What is the meaning of "suhaq" (lesbianism) and what is the ruling on one who commits it?
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Lesbianism is the act of a woman doing with a woman what a man does with her. It is forbidden by the consensus of scholars, and many of them consider it a major sin. One who commits it must repent, seek forgiveness, and abstain from it.
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