"Sodomy" Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) called it a heinous crime, so did He call it sodomy? Is there not an insult in that?
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The student: Sodomy, Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) called it a heinous crime.
The Shaykh : What is a heinous crime?
The student: We call it a heinous crime, so do we call it sodomy? Is there not an insult to the Prophet?
The Shaykh : No, not at all. This is a common usage.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No, in fact, attribution is permissible to either the attributor or the attributed, as is the requirement of the Arabic language. The people of Lut, meaning Lutian, i.e., belonging to those people.
The Shaykh : What is a heinous crime?
The student: We call it a heinous crime, so do we call it sodomy? Is there not an insult to the Prophet?
The Shaykh : No, not at all. This is a common usage.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No, in fact, attribution is permissible to either the attributor or the attributed, as is the requirement of the Arabic language. The people of Lut, meaning Lutian, i.e., belonging to those people.