What is the ruling on lesbianism?
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The questioner: Okay, and what about lesbianism, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner: Lesbianism.
The Shaykh : Likewise.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh: It is a type of sodomy.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Do you not know that this requires the two women to undress?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Okay, is this undressing not forbidden?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: So these are darknesses, one upon another; they are forbidden, and they are among the most severe of prohibitions.
The questioner: Is there repentance in it, Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Everything accepts repentance, even disbelief.
The questioner: If one does it not out of ignorance, but...
The Shaykh: Even disbelief; one who disbelieved then believed and embraced Islam, and his Islam was good[Taha 20:82].
The questioner: If one does it while knowing that this is wrong.
The Shaykh : Did you hear the answer?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Did you understand?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you.
The student: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The student: Praise be to Allah, how are you, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Welcome, Abu Abd al-Rahman.
The student: Welcome, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh: How are you?
The student : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh: Abu Abd al-Rahman, Abu Abd al-Rahman.
The student : ...
The Shaykh : How are you?
The student: Praise be to Allah for His grace. I have many nights when I call frequently, but, glory be to Allah, I have never been successful; the phone is busy or no one picks up. Finally, we succeeded.
The Shaykh: I grant you a special dispensation to call at times other than the question time.
The student: May Allah reward you with good, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh: So that we can hear your voice.
The student : May Allah preserve you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: And to be reassured about your progress in your country.
The student: Praise be to Allah. We ask Allah to bless our times, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : O Allah, amen.
The student: And we inform you that our brothers have been released.
The Shaykh: What Allah willed. May Allah reward you with good.
The student: Praise be to Allah. And how are the brothers around you, if Allah wills, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh: By Allah, praise be to Allah, they are well. Some of our good brothers visited us, if Allah wills, and we do not praise anyone over Allah from among our Saudi brothers, and they are now...
The student: Shaykh Abdullah al-Abaylan?
The Shaykh: How did you know? You must have an excellent sense of smell.
The student: May Allah bless you, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh: I mean, did you hear the news, it seems?
The student: No, by Allah, I just knew that he was planning to travel, and I thought... that was the first thing that came to my mind.
The Shaykh: What Allah willed. Just now, a woman from Algeria asked me if there is such a thing as intuition? I answered in the affirmative, and now the proof has come.
The student: May Allah reward you with good, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The student : May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh : How are you?
The student: By Allah, I thank Allah for His grace and blessings. The blessings are many, and we praise Allah. We have no problem at all.
The Shaykh: Praise be to Allah, praise be to Allah.
The student: So we wanted to hear your voice, and by Allah, we miss you very much, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh: May Allah bless you. Perhaps you will be able to, I do not say visit us, but to present yourself to us so we can see you.
The student : May Allah reward you with good, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: And you must have noticed the difference between the two expressions.
The student: I noticed the difference, and that is due to your gentleness and generosity, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: You are welcome. May Allah preserve you.
The student: May Allah bless you. My Shaykh, do you have a word of advice for us before we part with you?
The Shaykh: Yes, what is it?
The student: A word of advice.
The Shaykh: May Allah bless you. I advise you and myself to fear Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and to treat people with good character and a broad chest. As you know, today the call to Islam needs not only knowledge, but also calling in the best manner, and that is part of good character. Here, our brother Abu al-Harith Ali wants to speak with you and take advantage of this opportunity, which may not come again, so please, listen to his voice.
Abu al-Harith: Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The student : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
Abu al-Harith: How are you, Abu Abd al-Rahman?
The student: We praise Allah. How are you?
Abu al-Harith: By Allah, my brother, I am well, from Allah and His blessing.
The student: May Allah keep all your family well.
Abu al-Harith: By Allah, everyone is well, and you as well, if Allah wills?
The student: Praise be to Allah for His grace. We are well and blessed.
Abu al-Harith: You are speaking from Muscat.
The student: No, by Allah, I am speaking from Salalah, a thousand kilometers from Muscat.
Abu al-Harith: The point is, you are from Oman.
The student: Yes, from Oman.
Abu al-Harith: There is no problem, praise be to Allah?
The student: Praise be to Allah, there is no problem. Goodness is from Allah.
Abu al-Harith: Praise be to Allah. I liked this, by the grace of Allah. I wanted, by Allah, to be reassured, and before that, if Allah wills, there was nothing, and we hope that nothing will happen after.
The student: Yes, yes, if Allah wills, there was nothing and there will be nothing, by the permission of Allah. We hope from Allah.
Abu al-Harith: Oh Lord, we hope for that from Allah. May Allah preserve you. We just wanted to greet you. We are taking advantage of this opportunity, meaning you called our Shaykh. May Allah reward you with good.
The student: May Allah reward you with good. Do not forget to greet Shaykh Abdullah.
Abu al-Harith: If Allah wills, he will hear you.
The student: He is with you, here.
Abu al-Harith: Yes, he is with me, and he has just come to greet you. As for me, peace be upon you. Shaykh Abdullah is with you.
The student : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
Abdullah: Peace be upon you.
The student: And upon you peace. Welcome, our Shaykh.
Abdullah: How are you? Bashar spoke about you.
The student : Praise be to Allah.
Abdullah: How is the family, may they be well?
The student: How is your health?
Abdullah: Well. How are the brothers, colleagues, and students of knowledge?
The student: They are all well. May your journey be pleasant, being near the Shaykh.
Abdullah: There is no doubt in that. We praise Allah and thank Him.
The student: Praise be to Allah... successful.
Abdullah: We praise Allah and thank Him. May Allah bless you.
The student : May Allah preserve you.
Abdullah: Do you want to speak to the Shaykh?
The student: There is no harm in connecting with him for a little while.
Abdullah: Peace be upon you.
The student : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh: Welcome, welcome again.
The student: My Shaykh, I may have taken up too much of your time and occupied your time.
The Shaykh: May Allah bless you. Welcome and at ease.
The student: So perhaps, if Allah wills, I have some issues to call about during your free time, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh: Welcome, welcome, whenever you wish.
The student : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The student : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner: Lesbianism.
The Shaykh : Likewise.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh: It is a type of sodomy.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Do you not know that this requires the two women to undress?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Okay, is this undressing not forbidden?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: So these are darknesses, one upon another; they are forbidden, and they are among the most severe of prohibitions.
The questioner: Is there repentance in it, Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Everything accepts repentance, even disbelief.
The questioner: If one does it not out of ignorance, but...
The Shaykh: Even disbelief; one who disbelieved then believed and embraced Islam, and his Islam was good
of whoever repents and believes and does righteousness and then continues in guidance.
لِمَنْ تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا ثُمَّ اهْتَدَىThe questioner: If one does it while knowing that this is wrong.
The Shaykh : Did you hear the answer?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Did you understand?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you.
The student: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The student: Praise be to Allah, how are you, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Welcome, Abu Abd al-Rahman.
The student: Welcome, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh: How are you?
The student : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh: Abu Abd al-Rahman, Abu Abd al-Rahman.
The student : ...
The Shaykh : How are you?
The student: Praise be to Allah for His grace. I have many nights when I call frequently, but, glory be to Allah, I have never been successful; the phone is busy or no one picks up. Finally, we succeeded.
The Shaykh: I grant you a special dispensation to call at times other than the question time.
The student: May Allah reward you with good, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh: So that we can hear your voice.
The student : May Allah preserve you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: And to be reassured about your progress in your country.
The student: Praise be to Allah. We ask Allah to bless our times, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : O Allah, amen.
The student: And we inform you that our brothers have been released.
The Shaykh: What Allah willed. May Allah reward you with good.
The student: Praise be to Allah. And how are the brothers around you, if Allah wills, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh: By Allah, praise be to Allah, they are well. Some of our good brothers visited us, if Allah wills, and we do not praise anyone over Allah from among our Saudi brothers, and they are now...
The student: Shaykh Abdullah al-Abaylan?
The Shaykh: How did you know? You must have an excellent sense of smell.
The student: May Allah bless you, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh: I mean, did you hear the news, it seems?
The student: No, by Allah, I just knew that he was planning to travel, and I thought... that was the first thing that came to my mind.
The Shaykh: What Allah willed. Just now, a woman from Algeria asked me if there is such a thing as intuition? I answered in the affirmative, and now the proof has come.
The student: May Allah reward you with good, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The student : May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh : How are you?
The student: By Allah, I thank Allah for His grace and blessings. The blessings are many, and we praise Allah. We have no problem at all.
The Shaykh: Praise be to Allah, praise be to Allah.
The student: So we wanted to hear your voice, and by Allah, we miss you very much, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh: May Allah bless you. Perhaps you will be able to, I do not say visit us, but to present yourself to us so we can see you.
The student : May Allah reward you with good, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: And you must have noticed the difference between the two expressions.
The student: I noticed the difference, and that is due to your gentleness and generosity, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: You are welcome. May Allah preserve you.
The student: May Allah bless you. My Shaykh, do you have a word of advice for us before we part with you?
The Shaykh: Yes, what is it?
The student: A word of advice.
The Shaykh: May Allah bless you. I advise you and myself to fear Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and to treat people with good character and a broad chest. As you know, today the call to Islam needs not only knowledge, but also calling in the best manner, and that is part of good character. Here, our brother Abu al-Harith Ali wants to speak with you and take advantage of this opportunity, which may not come again, so please, listen to his voice.
Abu al-Harith: Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The student : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
Abu al-Harith: How are you, Abu Abd al-Rahman?
The student: We praise Allah. How are you?
Abu al-Harith: By Allah, my brother, I am well, from Allah and His blessing.
The student: May Allah keep all your family well.
Abu al-Harith: By Allah, everyone is well, and you as well, if Allah wills?
The student: Praise be to Allah for His grace. We are well and blessed.
Abu al-Harith: You are speaking from Muscat.
The student: No, by Allah, I am speaking from Salalah, a thousand kilometers from Muscat.
Abu al-Harith: The point is, you are from Oman.
The student: Yes, from Oman.
Abu al-Harith: There is no problem, praise be to Allah?
The student: Praise be to Allah, there is no problem. Goodness is from Allah.
Abu al-Harith: Praise be to Allah. I liked this, by the grace of Allah. I wanted, by Allah, to be reassured, and before that, if Allah wills, there was nothing, and we hope that nothing will happen after.
The student: Yes, yes, if Allah wills, there was nothing and there will be nothing, by the permission of Allah. We hope from Allah.
Abu al-Harith: Oh Lord, we hope for that from Allah. May Allah preserve you. We just wanted to greet you. We are taking advantage of this opportunity, meaning you called our Shaykh. May Allah reward you with good.
The student: May Allah reward you with good. Do not forget to greet Shaykh Abdullah.
Abu al-Harith: If Allah wills, he will hear you.
The student: He is with you, here.
Abu al-Harith: Yes, he is with me, and he has just come to greet you. As for me, peace be upon you. Shaykh Abdullah is with you.
The student : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
Abdullah: Peace be upon you.
The student: And upon you peace. Welcome, our Shaykh.
Abdullah: How are you? Bashar spoke about you.
The student : Praise be to Allah.
Abdullah: How is the family, may they be well?
The student: How is your health?
Abdullah: Well. How are the brothers, colleagues, and students of knowledge?
The student: They are all well. May your journey be pleasant, being near the Shaykh.
Abdullah: There is no doubt in that. We praise Allah and thank Him.
The student: Praise be to Allah... successful.
Abdullah: We praise Allah and thank Him. May Allah bless you.
The student : May Allah preserve you.
Abdullah: Do you want to speak to the Shaykh?
The student: There is no harm in connecting with him for a little while.
Abdullah: Peace be upon you.
The student : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh: Welcome, welcome again.
The student: My Shaykh, I may have taken up too much of your time and occupied your time.
The Shaykh: May Allah bless you. Welcome and at ease.
The student: So perhaps, if Allah wills, I have some issues to call about during your free time, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh: Welcome, welcome, whenever you wish.
The student : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The student : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
Source
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