Mockery of the religion mentioned in the verse: “Say: ‘Is it Allah and His verses and His Messenger that you used to mock? Do not make excuses; you have disbelieved after your faith.’”
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The questioner : The mockery of the religion mentioned in His saying—Blessed and Exalted is He—: [At-Tawbah 9:65-66] The question is: Is the disbelief here doctrinal or practical?
The Shaykh : There is no doubt that the disbelief is doctrinal. In fact, this type of disbelief has two horns, because mocking the verses of Allah—Mighty and Majestic—cannot possibly come from a believer, no matter how weak his faith may be. This is the type of disbelief that falls under our previous discussion when we said: It is not permissible to declare a Muslim a disbeliever unless something appears from his tongue that indicates it has taken root in his heart. Here, his mockery of the verses of Allah—Mighty and Majestic—is the greatest admission on his part that he does not believe in what he mocked. Therefore, he is a disbeliever with doctrinal disbelief.
The questioner : This is from the category of the hypocrites.
The Shaykh: Yes.
(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.
قُلْ أَبِاللَّهِ وَآيَاتِهِ وَرَسُولِهِ كُنْتُمْ تَسْتَهْزِئُونَ * لَا تَعْتَذِرُوا قَدْ كَفَرْتُمْ بَعْدَ إِيمَانِكُمْThe Shaykh : There is no doubt that the disbelief is doctrinal. In fact, this type of disbelief has two horns, because mocking the verses of Allah—Mighty and Majestic—cannot possibly come from a believer, no matter how weak his faith may be. This is the type of disbelief that falls under our previous discussion when we said: It is not permissible to declare a Muslim a disbeliever unless something appears from his tongue that indicates it has taken root in his heart. Here, his mockery of the verses of Allah—Mighty and Majestic—is the greatest admission on his part that he does not believe in what he mocked. Therefore, he is a disbeliever with doctrinal disbelief.
The questioner : This is from the category of the hypocrites.
The Shaykh: Yes.
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