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Does my saying to my mother, "For God's sake, did you wake me up just for prayer?" constitute mocking prayer and lead to apostasy?

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A Muslim must know that exiting Islam only occurs through certainty, not through obsessive doubts, error, coercion, or self-talk. This is based on the Almighty's saying: "And there is no blame upon you for that in which you have erred, but [only for] what your hearts intended" (Quran 33:5), and the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "Indeed, Allah has pardoned for my Ummah (nation) what they self-talk about as long as they do not act upon it or speak about it," and "Indeed, Allah has pardoned for my Ummah (nation) their mistakes, forgetfulness, and what they are coerced into."

It does not appear that the questioner mocked the prayer; rather, he wanted to inform his mother that he was excused because he was asleep. Therefore, he should distance himself from obsessive doubts.

Prayer must be revered and given importance, and one should take measures to wake up for it, including the parents' instruction to wake him.

A sleeping person must be woken up for prayer if its time is running out and there is a fear that its time will expire before he prays. This is because, even though a sleeping person is not held accountable, the impediment to his accountability (sleep) is quickly removed. He is like an inattentive person, and it is obligatory to alert the inattentive.

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