What do you say about talking about the people of innovation in a joking manner and giving them nicknames?

Question:

"What do you say about talking about the people of innovation in a joking manner, in order to laugh and joke about them and give them nicknames in order to belittle them?"

Answer:

"To mention the bad characteristics of a person of bid'ah especially if he is one who calls to his bid'ah, then to mention his faults in giving naseehah and advice to the Muslim is permissible in order to warn the Muslims from this individual. However, the aspect of mocking this individual and being sarcastic and laughing at him etc. is not from advice to the Believers. It is very important that one differentiates between the two affairs: naseehah (advice) by mentioning the faults of the individual in order to warn the people and the other affair of mocking people which is a despicable trait."

Shaykh 'Abdur-Razzāq Al-Badr, may Allah preserve him

Translated by Albaseerah.org.
Source: A lecture titled "Hadith of the Guarantee", on the 8th of April, 2006. [Click here for a screenshot in PDF format]
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