What is the ruling on one who says, "I am a Jew when I hit my children," intending to liken his situation to the harshness of the Jews, taking into consideration that he does not ascribe himself to the Jewish faith?

A Muslim must restrain his tongue from evil. The scholars have differed regarding the ruling on one who says he is a Jew, a Christian, or a polytheist. The correct view is that he is not a disbeliever if he did not intend to venerate that by which he swore, but rather was lying, or said what he said to liken his evil deed to what they practice. Passing a judgment of disbelief on a specific individual is not a light matter; it requires the fulfillment of conditions and the absence of impediments.