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Questioner: Doctor, there are many situations that occur with many people, such as someone saying, "May your rooster be cursed" or "Give me the religion of this thing," for example. Under which category does this fall? Is it considered disbelief or what?
Doctor: This is what scholars call "indirect allusion" (ta'rid). Islamic scholars, including Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah and Judge Iyad, among others, have classified the prohibition of insulting the Prophet ﷺ and the ruling on insulting him, peace be upon him, and have included in their discussions "indirect allusion"—that is, speech that alludes to the status of prophethood or religion in an indirect manner.
These phrases, such as "your rooster" (may it be cursed) and "your donkey" (may it be cursed), and "Give me the religion of this thing," and similar expressions, all fall under the category of indirect allusion. Even if the speaker avoids outright disbelief—because these cases vary in clarity, directness, and intent—he is gambling recklessly with his religion.
Whoever becomes accustomed to using such phrases is, in effect, saying, "I do not want to insult God directly, but I want to insult something close to Him," or "I do not want to insult religion outright, but I want to insult something similar to it." This does not necessarily absolve it from being disbelief, as it involves indirect allusion and contains an element of mockery. Even if a particular phrase or situation is less severe, the speaker is still gambling with his religion, and a wise person would never enter into such a gamble at all.
Again, have you heard of what is called a "safety zone"? When you joke, tease, or speak, maintain a "safety zone" between yourself and religion—a distance of kilometers, not centimeters—so that you do not fall into what destroys your worldly life and the Hereafter.