Does Laughing at a Joke About Islam Count as Mockery of Islam? – Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat


Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

Question

Does laughing at a joke about Islam count as a mockery of Islam?

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat clarifies whether laughing at a joke related to Islam constitutes mockery.

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat pursued Arabic Grammar and Morphology alongside his English and History degree. Post-graduation, he deepened his studies in Damascus, learning Arabic, Hanafi Fiqh, Theology, and more under notable scholars like Shaykh Adnan Darwish and Shaykh Rashad Shams. He continued in Amman, expanding into Tafsir, Hadith, Prophetic Biography, and other Islamic sciences, guided by teachers such as Shaykh Ali Hani and Dr. Hamza al-Bakri.