What is the ruling on using the phrase "wrapping it up" to refer to prayer, if the speaker is joking and does not intend mockery?
If the phrase is intended merely as a concession for a need, then there is no sin. However, if it is intended for a person to pray without caring about the manner of prayer, or if it would invalidate it, then he has committed a grave evil, because he has commanded what is forbidden and forbidden what is good. And if he said that mockingly, even jokingly, it leads to apostasy from Islam, according to the Almighty's saying: "And if you ask them, they will surely say, 'We were only conversing and playing.' Say, 'Is it Allah and His verses and His Messenger that you were mocking?' Make no excuse; you have disbelieved after your belief." And whoever uttered this must offer sincere repentance.
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