Humor remains acceptable when it does not threaten someone’s dignity or security. False alarming news, deliberately terrifying surprises, or hiding a friend’s belongings to cause distress can violate this principle.
Example 1: A student receives a false call that a relative has suffered a terrible accident. This creates genuine distress.
Example 2: Someone issues a serious threat and later laughs it off. The laughter does not undo the fear already caused.
In أَنْ يُرَوِّعَ, the particle أَنْ makes the present-tense verb subjunctive (manṣūb). The expression “an + verb” identifies the action being discussed.