Mentioning the punishment for sodomy in the Shari'ah.

The Shaykh : Therefore, it is obligatory to execute both the active and passive parties when they are adults of sound mind, whether they are married or unmarried. Pay attention, my brother: if a man commits unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman and he is unmarried, he is executed, not flogged and exiled for a year from the land. But if a man commits sodomy with another man and he is unmarried, he is executed. He is executed, and there is no deviation from this position, because it is stated in the hadith narrated by the people of the Sunan, and its chain is authentic: Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his book *Al-Siyasah al-Shar'iyyah*, which every judge and ruler should read with deliberation: "The Companions agreed upon the execution of both the active and passive parties. The Companions agreed." The consensus of the Companions means that nothing can weigh against it. They agreed upon executing both the active and passive parties, but they differed on how they should be executed. Some said they should be burned in fire due to the magnitude of their crime. Three of the Caliphs burned them, including Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). He burned them. Why? Because this is a great crime, and the punishment must be a complete deterrent. Others said the active and passive parties should be stoned to death with stones. Others said, rather, they should be taken to the highest place in the city. If the building has fifteen floors and there is a thirtieth floor, from where do we throw them? From the thirtieth? From the ninetieth? From the highest place in the city, they are thrown from there and followed by stones, resulting in a terrible death. Why? Because the act is terrible. If someone says, "May Allah not decree it, except for good," I say, "May Allah not decree it," and I do not say "May Allah not permit it" as some people express it, because "permit" implies that there is someone who compels Allah to do something. So I say "May Allah not decree it," because this is in accordance with the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): I say "May Allah not decree it" and I do not say "May Allah not permit it." All right.