The Ruling on Using Verses of the Qur'an in Jocular Conversation

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people use some of the noble verses in the way of jocular, non-serious conversation. For example, when you ask him what time it is, he tells you, "The hour is more cunning and more severe." What is the ruling on that and the like of it?

Answer:
This is not permissible. Using the words of the Qur'an in jest. They turn the Hour, which is the Hour of the Day of Resurrection, into the hour on people's hands, the timepiece. This is considered a distortion of the speech of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Allah did not intend the hour that is with you. Rather, He intended the great Hour, which is the end of this world and the beginning of the Hereafter. So this is a distortion of the speech of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). And it is a form of play that is not permissible. It is obligatory for the one who does this to repent to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.