Wasallamu Alekum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatum
May Allah Almighty grant success to all of his believing worshippers in the different lands, and we ask Allah to grant us understanding in the religion and steadfastness upon it, as well as sincerity in speech and deeds. Indeed Allah is able to answer our prayer. And our request is all the praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all exists. “ O Allah, send blessing and salutations upon our Prophet Mohamed (SAW), his family and all of his Companion.
Leaving Islam is the ugliest and the worst form of disbelief (kufr). It is technically called ridda (apostasy from Islam), and someone who leaves Islam is called a murtadd (apostate). The Qur'an makes it clear that the one who leaves Islam, hinders people from the path of Allah and then dies as such will be a loser on the Day of Judgment. His eternal abode will be Hell, where he/she will suffer severe torture and endless chastisement. Allah will not forgive him/her, nor will any of his/her good deeds be accepted from him/her. Allah Almighty says: (Those who disbelieve and turn from the way of Allah and then die disbelievers, Allah surely will not pardon them.) (Muhammad 47: 34)
Also, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is reported to have said: "The blood of a Muslim who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah is not lawful to shed unless he be one of three: a married adulterer, someone killed in retaliation for killing another, or someone who abandons his religion and the Muslim community.''
If a sane person who has reached puberty voluntarily apostatizes from Islam, he deserves to be punished. In such a case, it is obligatory for the caliph (or his representative) to ask him to repent and return to Islam. If he does, it is accepted from him, but if he refuses, he is immediately killed.
May Allah Almighty grant success to all of his believing worshippers in the different lands, and we ask Allah to grant us understanding in the religion and steadfastness upon it, as well as sincerity in speech and deeds. Indeed Allah is able to answer our prayer. And our request is all the praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all exists. “ O Allah, send blessing and salutations upon our Prophet Mohamed (SAW), his family and all of his Companion.
Leaving Islam is the ugliest and the worst form of disbelief (kufr). It is technically called ridda (apostasy from Islam), and someone who leaves Islam is called a murtadd (apostate). The Qur'an makes it clear that the one who leaves Islam, hinders people from the path of Allah and then dies as such will be a loser on the Day of Judgment. His eternal abode will be Hell, where he/she will suffer severe torture and endless chastisement. Allah will not forgive him/her, nor will any of his/her good deeds be accepted from him/her. Allah Almighty says: (Those who disbelieve and turn from the way of Allah and then die disbelievers, Allah surely will not pardon them.) (Muhammad 47: 34)
Also, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is reported to have said: "The blood of a Muslim who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah is not lawful to shed unless he be one of three: a married adulterer, someone killed in retaliation for killing another, or someone who abandons his religion and the Muslim community.''
If a sane person who has reached puberty voluntarily apostatizes from Islam, he deserves to be punished. In such a case, it is obligatory for the caliph (or his representative) to ask him to repent and return to Islam. If he does, it is accepted from him, but if he refuses, he is immediately killed.