# What was the real crime of the people of Lut?

*The real crime of the people of Lut*

- URL: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/40/
- Date: 2021-04-13 · Kind: question · Transcript tier: machine · Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #210 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (2:42:28–2:43:47)
- Status: general teaching
- Watch from the start of the segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XuHMCz2N3U&t=9748s
- Recording page: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/

**Topics:** Stories of the prophets; Sexuality and orientation

**Question as asked:** Can you please talk about the actual crime of the people of Lut?

**Summary (not a quotation; machine-made, unchecked):** Mufti Abu Layth says the people of Lut were destroyed for rejecting God, as in every prophet's story, with their other behaviour secondary.

**Checked position (checked by two independent reviews, not by the channel):** Mufti Abu Layth says the crime for which the people of Lut, like the other peoples in the stories of the prophets, were destroyed was their rejection of God, other behaviours mentioned being secondary signs of arrogance.

**Evidence, his words at 2:42:28:** “it's not the reason that they met their doom it was because they denied god that's the same with every single prophet” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XuHMCz2N3U&t=9748s)

## Longer summary

Asked about the actual crime of the people of Lut, Mufti Abu Layth says it was that they rejected God, which he says is the crime in all the stories of the prophets in the Quran. He says the other behaviour mentioned about such peoples, giving cheating in trade as an example, is always secondary and goes on everywhere; it was not the reason they met their doom but is added to show their arrogance.

## Sources and names cited

- Lut

## Transcript (machine tier, 2:42:28–2:43:47)

[2:42:07] this is why you gotta love the malikiyah um mufti can you please talk about the actual crime of the people of luth the actual crime of the people of lut was that they rejected god it was the crime of all the prophets stories in the quran were that they rejected god that was the actual crime the second uh the second thing that is mentioned about them is always secondary so whether it was for example is mentioned in the quran that they for example would cheat people in trade now that's something going on everywhere you know it's going on today it's not the

[2:42:47] reason that they met their doom it was because they denied god that's the same with every single prophet it's not being that they it's not the actual indulgences those were just secondary traits that were also added on to show the arrogance so i hope that right you teasing me with the annual [Laughter] this is it isn't it it's always you see this

[2:43:24] this is the problem isn't it you know people are very um it's always it's interesting that it boils down on a lot in a lot of matters just down to the very core fundamental primordial instincts like like the sax it does doesn't it it's you know these are the kind of things that freud did kind of get right that he this is why i suppose he became he was the huge genius that he was but people they may not notice it but a lot of life

## Cite

Mufti Abu Layth Archive, segment 8XuHMCz2N3U/s/40. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/40/

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