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Does one who imitates a sorcerer jokingly become an unbeliever, based on the principle that whoever mocks disbelief becomes an unbeliever?

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Mocking the utterance of disbelief (kufr) is considered disbelief, for jesting with disbelief is disbelief by consensus. If mockery of Allah, His Messenger, or the religion emanates from a sane person who is not under duress, then he disbelieves thereby and is considered an apostate from Islam, and upon him is sincere repentance. As for imitating the actions of a sorcerer that involve disbelief, such as sacrificing to jinn or blowing on knots, this is an invitation to disbelief, because the mere act of sorcery is disbelief according to the majority. However, if the imitation is of the sorcerer's appearance in dress, walking, or sitting, which is not considered disbelief, then one does not disbelieve by it. The ruling on imitating disbelief differs from imitating other things based on intention; if it is for a legitimate purpose, such as clarifying its corruption, then there is no harm. But if it is in a manner that approves of the statement of the one being imitated, then there is no doubt about the disbelief of the imitator.

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