What is the ruling on one who imitates some people in mockery of them, or to correct the defects they have?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
May Allah reward you, O Shaykh: Regarding mockery, if it is applied to an action, does it fall under the prohibition? And if the action is acquired, such as if he acquired imitating a person in a way of making a mistake, does this also fall under the prohibition?
The Shaykh : The verse is general[Al-Hujurat 49:11] whether it is by speech or by action, but I do not know what you mean by saying: acquired or not acquired?
The questioner : I mean he learned it, it is not part of his nature as Allah the Exalted created him, as if he imitated a person, for example, in certain movements, or for example, he learned a specific action with his hand.
The Shaykh : The mocker, I mean?
The questioner : No, the one being mocked.
The Shaykh : The one being mocked, for example, suppose the one being mocked was afflicted with a tremor in his hand, for example, like this, so he does not speak except saying this. Is this what you mean?
The questioner : This is from Allah the Exalted, meaning Allah willed it for him, but for example, he learned a specific movement with his tongue, for example, as a habit.
The Shaykh : If his intention is mockery, it is not permissible, but sometimes a person likes the speech of someone among the people, so he speaks as he speaks. For example: he liked the recitation of a reciter among the imams, so he began to imitate his recitation. This is not mockery, but rather this is admiration for him.
The questioner : For example, if this imitation is a mistake, for example, he pronounced a letter incorrectly, and it is possible to correct this pronunciation, for example, some...
The Shaykh : The mocker or the one being mocked?
The questioner : The one being mocked.
The Shaykh : A mistake?
The questioner : Yes, he has a mistake, and the mocker mocks in order to correct what he has.
The Shaykh : If the mocker mocks with the incorrect pronunciation, he becomes a mocker of him.
The questioner : But does it fall under the prohibition?
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no doubt.
The questioner : And if he wants to correct the mistake he has?
The Shaykh : How does he correct the mistake he has? I mean, for example, one person says "al-lahman" (the meat) and puts a lam in it, so another person says "al-lahan" (the song). He does not benefit from this at all.
The questioner : It does not fix it for the sake of change, or for example, he has a movement in his walking?
The Shaykh : The important thing, may Allah bless you, is that mockery, absolute, by speech or by action, is forbidden, it is not permissible.
May Allah reward you, O Shaykh: Regarding mockery, if it is applied to an action, does it fall under the prohibition? And if the action is acquired, such as if he acquired imitating a person in a way of making a mistake, does this also fall under the prohibition?
The Shaykh : The verse is general
let not a people ridicule [another] people
لا يَسْخَرْ قَوْمٌ مِنْ قَوْمٍThe questioner : I mean he learned it, it is not part of his nature as Allah the Exalted created him, as if he imitated a person, for example, in certain movements, or for example, he learned a specific action with his hand.
The Shaykh : The mocker, I mean?
The questioner : No, the one being mocked.
The Shaykh : The one being mocked, for example, suppose the one being mocked was afflicted with a tremor in his hand, for example, like this, so he does not speak except saying this. Is this what you mean?
The questioner : This is from Allah the Exalted, meaning Allah willed it for him, but for example, he learned a specific movement with his tongue, for example, as a habit.
The Shaykh : If his intention is mockery, it is not permissible, but sometimes a person likes the speech of someone among the people, so he speaks as he speaks. For example: he liked the recitation of a reciter among the imams, so he began to imitate his recitation. This is not mockery, but rather this is admiration for him.
The questioner : For example, if this imitation is a mistake, for example, he pronounced a letter incorrectly, and it is possible to correct this pronunciation, for example, some...
The Shaykh : The mocker or the one being mocked?
The questioner : The one being mocked.
The Shaykh : A mistake?
The questioner : Yes, he has a mistake, and the mocker mocks in order to correct what he has.
The Shaykh : If the mocker mocks with the incorrect pronunciation, he becomes a mocker of him.
The questioner : But does it fall under the prohibition?
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no doubt.
The questioner : And if he wants to correct the mistake he has?
The Shaykh : How does he correct the mistake he has? I mean, for example, one person says "al-lahman" (the meat) and puts a lam in it, so another person says "al-lahan" (the song). He does not benefit from this at all.
The questioner : It does not fix it for the sake of change, or for example, he has a movement in his walking?
The Shaykh : The important thing, may Allah bless you, is that mockery, absolute, by speech or by action, is forbidden, it is not permissible.