Punishment of homosexual relations

1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) relates that the community of Prophet Lut (a.s.) was involved in homosexual relations excessively. Hence, the earth cried so much in front of the Lord that its tears reached the heavens and heavens cried so much that their tears reached the Divine Throne. Then Allah ordered the sky to rain stones on those people and He ordered the earth to swallow them.”

Once a woman came to the narrator to seek permission to meet Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.). The permission was granted and she came to meet the Imam (a.s.). She asked Imam (a.s.), “What is the punishment of a lesbian?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “The punishment is equal to that of a fornicator. The adulterers will be brought on the Day of Judgment wearing a dress of fire. Their shawl will be of fire. They will be pierced with the rods of fire from the stomach to their heads and they will be thrown into Hell. She will be told: O woman! This act was done by the community of Prophet Lut (a.s.) first when the males started involving themselves with other males and women being left alone became lesbians.”