Is saying "She was ill-mannered" about Hind bint Utbah – may Allah be pleased with her – before the speaker corrected herself and regretted it, considered disbelief (kufr), and does it necessitate making up fasts? Is joking by saying "Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality, evil, and oppression" after saying "And be grateful to Him for His blessings, He will increase you, and establish prayer" considered mockery of the religion? Is joking by saying "Eat, it's normal" to a fasting person who is offered food considered mockery of the fast and disbelief that invalidates it?
We ask Allah to cure you of the whispers (waswas). Hind bint Utbah embraced Islam and her Islam was good; she is among the noble female Companions. What you said about her is not considered slander against her, but rather against the actress. Even if you meant her (Hind bint Utbah) and were unaware of her Islam, Allah has forgiven mistakes and forgetfulness. This statement does not invalidate Islam, nor does it obligate you to make up that day of Ramadan. The other actions mentioned do not constitute mockery unless accompanied by a heart-felt disdain for the Sharia, as speech might be intended as a threat or a mockery of the other party's words. You should abandon these whispers, and recite Surat An-Nas frequently, and seek refuge in Allah from the accursed devil, and rely on Allah with certainty, and increase in the remembrance of Allah, seeking forgiveness, and reading the Quran, for in that lies tranquility for the hearts.
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