What is the ruling on having sex with animals?
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A man having intercourse with an animal, or a woman allowing an animal to have intercourse with her, is forbidden. This falls under the general meaning of Allah's Almighty saying: "And do not approach immoralities - what is apparent of them and what is concealed."
This is an act to which only someone with a wicked nature and a deviant disposition would incline. Its perpetrator deserves punishment, and scholars have differed on its type, whether it be a prescribed punishment like for adultery, or a discretionary punishment, while unanimously agreeing on its prohibition.
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