How Should Muslim Students Interact with People who Identify as LGBTQ? | Dr. Yasir Qadhi | Q&A

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[@ftx453]

I as a non Muslim appreciate your stance on this. I wish our Christian leaders had as much fortitude and directness to speak this truth.

[@shuajogrove7758]

agreeed!!!

[@halfvolley11]

No offense christianity has always been changing; its always been progressing like a marketing company - always changing to attract more subscribers. Islam sticks to the Quran - to the ten commandments, Christianity did not. Our Prophet is the true messenger promised in the Bible.

[@ftx453]

@@halfvolley11 offense taken. As a guest on this forum, I ask my beliefs be respected as I’ve shown respect for your beliefs. Alas, as it stands we find ourselves with a common demonic foe in this life. Peace to you and yours.

[@halfvolley11]

@@ftx453 I was trying to convince for your benefit - think about it - link Old Testament with New Testament - how did Jesus and Ghost suddenly become part of God when God is 1 and Unique according to the Jews and Jesus was a Jew himself. Watch the video by Ahmed Deedat on Jesus

[@ftx453]

@@halfvolley11 Jesus came for all men, not just Jews. He created a new Israel which lives on in the Roman Catholic Church and its priesthood. The Old Testament prescribed a priesthood for mankind. We offer sacrifice to God in the manner prescribed by Jesus. The Roman legions destroyed the old temple of the Jews and they lost their priesthood, the cohens. Islam doesn’t have a priesthood. Out of curiosity, how do you worship God without sacrificing to him?

[@RubinaMerchant]

Was always very confused about these topics and did not know how to find out more and to be honest didn't want to either, but its important to be informed and you delivered exactly what was needed very methodically and very eloquently. MashaAllah. Even 1% of this, would have taken ages to research!!! Thank you! I think it's the shaitan trying to change Allah's Creation, his attempt at misguiding us. May Allah Protect us all. Ameen. Jazak Allah Khairan for taking on such a difficult topic!

[@johnmicallef2627]

The power of god should with ease be capable of eradicating the evil of shaitan but has yet to do so, maybe he's too busy to help he's creation to achieve his kingdom and is a jealous god or maybe he regrets giving mankind the power of thought word and deed

[@fark69]

@@johnmicallef2627 hahaha clearly you haven't read Quran. Allah allowed Shaitan to have the power he does in the world. Allah has created in this worldly life the very dynamic of Shaitan trying to lure us away from the straight path. Life is a test for us and Shaitan is one of the obstacles. But you think Shaitan is a separate entity and Allah is powerless to defeat him, hahaha. Rather what would our life be if we had nothing to strive for and nothing to strive against? If everything were good and nothing were evil, what would our life truly consist of? There would be no choices to make. No reason to push forward and achieve. The very things which make us human would go away.

[@aidomuah]

Masha’Allah this topic is so relevant… can’t wait for this…

[@farukreza9786]

Sheikh has addressed this very sensitive issue eloquently and articulately. My take way : 'Not every feeling and every desire needs to be acted upon'. 'We should treat everybody with respect and dignity'.

[@muneersyed6500]

May Allah swt bless our scholars and those who learn from them (Ameen)!

[@melindamoore307]

Very informative, and a great reminder to be very sensitive and wise when speaking about this topic to the general public. Thank you.

[@marjoleinvangeffen-kamp8951]

DjazakAllahu khairan, very relevant subject

[@DesiJugaarDIY]

Be non judgmental without compromising your beliefs and apologizing. no one suppress, mock and ignore more then apologetics .

[@Blahblahblahworlds]

This lecture is full of judgment. He frequently uses ideas about what is "normal" and "moral". Being straight is "normal" for example. This is a judgment. He's allowed to be a bigot and make awful judgments but let's call it what it is.

[@XMehrooz]

@@Blahblahblahworlds Who defines "normal" and "moral"? We do not, and neither does Shaykh Yasir. It is our creator that defined this "normal" and "moral" to us in our Qur'an and Sunnah. Going against it is going against Islam and would make you a non-believer just like any other non-believer. Crystal clear, no bigotry whatsoever.

[@hasekfan2450]

@@XMehrooz Shaykh Yasir literally defined what is "normal" and "moral" based on his INTERPRETATION of what the creator said. No one knows for certain what the creator said, in order to know for certain you have to be the creator. Therefore Shaykh Yasir defined it. We are human beings with limited knowledge, not God.

[@igloobundle4981]

Jazakallah Shaykh for explaining this

[@Sofiyah_baddie]

Thank you for the lessen انشالله

[@asheka]

From my experience I do know some from that group, once when he was once a drag and we know what he did during his personal time sometime we (group of all lady) even mingle with his friends kind of transgender but not yet change. We treated him as a normal co-worker and still be friend we even call him his full name to keep him reminded. Now Alhamdullillah even he still have friends with that group he try his best to stay true his religion we keep encouraging him until now at his late 40s.

[@Rahmanurrahim1]

I come cross so many lgbt people in our business who come to dine, it’s reminds me the story of prophet Lut how Allah treat them of the actions. I only pray that Allah save our children from this act. Ameen.

[@nakirandaramla5765]

Amen

[@kennyt7780]

I have news for you- there are gay people from all religions, races, ethnicities etc. You sound ignorant. You can’t change anyone and make them go from gay to straight (not even your kids). If you loved your kids, you would simply want them to be happy. But Muslim parents are generally hateful and small minded. There is a reason most people support Israel - they have respect for gay people.

[@melindamoore307]

May Allah SWT keep us all on the guided path. Ameen

[@sarahr6174]

For those who think it’s this or that eg leave the country and go to a Muslim one.. don’t interact with them etc what you don’t know is that this is happening almost everywhere just because it’s not openly shown or is allowed doesn’t make it go away. Also please stop thinking it’s us vs them. Would you do the same if it was your own family or child doing it? You have no idea or clue. Just keep talking to him/her as they are still Muslim and keep making an effort to make them understand what they are doing is haram and wrong in both world’s. As a parent I honestly don’t think anyone is beyond change or that they are too far gone. Do your best and keep doing dua to the Almighty only He is the changer of hearts. Haram is haram. May Allah SWT forgive us all and protect us and all the ummah from evil and shaitans deceit and trap and make us steadfast in our deen. IA Aameen.

[@saf2427]

The best advice regarding this issue^

[@dorarie3167]

The problem is religious or conservative people sticking their head in the sand and refusing to understand that sexual diversity is natural and simply a part of humanity. When you adopt a religious ideology which refuses to change in the face of social evolution or scientific knowledge, you are stuck trying to justify faith-based discrimination as “the truth”. The Abrahamic religions, I’m guessing, are losing followers in some societies due to this inability to change. Simply pointing at your version of a god and saying it demands that only straight people get to have healthy open relationships makes less and less sense today when we see LGBTQ+ people contributing to the world, marrying, raising children and being good moral members of humanity. Trying to change sexual identity is pointless and causes trauma and even suicidal thoughts.

[@lazyd.williams1555]

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[@nohanabil6887]

This is absolutely perfect. Sticking 100% to the TRUTH while still preaching it with kindness. May Allah bless you 🙌 and May Allah protect our young men & women from these weird distorted concepts 🤍

[@anassalaheddine6761]

Gotta protect them from the media and internet

[@johnmicallef2627]

You talk of treating with kindness those that are or feel differently not realising the violence of the language its known as pacifying. Sharia ignores the complete of gods creation what God creates should be accepted in whatever form it represents itself ignore that simplicity you ignore god

[@nohanabil6887]

@@johnmicallef2627 God did not create women who like to have sex with women God did not create men who love to get f*ed by other men. It turns my stomach to try to imagine it. THIS is an extreeeeme form of weirdness. Exreeeeemely disturbed & SCARY 😷😭

[@Alejandro-te2nt]

@@nohanabil6887 lol so scary. There are real problems in the world to be scared of. if 2 guys or girls want to live together and cook for each other, support each other then so what? your obsession with their sex lives is weird and disturbing

[@missnlahi]

May Allah swt protect us. This world has become something else.

[@hiheels8075]

It’s scary out there man…one person going by they/them pronoun😢

[@noahwamalwa4385]

@@hiheels8075 John 10:34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I have said you are “gods”’? If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God came-and Scripture cannot be set aside- what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’? Do not believe me unless I do the works of my Father. But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.” Again they tried to seize him, but he escaped their grasp.

[@sahromohamed4375]

Alahuma Amiiin

[@davidthomas8884]

Everything going on has been written in the Book of Revelation and it will get worse...read for yourself....key in all this: accept Lord Jesus as your personal savior cuz He is the only way to heaven...learn for yourself cuz your eternal soul rest on your choice...God bless you and may Lord Jesus open your eyes and heart...as He says: I am the way, the truth and the life and no one comes to the Father except thru me....learn the truth...

[@Imrenicli]

Very informative

[@HitherandYarn]

You make so much sense.

[@sharifmirembe3008]

So much educative

[@adelinais]

To Him we shall return to be Judged for all our deeds.

[@ganiyushokoya6384]

I miss you ya Sheikh! Please continue the qasas of the Prophets. May Allaah continue to bless you

[@moholah3745]

“And (remember) Lut (Lot), when he said to his people: ‘Do you commit the worst sin such as none preceding you has committed in the ‘Aalameen (mankind and jinn)? Verily, you practise your lusts on men instead of women. Nay, but you are a people transgressing beyond bounds (by committing great sins)’” [al-A’raaf 7:80-81]

[@sanatahir5012]

May Allah swt guard the entire humanity!!! Aameen

[@nadeemusmani3918]

Excellent

[@Styrophoamicus]

I feel Sh YQ has a very pragmatic approach to this. I remember when I was in university I one year I had a roommate who was openly gay and he treated me better and was better mannered than the Muslim roommate I had the following year. And unfortunately there was an uncle at the masjid who said that gay people have "evil souls". I remember another scholar said that we treat people with respect, even if they are part of the LGBTQ community, but that doesn't mean we have to join in the pride parade.

[@smoothie3376]

Exactly. The lgbtq+ that I know are fun n warm n generous human-beings who've been there for me in ways I can't even speak about. It's the pious people that are harder to get along with because they're goody-2-shoes, know-it-alls who think that they've already inherited the kingdom. Smh...

[@ke6132]

Respect is defined as having a strong admiration. So we don't need to respect them. Nor do we need to disrespect. But we can show our disapproval.

[@ke6132]

@@smoothie3376 naa. You are like the wife of Lut AS. A sympathiser. And you know what happened to her??

[@therza1133]

Yeah cuz he wanted ur cheeks

[@katielarsen2630]

@@ke6132 she reportedly tried to set up couples and arrange those kind of affairs, that's completely different from respecting someone as a person while not necessarily agreeing with their actions

[@mommyhajar]

Thank you for sharing this very important message…everyone is afraid of speaking truth. Thank you! May Allah SWT reward your efforts inshallah!

[@yulandalee5210]

Thanks!

[@zertiboy]

Salaamualaikom, I love they way you keep it real & explain everything from point A to point Z... (including daily matters) I don't always agree but mostly I agree with what you say... And I'm thankfull to Allah for having you here in these times... But as a Black man I realised I started thinking about certain things differently... especially due to the middle-eastern treatment towards black people... Why I mention middle-eastern is because I am muslim.. we all know that treatment towards black from the whole world is mostly different.. especially when we talk about culture... I find that alot of cultures have a problem with marriage outside of their culture even tho we all muslim... it would be interesting to see what you and others have to say about this... because let's be honest... no one want their daughter coming home with a black man... (not all but ALOT) that's troubling to me because I am born muslim and raised abroad with other cultures... I've even given up on the idea of having kids because it seems impossible...

[@nahdiabbas1648]

Wa'alaikum Salaam, for my part, my parents were different faiths and different races, for my personal view, I look at the persons characteristics, their values and morals, especially their actions, NOT the colour of their skin. BUT we must treat all with respect and dignity as a Muslim. We are required as Muslims to fight our jihad, our struggles, not to be oppressed, that is OUR CHOICE and always remember to think in the way we are being taught in Islam. Oh, and NOTHING is impossible, improbable yes, difficult, most probably but mankind, all races have found ways to overcome their obstacles, good and bad to achieve goals, good and bad. Your choices define you, whether you give up or not. Insha Allah this gives you a perspective, a perspective and also inspires you to move on and up, but in the right way. Cultures have defined many peoples actions and beliefs, but Islam goes across all of this, incl. this 'hot' topic

[@poshvibes4021]

Excellent overview. Very difficult in these times to stick to our sharia whilst remaining kind. However, we have to maintain this balance.

[@raindrops1047]

Balance means……how to create balance by accepting them on weekends and rejecting on weekdays?

[@poshvibes4021]

@@raindrops1047 no, balance means we obey the laws of the land and treat people with respect as Muslims are obliged to do. It is not our duty to cast judgement on what non-Muslims do in non-Muslim countries. Therefore we are under no obligation to be hostile to people because of one aspect of their life we disagree with.

[@Blahblahblahworlds]

How did you conclude this was an "excellent overview"? He got basic facts wrong. He either m didn't do his homework or needed to invent facts on order to make his theories work. It's deeply embarrassing that a scholar would publish this video because he's either incompetent or dishonest.

[@XMehrooz]

@@Blahblahblahworlds lmaooo... salty much? He did not "invent" facts, he researched them. Unlike you who is saying he "invented facts" with no proof whatsoever.

[@anikhassanmolla5246]

Plz mention the email in the description box, as many of new viewers are listening to ur q n a

[@sanatahir5012]

Very very well said!!! 👏

[@ms-zo3zb]

The best approach to understanding things is to look at what facts, biology and sciences has shown so far and accept that we are all part of this circle of life.

[@p-leif630]

As a men that is gay this is one reason I feel why I can not open my self to the Islam even if part of me wants to learn more for will never be able not to sin due to that

[@whitewolf6297]

Open yourself and with sincerity learn as much as you can. You will be surprised how God will lead you. This life is temporary and a test to reach the next life which is eternal. Part of that test is following guidelines commanded by God even if it goes against your desires. Don't let anything stop you from seeking God.

[@shaba7064]

everyone is scared like yasir stated in the first part of the video, yani its forbidden no ifs or buts we obey Allah and follows Allahs rules and abide by the shariah

[@ajajatta6967]

Mashallah ❤️🙌💯

[@Goodbrotherrs]

This lecture is great but there is hardly anything said on how to deal with the issue in our daily lives

[@moutushiislam6844]

Exactly

[@fark69]

Yes. This fahisha is spreading and along with it many sexual diseases (and even new diseases like monkeypox) but while people die from this activity and more and more children are groomed into this activity, this guy will lecture about how sexual orientation is a modern phenomenon. Who cares? We need to stand up to them, united as one, or they will take over!

[@erensy641]

Watch the very end: -Preach the truth -Disagree with that lifestyle -Be polite -Befriend those who have a positive influence and follow our faith

[@abdul-aziz3594]

Fallen into Sins? Despaired? Start doing good deeds right now! Allaah SubhaanaHu wa Ta'ala says, إِنَّ الْحَسَنَاتِ يُذْهِبْنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ Indeed, good deeds do away with misdeeds. (Quran: 11:114) Making mistakes, falling into sins, doing wrong things, this is all what humans are prone to fall into. Because humans indeed were created weak. But how Merciful is the Lord of the Universe Who Has kept open for us the ways to mend our mistakes and that too easy! الحمد لله

[@vn8645]

salam :) does someone know who the reader in the beginning and end is?

[@anisamian3978]

Very sad. Complicated. Modern issue. Well addressed. But needs further information to be imparted as time goes on. All humans deserve dignity. Their own space and privacy. But wilfully forcing all "ages" to read, understand , comprehend and advertise indiscriminately to their "will/desire" is highly inappropriate. In retrospect they need to understand people to have their own religious and physical stance they adhere to but are in comparison not publicizing to the levels. May Allah give us insight with scientific and religious knowledge. And above all Allah's guidance. insha'Allah

[@waleedjassim3131]

Please translate the Arabic words when used

[@turtlem0on275]

How does someone in the LGBT community find a companion, or get married and fulfill half of their Deen? How can they abstain for their whole life if they are to remain single? Depression and suicidal thoughts are all I've heard from the LGBT Muslims, so how do WE help them?

[@mapleleafhitman1796]

Remind them of the punishment in hellfire for the one who commits suicide will given the same weapon he used while in Jahannam forever and ever and the one who commits sodomy without sincere repentance and that Shaitan got the best out of them by his waa was

[@southernindigo1973]

that's a very difficult question to answer, but I would be kind and compassionate and remind them that Allahs Mercy is more than his wrath. I would remind them that it means that Allah gives everyone tests while on this earth and some special people get some of the most difficult tests that MOST wont understand, but it is to their benefit that they turn to HIM in repentence and ask for HIS Mercy and ask for strength. I know that this isn't easy and i can't imagine HOW MUCH. But, if some people are given the most difficult tasks and they persevere, keep their faith, abstaining from that sin, in the end who knows what Allah has for them in the afterlife for enduring those extremely difficult trials. I don't know.... Maybe create a confidential helpline for them to call to speak with someone knowledgeable in the dean who can advise and comfort them -- a nonprofit? To help direct them to making the right decisions and support... Advise on prayers and duas?

[@turtlem0on275]

@@southernindigo1973 thank you, this is probably one of the best responses I have seen..

[@Quviyn]

Simple answer - let them live a happy life, find a partner and experience the same fulfilment as everybody else. Just because they are different and not in the majority, it doesn’t mean they should be deprived of having love and fulfilling relationships in their lives. We humans are social creatures.

[@southernindigo1973]

@@turtlem0on275 You're welcome. I hope that it's helpful and truthful. Allah knows best.

[@deenshabier7204]

Proclaim the Haqq even if it is bitter.

[@liliumbosniacum7781]

10:55-13:47 very good point and question; does sexual preference should be main trait or identity of every human being?

[@deadmysterio5233]

We just don't question Allah. Allah is all knowing. Allah knows the best and we follow his messenger inorder to gain allahs love. Messenger didn't do or encourage this so wouldn't we. Don't force us as we don't force you. May peace be upone everyone

[@xlappart]

please give more more information about 1900-1930 about ottoman and palestine thanks

[@al-shadatbantala4988]

Assalamualaikum 😊

[@mohameds5235]

As Salaam Alaakum. Love what Allah Love. You can care for a person but the actions condemned, this why Dawah is so important

[@husnijabir7748]

10:02 Embodying the values of Islam couched in the language that the sharia wants us to interact with. This is why I listen to your speeches.

[@shabsb1282]

I avoid answering questions because I don't have the confidence to answer them and always doubt myself. N I think by trying to explain I will drive people away, coz I know the religion is perfect cut speaking isn't my strong point.

[@lalala94872]

I recommend you to watch the podcast in Mohammed Hijab channel where he interviewed a hijabi transgender. Many good points to bring up as arguments. The most effective argument is comparing their community with incestuous relationship and how one is considered “normal” and the other isn’t. May Allah protect us all.

[@carimacavan]

You can refer questioners to this video insha Allah

[@lifeofeslam1788]

It is not your fault when you talk about this subject to someone who have the mentality of whatever will come from mouth is already wrong. If people want to REALLY talk about the subject, they just have to use common sense and be open to discussion, or else, the discussion is by default and failed one

[@bellah09]

Allahu musta'an

[@sahromohamed4375]

Waliyadubilah

[@redo8286]

I hope sheikh Yassir Qadir comes with lecture for moslim parents how to deal with this issue when one of the children have this feelings.

[@sadeekahsaban162]

🇿🇦

[@mitadrubanerjeechowdhury9092]

Maybe communicate with them like normal human beings 😂😂😂 and not think of them as aliens from different planets.

[@peacekeeperjfsr]

They are aliens though

[@mariamabojangceesay1586]

Is the question answered? The sister in high needs to know that she has to choose her friends and not let friends to choose her.

[@pb130945]

Excellent explanation, Dr.Yasir, on this very sensitive issue. But in this present & modern world of ours, there're growing beliefs & acceptances throughout that suppressing the abnormal sexual feelings, beliefs, desires & expressions/practices are wrong and depriving of personal freedom of expression & of living the way of life chosen by these particular groups of people. Furthermore, the society & the common laws of many countries now are accepting & developing towards pronouncing and recognising the desires and practices of these group of people as well, particularly in the US, UK & many other EU countries. Some countries in Asia are already considering amending their common laws to recognize the needs of these minority groups in their own countries similarly to what have been done in the western world. Going forward, I guess we are aware that we can not change the changing world of our generation and beyond. We have to recognize that they are our fellow human beings of different sexual orientation needs and treat them with dignity, and let their issues be just between them and Allah.

[@muhammaduwaismuhsinmuaz4385]

Very true

[@walidahmed286]

How do u know all these? we love u

[@technicalamanullah7019]

No wonder why this video is not monetized 🤧 People nowadays have gone crazy ngl. I heard one physcologist saying that porn affects a person in developing homosexual ideals and to embrace the ideas of homosexuality and that's the reason the wave of homosexuality increased after the birth of the internet. I think he's got a point. May Allah protect all of us. Amen

[@gindyelgindy6786]

I think its worth reading about what God سبحانه did to the people of Sodom.

[@radicalpotato666]

Do you believe those shit has any truth LOL

[@maryananshur5732]

Hasbuna Allahu wa nicma wakiil

[@muhammadfarooq5710]

Sheikh is using word defalt multiple times can anyone explain to me what mean by this word

[@Criticalthinker1912]

Default or default position means the original position or the correct stated opinion, for example the scholars tell us that the default position is that every thing is Halal until we know it or suspect it to be Haram.

[@muhammadfarooq5710]

@@Criticalthinker1912 murtza sb thanks for your reply l saw your reply right now sorry for late reply

[@Criticalthinker1912]

@@muhammadfarooq5710 No worries Farooq bhai. Jazak’Allahu khairan for your kind message and hope it makes sense. Salaam and kind regards. Murtaza

[@MaryamShamsWayMaryamShams]

Awareness of this is more than racist. It's easier today to be racist, to have an exchange of opinions. Then a gay picture, but don't get me wrong; I'm not an athlete, I say I'm anti-gay or racist today, people are more sensitive to expressing their Religious opinions, God forgives us and gives us an understanding and knowledge to respond or how to interact with each other and let the judgment to Allah SWT as Islam teaches us may Allah guide those who have problems with their sexual identity. Thank you, Shaikh, for your help in our community's knowledge of understanding. May Allah bless our scholars. You're carrying a heavy load. May Allah SWT make that easier for all of you. May Allah SWT grant you Jannatul Al-Fardous😢🤲🏼

[@swadeshtaneja3512]

This phenomenon is observed commonly in all living beings and the term homosexual is from biological sciences not by the German person.

[@kopashamsu9913]

"How Should Muslim Students Interact with People who Identify as LGBTQ?" 1. You don't interact with them unless you have been forced to. 3. If you have been forced to interact with them, keep the interaction as minimal and professional as possible. Do not show hostility, they are extremely powerful people, the entire system is working for them. Never try to preach, it's not your job. Most of them won't understand even a single bit of what you will be talking about. They are too far gone. 2. If you are living in a country/territory where you will be forced to interact with them on a regular basis, leave that country/territory. (disclaimer: I'm not a Muslim. I'm a Christian, left my country and moved to a Islamic country for this very reason)

[@nglaali3835]

Allah guides whom he pleases. I once knew a gay boy in high school who converted to Islam. No one is too far gone for Allah’s mercy.

[@binghamguevara6814]

your comment is very powerful kopa. I also want to move from England to a Muslim country. I can never feel free in an LGBTQIIA country. What our governments have done in the last 20 years is unforgivable.

[@turtlem0on275]

Relax plis

[@kopashamsu9913]

@@turtlem0on275 Nope, no.

[@HarunKhan-nb5dc]

Lol "they're very powerful people." No, they've been systematically and structurally oppressed. You don't have to be non-Muslim or non-Christian to realise this. It's just silly to re-write history like that.

[@shajedakhanam]

24:14

[@anwarhussain4852]

A lot of what he is saying here is " Untrue ". I grew up in India as a Muslim in the ' 60's & 70's. We had a Lesbian pair amidst us as did we a ' Gay Couple ' ....get your World History and Psychology right brother ....no need to " Incriminate the Newly Emancipated Minorities ". Muslim Hijras have existed in India since ' Time Immemorial ' !!!!!!

[@tanveerbilgrami]

Please stick to the talk given in the comments section rather than getting into a debate and take the topic of discussion some where else.

[@JonesGore]

He could have said what he said at the very end at the very beginning without giving an entire history. Islam preaches politeness period. Al Hamdulillah. But I’d would not take religious advice this. And he will never allowed give khutbah in New Haven masjid.

[@anwarhussain4852]

" Should " is a " Bad Word " !!!!

[@sajithabanu7934]

Wa alaikum salam warahmatullahi wabarakathuhu

[@DesiJugaarDIY]

LGBTQ are open and proud so as you be proud muslim , be loud and clear no apologies and ducking , we are not catholics who go by the surveys and politics to change opinion on Sharia of Allah .

[@NobleHomeHealthCarePortland]

If we put the so called “Political correctness” aside ISLAM condemns this acts and anybody who engages with this act whether Male or Female committed a FAHISHA/ZINAA, Therefore unless they repent ALLAH will Punish them severely.

[@idkwhyibothered]

Me I don’t interact lol keep it moving.

[@YasMohamed7]

She’s not asking for spiritual advice. The sisters asking where we stand Islamically and how we should interact…

[@OrganizedMess0025]

Treat them as you would any sinner. If you can interact and be peaceful towards a literal kafir, as a Muslim in times of peace should always do especially in non Muslim lands, and even more importantly when they don't do anything to take away your right to practice, then no other kinds of sinners deserve more hate than them. Teach the truth and the right way, pray for someone who's sinned, and at worst, agree to disagree and stay focused on yourself.

[@needtoknowbasis5147]

Simple answer: They shouldn’t.

[@istiaquefirdous]

I like the lecture sheikh ..but i do have a strong experience..i have a best friend who is a gay..he was the nicest guy towards a muslim boy alone in a new city.. so he became my best friend. More and more i realize they are made to get attracted towards same sex people.. i as a straight muslim guy i never feel different towards him..i never felt i am committing any sin about looking towards his sexuality

[@istiaquefirdous]

@Ahlam Hossain i actually thought about it ..my orthodox ammi is not comfortable with it..but it i am straight i dont think its a problem ..like its in mind that we see a pretty girl and we fall in love

[@mikk3150]

And suppose the day comes, many years from now, as his good friend, when he decide to get married to another man, which Islam does not recognize - will you attend such a wedding?

[@istiaquefirdous]

@@mikk3150 i dont know bro..but suppose if they love each other who am i to judge? This is one point even my mother has a disagreement with me..the guy is an excellent human being..specially as a muslim guy when i moved abroad he made me feel accepted .. introduced me with my other frs , helped me with my study.. while i was fasting used to accompany me while i was having my iftaar .. i dont know how to judge him based on his sexuality…

[@Blahblahblahworlds]

This sheikh's opinion is fundamentally flawed on so many levels. Factually he's just not correct that gay people have chosen to be gay. 1. Did you choose to be straight? Did the sheikh? What age did it happen and can be just change it when ever be wants? 2. Being gay has led people to be imprisoned, tortured and executed. Why do these people continue to be gay if this is a choice? This sheikh should be utterly embarrassed and ashamed that he's preaching hate which doesn't even have a correct factual basis. The sad thing is, bigots who watch his videos will hear him confirming their views and praise him. They will go out feeling more confident that their bigotry has a sound philosophical basis.

[@LB-jw3ly]

@@mikk3150 a wedding is a religious ceremony. No Abrahamic religion condones homosexuality therefore there can not be a homosexual wedding. A civil union, yes. A ceremony, yes. But not a wedding.

[@shahidadamhussain2]

Once I tried asking someone what LGBTQ Meant...... I couldn't get a straight answer 😬

[@mapleleafhitman1796]

It’s all what the people of prophet Lut used to do that Allah Almighty absolutely wiped them out

[@azimash]

Bad dum tish

[@KK-by1ms]

Normally, they should act normally .

[@alonaampuan6834]

to anyone out there who has more understang. were born muslims, i struggle years, my only son has turn out gay since childhood and i was able to confim, when he was 11,i put him to a quran school, he finish only one year, but only a year he behaved well, now he is 24 but getting worst im divorcee, what consequences on me afterlife

[@junaidkarodia4713]

100 %

[@LClark-rk8lk]

Astaghfirullah! Over half of a 44min video. Is a direct answer going to be revealed???

[@englishwithmuzammal3596]

I really don't know why this needs to be discussed when the answer is just one sentence: No one should judge save Allah SWT. What you are saying is not making any sense, to some extent, by lengthening the talk. Quran is so clear about this issue, and don't underestimate the learning skills of a student in the school as they are more knowledgeable than the previous ones, for the facilities, resources, and opportunities of learning. I wonder why others undermine the new generation by thinking that they are not aware of such issues. No offense.

[@erensy641]

Watch “rulings on transgenderism in Islam” by One Islam for more info

[@fathimabello9333]

I just don’t understand why our Muslim scholars are not calling a spade, a spade. Haraaaaaaassm period!!!!! Be polite with them & keep your distance .

[@dorarie3167]

Yasir Qhadi seems not to understand that sexuality is only one slice of a person’s identity. One reason it is proclaimed proudly by LGBTQ+ people is because they have been oppressed for centuries, in no small part due to religious discrimination. He focuses on the terms being used to describe people with different sexual identities, but tries to undermine their normality and sees the fight for equality as simply a modern construction with no precedence. Heteronormativity is exactly why a sexual minority which has apparently existed in societies for thousands of years at least. Islam and other religions have pushed ONLY one kind of relationship for millennia. LGBTQ+ people are challenging heteronormativity just as black Americans challenged Jim Crow laws and systemic discrimination. It’s about equality as human beings.

[@keenansaiz9216]

Same-sex relationships have ALWAYS existed. They have been depicted in Egyptian hieroglyphics, Greek pottery, and Moche ceramic pots from ancient Andean civilizations in Peru. Same-sex relationships have also been described in medieval Persian poetry, including the famous Sufi poet Hafez, whose tomb is visited by Iranian religious leaders every year, who are happy to ignore their own contradictions. Islamic leaders need to get the idea out of their head that homosexuality is Western propaganda. That delusion will continue to harm society, it creates an atmosphere where to advocate for LGBTQ rights is considered anti-Islamic and treated as apostasy which in many countries equals imprisonment or death. Spare the suffering of LGBTQ people! Let them live a happy and healthy life, that is all.

[@muhammadobaidullahhashmi4334]

Same sex act were started by qoum e lout as written in Holy quran. And quran condemn these acts....islam never said that these diagusting things were initialized by current western societies ...well what make these societies disgusting is that they promote this rubbish which was already condemned in all civilizations

[@Dr-386]

Just because the practice has existed doesn’t make it okay.

[@Alejandro-te2nt]

My friend is in a gay relationship with a trans man, if Islam doesnt recognize transgenderism is he technically in a straight relationship with a girl? lol

[@roze0169]

If they are not married, it doesnt matter if its a gay or straight relationship technically, its haram by default

[@Alejandro-te2nt]

@@roze0169 I know lol its a joke plus hes not muslim so haram doesnt matter for him.

[@safi456]

An excellent answer, but it would help to have some practical tips. For example, if a girl in your class decides to declare herself a boy or a fluid gender, and calls herself Sam or Charlie or something, insisting that others use her new pronouns and her new name, what should Muslim students do? Go along with her delusions, or refuse to give an inch? Such kids dont want to get into an enlightened debate. They dont want to hear another point of view. Its "My way or the Highway" all the way for such people. They have the official blessing of the entire system to be aggressive and belligerent and censor anyone who thinks differently and accuse them of hate speech. How should Muslim teens tackle this?

[@roze0169]

Exactly, He has given a great persoective but I also was looking for a practical tip

[@truth21309]

I personally was in that situation and I didn't really know how to act because I really feel like going along with the person is like saying you accept LGBTQ ideas. So when I was talking to the transgender person I knew(she who wants to be called he) I used mostly her name and the pronouns "she". If you talk with respect, dignity and you don't mock the person nothing bad will happen insh'Allah and Allah knows the best :)

[@anwarhussain4852]

Live and ' Let Live ' !!! Very Important !!!!

[@Antaracavill]

The whole LGBTQ is haram in Islam. It is what it is and you can not sugar coat it. We didn't make islamic rules Allah did and it is pretty clear in Quran . If some non muslim ask about LGBTQ in Islam , tell them the way it is in Isalm, if they don't agree with you that's their problem. What is haram is haram, you can twist and turn to make it halal , just because societal pressure. There are no scholarly discussion needed in this topic.

[@mapleleafhitman1796]

I don’t really know why these people are taking this BS too kindly have they Forgotten what happened of the outcome of Qowmal Lud ? And how Allah Almighty destroyed them an great Destruction and all of them are Ahlul Naar?

[@freedomsong9747]

@ Aaron Adam yes, if a Muslim man that has never had sex (a virgin) feels attracted to another man he should shun it, not all desires should be acted upon when he knows Allah forbids it

[@alyaalicekiki1332]

Why are we getting told how to act! Allah swt the act of homosexuality is a sin, Allah swt didn’t say you can’t be friends or talking to these people is wrong! Allah swt says treat everyone with kindness Allah swt didn’t say Accept the LGBTQ community. If a person who falls in the community starts talking to me as a Muslim - why is it any of my business to lecture them on what I think they do is wrong and what kind of view does that give them that I am just another hateful Muslim…. It’s up to them how they choose to live… It’s not effecting me in any way , I’m still married, I’m still Muslim and I still pray and believe in Allah swt.. I am polite to others no matter their sexuality because I grew up in a world where once upon a time none of that stuff was even spoken about! So I wouldn’t have had a clue what friend was what…. Treat people how you want to be treated! Be kind!!! And make Dua’a if it’s upsetting you that much.

[@aaronadam4747]

I have one question If a man who is a Muslim and Virgin and attracted to other man and is repulsed by and not sexually attracted to a woman should remain celibate for life?

[@rubiyaparvin4576]

Yes. People are tested differently. Some are tested with bad health, some with poverty, some with disability, etc. This hormonal imbalance should also be considered a test and so the person must not commit the act with a man and must protect himself from Shaithan. God will make it easy for him in sha Allah

[@karimb972]

He should get married. No doubt, it's an obligation.

[@aaronadam4747]

@@karimb972 That person I was talking about got married twice and divorced within months beacuse he is not sexually attracted to the opposite sex. There was zero intimacy.

[@rubiyaparvin4576]

@@karimb972 Impotent men are not supposed to marry and spoil any woman's life

[@jihanjannah21]

He should make a lot a dua and ask Allah to ease the test. It’s really hard one may Allah make it easy for him.

[@oumouhurayra6086]

In no way

[@sudhirnair]

Well explained, though I don't think the creator would punish his creation for a creation-defect that the creator is responsible for. I however enjoyed this sincere lecture!

[@elhani66]

Creation defect??!! … Allah, the Exalted is perfect in all His attributes which include creation, “Who perfected everything which He created” [as-Sajdah 32:7], “and formed you and perfected your forms” [Ghaafir 40:64] . He is all Wise and has great divine wisdom in all that He creates, and what is perceived as “defects” or “shortcomings” are not valid reasons to construct a blame and shift it away from oneself and claim that the creator is responsible, and thus, punishment will not take place.

[@Alejandro-te2nt]

cant blame Allah, thats the arrogance of Iblis. He has shaped them with a challenge.

[@needtoknowbasis5147]

Gay gene doesn’t exist LOL

[@Alejandro-te2nt]

@@needtoknowbasis5147 its likely a combination of genetics and socialization

[@needtoknowbasis5147]

@@Alejandro-te2nt mostly environmental influences. Can’t blame God for those.

[@amelkatrin3464]

Being respectful is one thing, but if a transgender person wants to be called "she" instead of "he", should I follow this desire? Am I sinful of doing it?

[@wiggeltje3502]

It's respectful to threat people like how you wish te get threaten. So it's not a sin if you called that one how it wish to be called (like she instead of he).

[@wacawacaflaca]

I know the Shaykh may have said it in a roundabout sort of way but I think it should explicitly be said that we should avoid these types of people and that we should absolutely NOT support ANYTHING to do with them at all. Also, stop subjecting your children to fitnah in public schools!! Not only are they subject to fahisha from their fellow students but from the teachers. And very soon this sick, disgusting ideology will be built right into the curriculum.

[@carimacavan]

The Sheikh is wiser than you. Many of us have family members who identify with this movement. Avoiding them completely is not giving them Dawah , which is an obligation on all Muslims.

[@nyoomnyoomthereshegoes9429]

What a very unislamic thing to say. This is how you drive people away from Islam, and encourage people to shun and hate the religion. May Allah guide you, inchallah.

[@virvrishab]

These types of thought processes has lead to broad shame, discrimination , physical and mental health of people . Don’t further that with polite but toxic talk. Religion should we ok evolve with time. Not stuck in hundreds of years ago. Reflect on the pain you may cause

[@WandaPeterson-vw1se]

You don`t need to hide yourself for us gays. We will not attack you zero people of Allah or Muhamad. Do never dare to magine you are better than anyone else.

[@anassalaheddine6761]

Jazakum Allahu Khayran. I remember my genetic classes, we have studied most cases like these for 3 Years. The "I" is scientifically called Kleinfelter or XXY syndrome, funny thing is chances are actually 1 in one thousand with the condition of previous carryover in the DNA from ancestors, meaning it doesn't really happen in every thousand unless they do have it in their lineage. Now you search google you find websites saying five percent to twist the minds, sad truth is most people diagnosed with XXY don't even survive long time, they suffer from severe mind disabilities in most cases, meaning you don't really find them carrying a rainbow flag and worshipping a unicorn and hating people for just being heterosexual, most of them have hard time to just have a normal life and they hide from the crowd but these filth of organisations they are using them as excuse to point at heteros as heartless and evil with no compassion. The others trans claim to be born with it they just take hormones from pharma to change their looks because they have lost their mind. That's the whole truth about it.

[@HarunKhan-nb5dc]

I'm a doctor. This is not true and devoid of any context.

[@LB-jw3ly]

This is patently false. There are people who have extra chromosomes that are never even aware they have them.