Question
Asalamualaikum Shaykh
What is the reference and authenticity of narration below Once Abul Aswad (RA) brought a letter which he showed to one of his students and said: “I bear witness ‘that this letter was dictated by Ali bin Abi Talib (RA), to Abul Aswad: “When men (i.e. homosexuals) will (sexually) satisfy themselves with men and, women (i.e. lesbians) with women, then earthquakes will occur, faces will become transformed and stones will rain down from the skies.”
Jazakallahukhair
Answer
We have not been able to locate this narration.
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Mufti Abdul Rahman Mangera
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