Is the husband considered a mocker, one who permits the forbidden and forbids the permissible, if he utters some religious phrases jokingly, such as "Do not say to them [i.e., your parents] 'uff'" or "Woe to you on a momentous day when neither wealth nor sons will avail you," or if he says jokingly "Gifts are forbidden," or if he says "It is not forbidden for me to talk about my stepmother" out of curiosity, knowing that he does not intend the literal meanings of these statements?
Nothing in the question indicates that your husband has disbelieved, for the principle is that one whose Islam has been established does not cease to be Muslim except with certainty. His statement, "Gifts are unlawful," does not constitute disbelief, as long as he does not believe in making lawful what is unlawful or making unlawful what is lawful. It appears that the question stems from whisperings (waswas), and it is advisable to disregard them.
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