Will my situation escalate to disbelief if I abandon Imalah in my Quranic recitation for fear of my colleagues' mockery? Am I more sinful than an atheist, or more an infidel than a Christian? And who is more sinful: the Muslim who cursed the religion or the Muslim who became an apostate?

We have previously explained the virtue and ruling of reciting the Quran and the permissibility of its recitation by those who are not proficient in the rules of recitation. There is no harm in not reciting with a specific Qira'ah (recitation style) or Riwayah (narration), as all ten Mutawatir (authentically transmitted) Qira'at are permissible for recitation. There is no harm in avoiding recitation with the Riwayah of Warsh or opening the Imalah. If avoiding Imalah aims to maintain the lesson and prevent chaos and laughter during recitation, then it is a good intention. One must be wary of whispers (waswas), and as for mocking or reviling the religion, it is disbelief (kufr). There is no good in all disbelievers, for they are criminals who have deviated from the fold of Islam.