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How to protect ourselves from this fitnah? What should we do to protect ourselves and the Ummah?

Question

I am a Muslim male who was very ‘normal’ in my nature until recently. Having watched a movie which explicitly encouraged homosexuality, I now find myself strongly attracted to other males, to the extent that it is extremely difficult to restrain the desire to engage in Haraam.…

Alhamdulillāh, for generations, it was universally understood and accepted that homosexuality is foreign to Islām and human nature.…

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ﺣَﺪَّﺛَﻨَﺎ ﺍﺑْﻦُ ﺃَﺑِﻲ ﻋُﻤَﺮَ، ﺣَﺪَّﺛَﻨَﺎ ﺳُﻔْﻴَﺎﻥُ، ﻋَﻦِ ﺍﺑْﻦِ ﺟُﺪْﻋَﺎﻥَ، ﻋَﻦْ ﺃَﺑِﻲ ﻧَﻀْﺮَﺓَ، ﻋَﻦْ ﺃَﺑِﻲ ﺳَﻌِﻴﺪٍ، ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻝُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ” ﺃَﻧَﺎ ﺳَﻴِّﺪُ ﻭَﻟَﺪِ ﺁﺩَﻡَ ﻳَﻮْﻡَ ﺍﻟْﻘِﻴَﺎﻣَﺔِ ﻭَﻻَ ﻓَﺨْﺮَ ﻭَﺑِﻴَﺪِﻱ ﻟِﻮَﺍﺀُ ﺍﻟْﺤَﻤْﺪِ ﻭَﻻَ ﻓَﺨْﺮَ ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﻣِﻦْ ﻧَﺒِﻲٍّ ﻳَﻮْﻣَﺌِﺬٍ ﺁﺩَﻡُ ﻓَﻤَﻦْ ﺳِﻮَﺍﻩُ ﺇِﻻَّ ﺗَﺤْﺖَ ﻟِﻮَﺍﺋِﻲ ﻭَﺃَﻧَﺎ ﺃَﻭَّﻝُ ﻣَﻦْ ﺗَﻨْﺸَﻖُّ ﻋَﻨْﻪُ ﺍﻷَﺭْﺽُ ﻭَﻻَ ﻓَﺨْﺮَ ” .…

The fitnahs of homosexuality and its like are increasingly being promoted. To gain acceptance in society, they make claims aimed at creating tolerance and acceptance for their actions.…

The Ahādīth of Nabi sallallāhu alayhi wa sallam categorically denounce homosexuality. Nabi sallallāhu alayhi wa sallam said: “One of the greatest fears I have for my Ummah is that they perpetrate the action of the people of Lūt ‘Alayhis Salām, i.e.,…

The incident of Lūt ‘Alayhis-Salām and his nation is recurrently mentioned in the Qur’ān Karīm.

Lūt ‘Alayhis-Salām was the nephew of Ibrāhīm ‘Alayhis-Salām.…

“To Allāh Ta’ālā belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth…” (Al-Qur’ān 2/284)

Commentators of the Qur’ān Karīm explain this verse as follows: “Allāh Ta’āla is the Owner of all those residing in the heavens and the earth and we are all His slaves,” Allāh Ta’āla is our Creator.…

Rasūlullah Sallallāhu ‘Alayhi wa Sallam said: “Hasten to do good (before you are overtaken) by trials which will be like the dark portion of the night.…

“As a right of Allāh, it is obligatory upon people to perform Ḥajj of the House (of Allāh) – on all those who have the means for the journey.…