Explanation of the verse: (Say: Do you take Allah and His verses and His messengers as a mockery?) Is the intended meaning here practical disbelief or creedal disbelief?
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The questioner : The mockery of the religion mentioned in the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He: [At-Tawbah 9:65-66] The question is: Is the disbelief here creedal or practical?
The Shaykh : There is no doubt that this is creedal disbelief; in fact, this is a type of disbelief with two horns. Because mocking the verses of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, cannot come from a believer, no matter how weak his faith may be. This type of disbelief is what falls under our previous discussion when we said that it is not permissible to declare a Muslim a disbeliever unless something appears from his tongue that indicates what is settled in his heart. Here, his mockery of the verses of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is the greatest admission from him that he does not believe in what he mocked. Therefore, he is a disbeliever with creedal disbelief.
The questioner : Meaning, in this matter, that this is from the hypocrites.
The Shaykh : Yes, the verse, yes indeed.
(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 *لاَ تَعْتَذِرُوا قَدْ كَفَرْتُمْ بَعْدَ إِيمَانِكُمْThe Shaykh : There is no doubt that this is creedal disbelief; in fact, this is a type of disbelief with two horns. Because mocking the verses of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, cannot come from a believer, no matter how weak his faith may be. This type of disbelief is what falls under our previous discussion when we said that it is not permissible to declare a Muslim a disbeliever unless something appears from his tongue that indicates what is settled in his heart. Here, his mockery of the verses of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is the greatest admission from him that he does not believe in what he mocked. Therefore, he is a disbeliever with creedal disbelief.
The questioner : Meaning, in this matter, that this is from the hypocrites.
The Shaykh : Yes, the verse, yes indeed.
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