What is the ruling on one who says, "I am a disbeliever, an associate of partners with Allah"?

Question:
What is the ruling on one who says, "I am a disbeliever, an associate of partners with Allah"? If he says this out of belief,

Answer:
then he is a disbeliever. If he says it without belief, but rather as a joke or in anger, he does not return to Islam safely, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever says does not return to Islam safely." If he is truthful, it is so; and if he is lying, he does not return to Islam safely. Therefore, it is not permissible to utter these words.