His third question asks: What is the ruling on one who insults the religion, meaning a person who curses his religion? And what is his status if he is married? And if you ask him about it, he says, "This is just idle talk."

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The questioner : His third question asks: What is the ruling on one who insults the religion, meaning a person who curses his religion? And what is his status if he is married? And if you ask him about it, he says, "This is just idle talk, and I did not intend to insult the religion?"

The Shaykh : Yes, insulting the religion is disbelief, and cursing the religion is also disbelief, because insulting a thing and cursing it indicates hatred and aversion toward it. And Allah the Exalted said:

That is because they disliked what Allah revealed, so He rendered worthless their deeds.

ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَرِهُوا مَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ فَأَحْبَطَ أَعْمَالَهُمْ

[Muhammad 47:9]

And the nullification of deeds does not occur except through apostasy, as Allah the Exalted said:

And whoever of you reverts from his religion [to disbelief] and dies while he is a disbeliever - for those, their deeds have become worthless in this world and the Hereafter, and those are the companions of the Fire, they will abide therein eternally.

وَمَنْ يَرْتَدِدْ مِنْكُمْ عَنْ دِينِهِ فَيَمُتْ وَهُوَ كَافِرٌ فَأُوْلَئِكَ حَبِطَتْ أَعْمَالُهُمْ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ وَأُوْلَئِكَ أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ

[Al-Baqarah 2:217]

So the important point is that there is no doubt about the disbelief of this one who insults the religion, and his claim that he is joking, that he is playing, and that he did not intend this does not negate his disbelief, as Allah the Exalted said regarding the hypocrites:

⁽⁶⁵⁾ And if you ask them, they will surely say, "We were only conversing and playing." Say, "Is it Allah and His verses and His Messenger that you were mocking?" ⁽⁶⁶⁾ Make no excuse; you have disbelieved after your belief. If We pardon one faction of you - We will punish another faction because they were criminals.

وَلَئِنْ سَأَلْتَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ إِنَّمَا كُنَّا نَخُوضُ وَنَلْعَبُ قُلْ أَبِاللَّهِ وَءايَاتِهِ وَرَسُولِهِ كُنتُمْ تَسْتَهْزِئُونَ * لا تَعْتَذِرُوا قَدْ كَفَرْتُمْ بَعْدَ إِيمَانِكُمْ

[At-Tawbah 9:65-66]

Then we say to him: If you are truthful that you are joking or that you are mocking and not serious, then turn back and repent to Allah. If you repent, we will accept your repentance. Repent to Allah and say: "I seek forgiveness from Allah for what happened," and return to your Lord. And if you repent, even from apostasy, your repentance is accepted. Yes.

Source alathar.net

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