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Robertsino
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What is the punishment for one who leaves Islam

Post by Robertsino » Mon May 16, 2022 2:47 pm

What is the punishment for one who leaves Islam?

I found the answer at:

https://islamqa.info/en/answers/696/pun ... ves-islaam

Punishment of the one who leaves Islam

The punishment for apostasy (riddah) is well-known in Islamic Share’ah. The one who leaves Islam will be asked to repent by the Share’ah judge in an Islamic country; if he does not repent and come back to the true religion, he will be killed as a kaafir and apostate, because of the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Whoever changes his religion, kill him." (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 3017).

It is well-known in Share’ah that the punishments (hudood) are not carried out on minors, because they have not yet reached the age of responsibility; but in the case of those who have reached the age of responsibility, the punishment (hadd) applies, without a doubt.

The person who knows the truth and believes in it, then turns his back on it, does not deserve to live. The punishment for apostasy is prescribed for the protection of the religion and as a deterrent to anyone who is thinking of leaving Islam. There is no doubt that such a serious crime must be met with an equally weighty punishment. If the kuffaar do not give people the freedom to cross a red light, how can we give freedom to people to leave Islam and disbelieve in Allah when they want to?

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