Question
A gay committed suicide. Is he entitled to a Muslim burial? Should Janaazah Salaat be performed for him?
Answer
Suicide is a heinous sin. However, it is not kufr. Such a person has to be given an Islamic burial and buried in the Muslim cemetery. But if he had claimed that gayi'ism/ homosexuality is permissible, then he had lost his Imaan. In that case he was a murtad. A murtad may not be given an Islamic burial.
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