists?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it true that the people of Lut were monotheists, and yet Allah made them dwell in the Fire eternally because of this heinous crime?
Answer:
My brother, do not read[Ash-Shu'ara 26:160] This is not disbelief. "The people of Lut denied the messengers." This is disbelief along with the crime of sodomy. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it true that the people of Lut were monotheists, and yet Allah made them dwell in the Fire eternally because of this heinous crime?
Answer:
My brother, do not read
The people of Lot denied the messengers
كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل وقد أخبر - صلى لله عليه وسلم - أن طائفة من أمته تستحل الربا باسم البيع — islamhouse.com (1:11:09)
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