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of such conduct is pointed out in the verse below:
“Verily, you are those who have disputed about that of
which you have knowledge. Why do you then dispute
concerning that which you have no knowledge? It is Allah
Who knows, and you know not.” (Surat Aal-e-Imran, 3:66)

41 No Mocking

The following verse clearly tells us that there
should be no mockery among the believers:
“O you who believe! Let not some men among you
laugh at others: It may be that the (latter) are better than
the (former): Nor let some women laugh at others: It may
be that the (latter) are better than the (former): Nor defame
nor be sarcastic to each other, nor call each other by
(offensive) nicknames: Ill-seeming is a name connoting
wickedness, (to be used of one) after he has believed: And
those who do not repent are (indeed) doing wrong.” (Surat
al-Hujraat, 49:11)

Allah tells people to refrain from mocking.
Mockery can take many forms: open laughter at
personal misadvantures, sly grins, verbal teasing
under the pretence of joking, or sidelong glances to
convey something which cannot be openly discussed.
Such behaviour belongs to the culture of the ignorant
and does not befit true believers. The Qur’an tells us

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