Question#: 2658

Question Date: 2/4/1998

Topic : Homosexual Tendencies:

Question: Salam, I am studying religious studies and was asked the question at one of my tutorials that What does Islam say about Homosexuality?? What should a Homosexual do? How can he/she get rid of these feelings?? I was gobsmacked and I didn't know what to say. This is a subjest which I no very little about can you help!!!!!

Answer: Dear A. As-salaamu alaykum. If a person has homosexual tendencies, he/she should keep them to himself/herself and not be outspoken about them to the general public. What Islam totally prohibits is the actual homosexual sexual acts, whether between gays or between lesbians. A Muslim who has sexual feelings towards another person of the same sex should at least do the following: 1-Ask God to help him/her to get rid of the feeling and overcome the problem, 2-Be patient and never get physically involved with a person other than his own wife (if he is a man) or her own husband (if it is a woman), 3-Seek medical advice to first diagnose the problem (whether physiological or psychological) and then correct it through appropriate means. 4-Seek religious help from a trusted and qualified Imam if deemed necessary. Thank you for asking and God knows best.

Reference: IslamiCity