Is riding on a friend's back as a joke while reciting the verse: "And Who created all the pairs and made for you of ships and animals mounts, that you may ride upon them" considered mockery of the Quran, and does it necessitate apostasy?
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It does not appear that what you did constitutes disbelief (kufr), because you mocked your companion, not the verse itself. However, your action is ugly and unfitting for the Qur'an. You must repent and revere the Qur'an.
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