As'salamu Alaikum dear brothers,
Not all Muslim scholars are unanimous regarding the death penalty for apostates. Unless it is an apostasy that is followed by hostility towards Muslims, many believe it is not punishable by death:
www.answering-christianity.com/apostates.htmThe Muslim or non-Muslim of today who gets influenced by infidels on the internet and media and leaves Islam should not be killed. Not all apostates turn hostile. Arabs back then were tribal. And the law for killing apostates in the Hadiths, and it doesn't exist in the Glorious Quran, was put by Prophet Muhammad, - peace be upon him, - during times of wars. And if this was a forbidden sin law that can not be compromised, then the
Prophet would not have compromised this law during the HUDAYBIYAH treaty, where he allowed for people to leave Islam and return to the pagans.
The Prophet could not have allowed for Muslims to bow to idols, or take other gods besides Allah Almighty and still be called Muslims and remain Muslims. THIS IS A FORBIDDEN SIN that the Prophet can not dare to commit.
Yet, he allowed for apostates to leave Islam during the treaty. This clearly proves that the law is not for all times and places.
The commands of the Hadiths are not Quran. Yes, we must follow the Prophet according to the Glorious Quran's Commands:
www.answering-christianity.com/warning.htm But if the Hadith had been compromised by the Prophet, then it no longer holds weight. It could've been a temporary law. And Allah Almighty always knows best.
Take care,
Osama Abdallah
