Source: Fatawa Aman Puri by Sheikh Ghulam Mustafa Zaheer Aman Puri
Question:
A person had a dispute, the judge asked him to swear on the Quran in the mosque, so he said that he does not consider the Quran and the mosque to be anything, will he become an apostate?
Answer:
This statement is an act of disbelief, as it has belittled the Quran and the mosque. If he does not repent from this and remains steadfast in his statement even after inquiry, then he is a disbeliever and an apostate, and his punishment is death, which is the responsibility of the Islamic state. He will be completely boycotted, and his marriage will be annulled.
❀ Allama Qazi Iyad, may Allah have mercy on him
Reference: (544 AH)
, states:إن جحد التوراة والإنجيل وكتب الله المنزلة أو كفر بها، أو لعنها، أو سبها ، أو استخف بها فهو كافر
"Whoever denies the Torah, the Gospel, and other heavenly books (that have been revealed) or disbelieves in them or curses them or speaks ill of them or belittles them is a disbeliever."
Reference: (Al-Shifa bi-Tarif Huquq al-Mustafa: 647/2)
❀ Allama Ibn Hajar Haytami, may Allah have mercy on him
Reference: (974 AH)
, states:من استخف بالمصحف أو التوراة أو الإنجيل أو الزبور كفر
"Whoever belittles the Quran, the Torah, the Gospel, or the Psalms is a disbeliever."
Reference: (Al-I'lam bi-Qata' al-Islam, p. 203)
