What is the ruling on mocking and ridiculing disbelievers?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on mocking and ridiculing disbelievers?
Answer:
Mocking and ridiculing are not permissible toward anyone. However, hating disbelievers and disapproving of them is obligatory. As for mocking and ridiculing, they do not bring about anything. It is not the character of a Muslim to mock people or ridicule them. But it is obligatory to hate the disbeliever, and may Allah protect us, and it is obligatory to call him to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), so that perhaps Allah will guide him by the best means. Ridicule and mockery are not a means of da'wah (calling others to Islam), and they are not a cause of guidance; rather, they become a cause of arrogance and stubbornness. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on mocking and ridiculing disbelievers?
Answer:
Mocking and ridiculing are not permissible toward anyone. However, hating disbelievers and disapproving of them is obligatory. As for mocking and ridiculing, they do not bring about anything. It is not the character of a Muslim to mock people or ridicule them. But it is obligatory to hate the disbeliever, and may Allah protect us, and it is obligatory to call him to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), so that perhaps Allah will guide him by the best means. Ridicule and mockery are not a means of da'wah (calling others to Islam), and they are not a cause of guidance; rather, they become a cause of arrogance and stubbornness. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الاستهزاء والسخرية من الكفار؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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