Apostasy in Islamic Sources

apostate in Arabic = murtadd

see Afghani Abdul Rahman, Feb. 2006

THE QUR’AN

Surah 2.217
Surah 16.106 (cf. 109)
Surah 4.137
Surah 2.256
vs.
Surah 4.89-90

THE HADITH

"Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him"
- Bukhari, Vol. 9,book 88, no. 6922 and vol. 4, book 56, no. 3017

"When a person who has reached puberty and is sane voluntarily apostasizes from Islam, he deserves to be killed." - 'Umdat al-Salik, o8,1. (1,200 page 14th ct. manual for Islamic law. classic Sharia law text). translates as Reliance of the Traveller by N. Keller, Amana Pub.)

Mohammed: "A Muslim who has admitted there is no god but Allah and that I am His prophet may not be killed except for three reasons: as punishment for murder, for adultery, or for apostasy." -Bukhari index number 9,83,17

"After the death of Mohammed, Abu Bakr became the caliph, and he declared war against a group of Arabs who reverted back to paganism." -Bukhari 2,23,483

"Some people came to Medina and became Muslims. They became ill, so Mohammed sent them to the place where the camels were sheltered and told them to drink camel urine and milk as a remedy. They followed his advice, but when they recovered, they killed the shepherd guarding the camels and stole the herd.
In the morning, Mohammed heard what the men had done and ordered their capture. Before noon, the men were captured and brought before Mohammed.
He ordered that their hands and feet be cut off and their eyes gouged out with hot pokers. They were then thrown on jagged rocks, their pleas for water ignored and they died of thirst.
Abu said, "They were thieves and murderers who abandoned Islam and reverted to paganism, thus attacking Allah and Mohammed" -Bukhari 8,82,797

"A certain Jew accepted Islam, but then reverted to his original faith. Muadh saw the man with Abu Musa and said, "What has ths man done?"
Abu Musa answered, "He accepted Islam, but then reverted to Judaism."
Muadh then said, "It is the verdict of Allah and Mohammed that he be put to death and I'm not going to sit down unless you kill him." (Bukhari 9,89,271)