let’s talk about “homophobia”, the sin vs the sinner and the flaws of pushing of homosexuality in society as part of attempts to be inclusive

Everyone’s hell bent in the west, on calling muslims who disagree with homosexuality, “homophobic” so stay with me, let’s unpack it

dislike of or prejudice against homosexual people -

that’s the exact definition of the term “homophobia” - now, just because I don’t agree with a certain way of life, ie homosexuality, it doesn’t mean I’m gonna go out of my way to prejudice and make someone else’s life harder

because of the way THEY think. We understand from multiple evidences in Quran and Hadith, and from the story of the people of Lut, that acting on homosexual desires is a great transgression against the laws of Allah ﷻ - now, this means that we as Muslims

disagree with the concept of homosexuality because our Lord has legislated it to be impermissible. That doesn’t mean we hate anyone who’s gay or that we deliberately seek to make this person’s life harder. For us who live in the west where Sharia law isn’t established, we notice

homosexuality is a common practice here, but in Muslim Countries there is much less tolerance in terms of publicly being gay - rightfully so, if a country runs on the laws of Allah ﷻ - that’s THEIR right to do so, and ofc pleasing Allah comes before pleasing the people.

When we talk about sin vs the sinner, I can break it down for you in a simple way. If my friend stole something from a store, I’d hate the fact that she stole that thing, but I wouldn’t necessarily hate HER - I just don’t like what she did.

If we relate this back to homosexuality, if I meet a person who’s gay - I won’t go out of my way to discriminate or hurt them or anything. For me, my focus is only ever pleasing Allah ﷻ - your actions have no impact my faith

Yes, I don’t agree with homosexuality as a concept/practice, because it’s forbidden for reasons Allah knows best - but that doesn’t make me homophobic, I don’t aim to discriminate in the slightest

We also have to consider the fact that nowadays سبحان الله there are many Muslims battling homosexual desires. And often, there are Muslims who perpetuate unhealthy ideas and spread insults and things when actually, desires can be controlled

If someone expresses or has an inherent desire to be gay, we can help them by showing them what islam says on these matters, pray for them and pray with them, support them while they navigate through their feelings in a way that is permissible in the bounds of the deen

If anything, you’re going to push them away from you if you hurl insults and make it harder for them. We don’t agree with the homosexuality, but that doesn’t mean we hate the person who’s thinking about it

As for the one who acts on it, we can only advise and try to maintain the good levels of adab in order to help them see the truth. Islam hasn’t come to make you hateful and insensitive, just be patient with people فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّٰهِ

We are living in times (in the west) where homosexuality is being pushed in shows, schools, public spaces and even in children’s studies- this is understandably uncomfortable for Muslims who don’t agree with the concept of homosexuality but do you see any of us

You know, breaking things apart, acting like thugs going crazy and making life harder for gay people? No! Because that’s not even the right thing to do, سبحان الله you cannot claim someone is phobic for disagreeing with an idea