The 'Just Kidding' Excuse When Insulting Religion, the Quran Answered Long Ago

The controversy over a challenge to recite Quranic verses in exchange for alcohol at a music festival leaves a question: can the excuse of 'just kidding' erase responsibility? The Quran has answered this pattern of defense in Surah At-Taubah verses 65-66, when those who mocked the Prophet and his companions claimed they were just joking around, Allah affirmed that there is no apology for them. Scholars explain that mocking Allah, His verses, and His Messenger constitutes disbelief, and the intention to joke does not change the status of the act. The Prophet also warned of woe to those who lie to make people laugh. Islam even closes the smallest loopholes, such as the prohibition of using the word 'raa'ina' which the Jews twisted into a word with a bad connotation. In this case, two things meet: forbidden alcohol and the noble verses of the Quran, exchanged in one transaction on stage. Scholars distinguish between judging the act and judging the individual; the verdict against the perpetrator is not the authority of netizens, but of scholars and authorized institutions. Our responsibility is to ensure that Allah's verses are not treated as playthings. https://mozaik.inilah.com/dakwah/dalih-cuma-bercanda-saat-hina-agama-alquran-sudah-jawab-sejak-dulu