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[The Islamic Punishment for Murtads]
Contents:
●Definition of Riddah.
●Ruling of Murtads.
●Punishment for Murtads.
●Refuting Modern Claims Against the Hudud.
No.1 [The Islamic Punishment for Murtads]
Contents:
●Definition of Riddah.
●Ruling of Murtads.
●Punishment for Murtads.
●Refuting Modern Claims Against the Hudud.
●Definition of Riddah
-From a pure linguistic perspective, Riddah (الردة) means retrogression, or reversion. It can also mean "rejection".
-In Shari'ah terminology it can literally mean:
"Apostasy" or "Changing from the state of Islam to the state of Kufr."
-From a pure linguistic perspective, Riddah (الردة) means retrogression, or reversion. It can also mean "rejection".
-In Shari'ah terminology it can literally mean:
"Apostasy" or "Changing from the state of Islam to the state of Kufr."
●Ruling of Murtads
In Islam, a Kaffir is generally in two states:
-Mu'ahiid (ones protected under a treaty)
-Harbi (ones that fall under the category of war enemies, unprotected)
As stated by Al-Tabari in his tafsir of Surat Al-Baqarah Verse no. 256—
In Islam, a Kaffir is generally in two states:
-Mu'ahiid (ones protected under a treaty)
-Harbi (ones that fall under the category of war enemies, unprotected)
As stated by Al-Tabari in his tafsir of Surat Al-Baqarah Verse no. 256—
Murtads fall under the second category. It is not allowed to form pacts of peace between us and them, so they have no sanctity whatsoever. Not their lives, nor their property. Though it should be noted that when a Sharia judge is present, no one should take action but him.
●Punishment for Murtads.
The general punishment for a man that has committed apostasy (Riddah) in Islam is the death sentence.
Ibn Taymiyyah said:
"The Qur'an and the Sunnah all prove that the punishment of the Murtad, as we mentioned before, is death by the CONSENSUS."
The general punishment for a man that has committed apostasy (Riddah) in Islam is the death sentence.
Ibn Taymiyyah said:
"The Qur'an and the Sunnah all prove that the punishment of the Murtad, as we mentioned before, is death by the CONSENSUS."
Al-Shawkani said:
"And death is the punishment for the warfarer, the MURTAD and in anyway that he has commited Riddah after he has been told to repent 3 times..."
then he said:
"Killing the Murtad is a matter of CONSENSUS by scholars—
"And death is the punishment for the warfarer, the MURTAD and in anyway that he has commited Riddah after he has been told to repent 3 times..."
then he said:
"Killing the Murtad is a matter of CONSENSUS by scholars—
even if they differed in some of the minor details. AND THE EVIDENCE THAT PROVES THIS IS GREAT IN NUMBER TO THE POINT IN WHERE WE CAN'T PUT IT ALL HERE."
Indeed, what Al-Shawkani said is very true. The Prophet (PBUH) said:
“He who changes his religion kill him.”
Indeed, what Al-Shawkani said is very true. The Prophet (PBUH) said:
“He who changes his religion kill him.”
And Al-Tirmidhi had narrated by a Sahih Isnad that Abu Burdah ibn Nayar (RA) was ordered by the Prophet (peace be upon him) to take the life of an apostate.
See Irwa' Al-Ghalil (18/8)
And he ordered Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari (RA) to do the same.
See Muslim (1733)
See Irwa' Al-Ghalil (18/8)
And he ordered Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari (RA) to do the same.
See Muslim (1733)
And this has been done by the Sahabah countless times.
Some examples:
Musanaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
(28986، 29002، 29003، 29004، 29005، 29007، 29008، 32740، 32741، 32738، 32764، 31384).
Musanaf Abdulrazaq:
(18710، 18715، 19721، 19296، 18709، 18691).
Some examples:
Musanaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
(28986، 29002، 29003، 29004، 29005، 29007، 29008، 32740، 32741، 32738، 32764، 31384).
Musanaf Abdulrazaq:
(18710، 18715، 19721، 19296، 18709، 18691).
Ma'rifat Al-Sunan wa Al-Athar by Al-Bayhaqi
(3/ 212، 266، 8/ 201).
And so, so much more.
(3/ 212، 266، 8/ 201).
And so, so much more.
●Refuting Modern Claims Against the Hudud
With the advent of modern Western thought (emphasis on the "modern", as their previous generations practiced apostasy laws) and its new influences on Islamic communites-especially diaspora ones-new objections to Riddah laws appeared.
With the advent of modern Western thought (emphasis on the "modern", as their previous generations practiced apostasy laws) and its new influences on Islamic communites-especially diaspora ones-new objections to Riddah laws appeared.
The most famous objection is that the laws are more on the "political" side rather than the "religious" one. In other words, it was only practiced by the early Muslims (especially in the time of the Rashidun) as a form of maintaining state order and power.
With such arguments, they attempt to reach the conclusion that as long as the Murtad doesn't wage war against us nor harm us:
He should be left free.
This is FALSE.
He should be left free.
This is FALSE.
Why? We can demonstrate this in two points:
-The hadiths, specifically the main one saying:
"Who changes his religion kill him."
are in GENERAL terms. No specifications have been made in any form. Where did the Prophet (peace be upon him) say:
"Only the non-peaceful ones"?
-The hadiths, specifically the main one saying:
"Who changes his religion kill him."
are in GENERAL terms. No specifications have been made in any form. Where did the Prophet (peace be upon him) say:
"Only the non-peaceful ones"?
-The narrations are filled with examples of killing Murtads who did not wage war. For example the 2 mentioned above with Abu Musa and Abu Burdah.
They often cite the Riddah wars under the time of Abu Bakr, but that shows their ignorance.
They often cite the Riddah wars under the time of Abu Bakr, but that shows their ignorance.
One should not use orientalist (or any non-classical non-Arab sources for that matter) material when it comes to early Islamic history as it can give a pretty unclear view of the issues. The Riddah wars were BOTH politically and religiously motivated.
The main evidence of this is that there were some tribes that committed Riddah but didn't even wage war.
FINISHED
This thread was meant to be very short, basic, and easy to understand. Follow for more and give me your ideas.
This thread was meant to be very short, basic, and easy to understand. Follow for more and give me your ideas.
