Are the following statements considered mockery or disbelief? 1. Saying "Astaghfirullah" (I seek forgiveness from Allah) while laughing upon seeing a bottle resembling a wine bottle? 2. Imitating the Friday sermon by saying, "O servants of Allah, and furthermore, do not buy this product," and what is the ruling on someone who said that and replied to the advice by saying, "Is it your sin or my sin?" 3. A person saying to his friend, "If I enter Paradise, it will be because of you"? 4. Do the family members of one who curses Allah become disbelievers if they treat him as a Muslim?
Laughing at the sight of a bottle resembling wine bottles does not contain any suspicion of mockery. As for one who imitates the Friday sermon with the intention of mockery, he is in grave danger; otherwise, he should be advised gently. The statement, "I will enter Paradise because of you," is not permissible to utter, because the acceptance of deeds is known only to Allah, and no one is allowed to presume upon Allah. And whoever insults Allah Almighty is an apostate disbeliever who must be advised and called to return to Islam, and his family does not become disbelievers because of that. The questioner might be afflicted with waswasah (whispers/obsessive thoughts), so he must get rid of them and not pay attention to them.
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