Allah the Exalted said: << "Do you indeed approach men and sever the road, and do you commit indecency in your assemblies? So what was the answer of their people except that they said: 'Bring us [the punishment] of Allah'"

This phrase serves as a confirmation of what preceded in the previous sentence and a detailing of it. He said: The apparent meaning of the noble verse is that even the older men—may Allah protect us from that—are approached by them. When a male reaches maturity, he is called a man. This contains an euphemism for intercourse, for the Qur'an uses euphemisms; indeed, even in the Arabic language, what is considered ugly to mention is referred to by what indicates it. Did you understand? For example, it is said that Allah the Exalted said: So He expressed intercourse as "approaching," and here He also expressed it as "approaching." Second, "The road" is the path, and their severing of the road has two characteristics. The first characteristic is severing the known road, which is exposing people to robbery, looting, and killing; this is called in our colloquial language "hanshalah" (highway robbery). This is one. The second is severing the road in that you cause people to avoid using the roads because of what you do to those who use them. Therefore, He said: "The road of the passerby, because of your committing this abomination with those who pass by you, people left the path through you." Yes, this is also severing the road. If someone, may Allah protect us, passes by the road and they expose him to this abomination—not by taking money, killing, robbing, or looting, but by committing the abomination with him—then the roads are severed, are they not? The roads are severed. This is one, or rather these are two traits. The third: "Your assemblies" means your places of conversation. The "nadi" (assembly), the "muntada" (forum), and the "nadiyy" are all names for a place of conversation and gathering among people. You commit the abomination in your assemblies, committing the indecency with one another. His saying: The author interpreted it as committing the indecency, and in this case, there is repetition. However, the most correct view is that "indecency" is broader than committing the indecency; it is everything that is considered indecent by custom or by the Shari'ah. They mentioned among these things that they butt each other, meaning one butts the other in the buttocks. They also mentioned that they fart, the well-known farting. They also mentioned that they unfasten their belts, meaning they expose themselves, but is this indecent? This is not indecent, or did some of them mention this? He said: Among them is that they unfasten the belts of the qaba' (cloak). The important thing is that we keep the verse as it is: indecency is everything that is considered indecent by custom or by the Shari'ah. Yes, and also throwing, pelting with stones, and the like. And I hold that it is general for everything, including speech that contains mockery and ridicule and the like; this is indecent. Has anything similar to this been found in this Ummah? We say yes, it has been found. For in this Ummah, there are those who do the deeds of the people of Lut, and in this Ummah, if you ask about their gatherings, you will find them doing what Lut did [such as] mockery, ridicule, noise, and play, and the like. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: .
The student: Is cracking one's fingers and the scratching between dogs—meaning is this from their actions...

The Shaykh : They mentioned that this is similar to dogs and roosters. Yes, and cracking one's fingers... No, cracking one's fingers in a way other than the known manner is possible. You might gather and one of them says: "Come on, crack, crack."