If a person has much desire for the same gender, and has none for the opposite, how do you recommend they control this desire and live a fully Islamic life?
If a person has much desire for the same gender, and has none for the opposite, how do you recommend they control this desire and live a fully Islamic life?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 year ago
Desire itself can never be justified unless it is approved by pure religion which is the message of The Creator, Allah, to make our life on the right path. Unguided desires can lead to disastrous results. The examples of such unguided and wrong desires are so many. There are people who have desire for animals etc. This means that desire itself can never be justified unless it is approved by true religion.
Such desires need to be controlled by the intellect which guided by the word of Allah (SWT). The person should always remember Allah and seek His help in tackling evil desires.
Repeating Estighfaar and Salawaat is very useful.
'Wassalam.