Is laughing at the phrase "Islamic disco," or joking when issuing a religious ruling, or questioning the reason for religious people being accompanied on a journey, or asking "Does one who apostatized have a special ablution?" considered apostasy or mockery of religion, and does the ruling differ between intentional and unintentional mockery?
The questioner is advised to avoid obsessive doubts regarding this matter. These statements that he uttered are not considered apostasy, and his hatred of mockery and his fear are proof of his faith. Whoever apostatizes, his ablution becomes invalid, so if he returns to Islam, he should perform ablution. There is a difference between one who intentionally mocks and one from whom a word was uttered unintentionally; whoever makes a mistake in his speech unintentionally incurs no sin, for Allah Almighty says: "And there is no blame upon you for that in which you have erred, but [only for] what your hearts intended." And the Prophet erred out of extreme joy when he said: "O Allah, You are my servant and I am Your Lord."
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