وَلُوطًا إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ أَتَأْتُونَ ٱلْفَٰحِشَةَ مَا سَبَقَكُم بِهَا مِنْ أَحَدٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿٨٠﴾
Na tulimtuma Lut', alipo waambia watu wake: Je, mnafanya uchafu ambao hajakutangulieni yeyote kwa uchafu huo katika viumbe vyote!
Haram Family & relations
What is the ruling on same-sex relations in Islam?
Short answer
Islam forbids same-sex acts, as the Quran recounts in the story of the people of Lut (7:80-81, 26:165-166). The ruling concerns the act. A person who struggles with their feelings should be treated with respect and mercy, repentance is open to everyone, and Muslims are not allowed to harm or insult anyone.
Evidence
Quran
إِنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ ٱلرِّجَالَ شَهْوَةًۭ مِّن دُونِ ٱلنِّسَآءِ ۚ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌۭ مُّسْرِفُونَ ﴿٨١﴾
Hivyo nyinyi mnawaingilia wanaume kwa matamanio mkwawacha wanawake? Kumbe nyinyi ni watu wafujaji!
أَتَأْتُونَ ٱلذُّكْرَانَ مِنَ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿١٦٥﴾
Je! Katika viumbe vyote mnawaingilia wanaume?
وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّنْ أَزْوَٰجِكُم ۚ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ عَادُونَ ﴿١٦٦﴾
Na mnaacha alicho kuumbieni Mola wenu Mlezi katika wake zenu? Ama kweli nyinyi ni watu mnao ruka mipaka!
This is general information, not a fatwa. For your own situation, ask a qualified scholar.
Questions about halal and haram
What is the ruling on same-sex relations in Islam?
Islam forbids same-sex acts, as the Quran recounts in the story of the people of Lut (7:80-81, 26:165-166). The ruling concerns the act. A person who struggles with their feelings should be treated with respect and mercy, repentance is open to everyone, and Muslims are not allowed to harm or insult anyone.