Zain-ud-Din Al-Amili on the punishment for same-sex intercourse among men

Question:

Who imposes the punishments on the men, who have intercourse with each other, according to the Shi’a scholar Zain-ud-Din Al-Amili, known as Ash-Shahid Ath-Thani?

Response:

Zain-ud-Din Ibn Ali Al-Amili writes:

مذهب الأصحاب أن حد اللائط الموقب القتل ليس إلا ويتخير الإمام في جهة قتله فإن شاء قتله بالسيف وإن شاء ألقاه من شاهق وإن شاء أحرقه بالنار وإن شاء رجمه

,,The Companions hold the position, that the boundary punishment (Hadd) for that person, who has intercourse with others of the same sex, is the execution, not elsewise and the decision, on the manner of their execution is made by the Imam (a.). If he wants, he strikes them down with the sword and if he wants, he throws them down from a high place and if he wants, he burns them with fire and if he wants, he stones them.” [Masalik-ul-Afham, Volume 14 page 405]

Comment:

In the occultation of our imam (ajf) there are no punishments [Read here!]