Apostasy in Islam is defined as the abandonment or the desertion of the Islamic religion by a Muslim. It can be done by converting to another religion or just by leaving the religion as it is. It has to be done on the persons free will, without any coercion. A person who is said to have left the religion without his own free will, will not amount to apostasy[ The Punishment for Apostasy from Islam. (n.d.). Retrieved January 14, 2016, from http://www.answering-islam.org/Silas/apostasy.htm
]. Furthermore, apostasy is not just merely leaving the religion itself, several conducts, such as mocking Allah or the Prophet Muhammad, questioning the God or worshiping 2 to 3 gods at a time would also constitute Apostasy. In the past, it was held …show more content…
Those Muslims who abandon Islam are called apostates. That being said, a person who has just left the religion is given a chance to repent. However, if the person refuses to repent, then he is punishable with death. This is explained in the Quranic verse 3:90, “but those who reject Faith after they accepted it, and then go on adding to their defiance of Faith,- never will their repentance be accepted; for they are those who have (of set purpose) gone astray” and also Quran 9:66, “Make ye no excuses: ye have rejected Faith after ye had accepted it. If We pardon some of you, We will punish others amongst you, for that they are in sin”. Furthermore, the Apostasy is also discussed in some Hadith, for example, Sahih al-Bukharisaid A man embraced Islam and then reverted back to Judaism. Mu'adh bin Jabal came and saw the man with Abu Musa. Mu'adh asked, "What is wrong with this (man)?" Abu Musa replied, "He embraced Islam and then reverted back to Judaism." Mu'adh said, "I will not sit down unless you kill him (as it is) the verdict of Allah and His Apostle. This is because, the persons act is actually an insult to the religion of Islam, they are a bad example to other believers and their act will only contribute to the defamation of …show more content…
Instead, they should be imprisoned until they repent. Ibrahim al-Nakha'i and Sufyan al-Thawri and their followers were the ones who opposes the death penalty and suggested imprisonment instead. Moreover, Abu Hanifa and his followers were against the death penalty to apply on female apostates, they supported imprisonment until they rejoin Islam. Hanafi scholars stated that a female apostate should not be given the death treatment, as it was forbidden to kill women under Sharia. However, Maliki, Shafii, Hanbali and Ja'fari scholars interpreted other parts of Sharia to allow death as an alternate punishment for Muslim apostate women, in addition to imprisonment. All in all, the view on Apostacy under Islamic law is a controversial topic. Nevertheless, those who holds Islamic beliefs should stick with their religion and avoid committing apostasy, as it will only become a big issue that is very hard to be resolved, especially in Malaysia, where we have dual court systems, namely the Civil court and the Shariah
]. Furthermore, apostasy is not just merely leaving the religion itself, several conducts, such as mocking Allah or the Prophet Muhammad, questioning the God or worshiping 2 to 3 gods at a time would also constitute Apostasy. In the past, it was held …show more content…
Those Muslims who abandon Islam are called apostates. That being said, a person who has just left the religion is given a chance to repent. However, if the person refuses to repent, then he is punishable with death. This is explained in the Quranic verse 3:90, “but those who reject Faith after they accepted it, and then go on adding to their defiance of Faith,- never will their repentance be accepted; for they are those who have (of set purpose) gone astray” and also Quran 9:66, “Make ye no excuses: ye have rejected Faith after ye had accepted it. If We pardon some of you, We will punish others amongst you, for that they are in sin”. Furthermore, the Apostasy is also discussed in some Hadith, for example, Sahih al-Bukharisaid A man embraced Islam and then reverted back to Judaism. Mu'adh bin Jabal came and saw the man with Abu Musa. Mu'adh asked, "What is wrong with this (man)?" Abu Musa replied, "He embraced Islam and then reverted back to Judaism." Mu'adh said, "I will not sit down unless you kill him (as it is) the verdict of Allah and His Apostle. This is because, the persons act is actually an insult to the religion of Islam, they are a bad example to other believers and their act will only contribute to the defamation of …show more content…
Instead, they should be imprisoned until they repent. Ibrahim al-Nakha'i and Sufyan al-Thawri and their followers were the ones who opposes the death penalty and suggested imprisonment instead. Moreover, Abu Hanifa and his followers were against the death penalty to apply on female apostates, they supported imprisonment until they rejoin Islam. Hanafi scholars stated that a female apostate should not be given the death treatment, as it was forbidden to kill women under Sharia. However, Maliki, Shafii, Hanbali and Ja'fari scholars interpreted other parts of Sharia to allow death as an alternate punishment for Muslim apostate women, in addition to imprisonment. All in all, the view on Apostacy under Islamic law is a controversial topic. Nevertheless, those who holds Islamic beliefs should stick with their religion and avoid committing apostasy, as it will only become a big issue that is very hard to be resolved, especially in Malaysia, where we have dual court systems, namely the Civil court and the Shariah