The death penalty for apostasy is part of Islamic law. It’s based on the Qur’an: “They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike. So do not take from among them allies until they emigrate for the cause of Allah. But if they turn away, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them and take not from among them any ally or helper.” (Qur’an 4:89)
A hadith depicts Muhammad saying: “Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him” (Bukhari 9.84.57). The death penalty for apostasy is part of Islamic law according to all the schools of Islamic jurisprudence.
This is still the position of all the schools of Islamic jurisprudence, both Sunni and Shi’ite. Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the most renowned and prominent Muslim cleric in the world, has stated: “The Muslim jurists are unanimous that apostates must be punished, yet they differ as to determining the kind of punishment to be inflicted upon them. The majority of them, including the four main schools of jurisprudence (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi’i, and Hanbali) as well as the other four schools of jurisprudence (the four Shiite schools of Az-Zaidiyyah, Al-Ithna-‘ashriyyah, Al-Ja’fariyyah, and Az-Zaheriyyah) agree that apostates must be executed.”
Qaradawi also once famously said: “If they had gotten rid of the apostasy punishment, Islam wouldn’t exist today.”
In light of all that, it is no surprise that Hamas-linked CAIR would ignore this pledge.
“Texas lawmaker polls mosque leaders on Sharia law support,” Associated Press, January 19, 2017 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
A Texas lawmaker is asking state mosque leaders to pledge support for the “safety” of former Muslims in a mailed survey being condemned by Islamic civil rights groups.
A spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations said Thursday that he told mosque leaders to ignore Republican state Rep. Kyle Biedermann.
One question asks respondents to renounce any possible persecution that those leaving Islam could face. Others inquired about renouncing “institutionalized Sharia law” and gauged support for having the U.S. State Department label the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization.
Biedermann said in a statement that the survey was prepared for an upcoming homeland security conference.
Another Texas lawmaker, Rep. Molly White, sparked outcry in 2015 after instructing Muslims visiting her state Capitol office to declare their allegiance to the U.S.

don vito says
itace, you support a sharia ban, yes?
gravenimage says
Of course, Don, the appalling ibrahim itace muhammed has openly lauded the horror of Shari’ah law.
pbay says
They all need a one way trip to Gitmo
billybob says
Ibrahim has indicated previously that Sharia should be permitted under freedom of religion laws in the West, in spite of the fact that it does not permit freedom of religion itself, and it wants to subjugate all.
gravenimage says
Very true, billybob.
gravenimage says
Hamas-linked CAIR tells mosque leaders to ignore pledge to support safety of ex-Muslims
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This should surprise no one.
Kudos to Republican state Representative Kyle Biedermann for bringing the issue up in the first place.
john spielman says
these imams who favor KILLING anyone who leaves demonic islam should be publicly exposed on the media and social networking!
James P Sullivan says
I’m so angry so sick of them Islamist phoney Sharia loveing idiots.Can not wait for the new and true President to put them down to the ground and never let them up again.Islamist get out we can’t stand you …The hell with you.You ceep pushing our buttons…Oh boy will you get it up the ass.Take your Sharia shet and shove it….. Leave some space for my boot
Wellington says
The love, graciousness, flexibility and understanding of Islam never ceases. Sura 4:89 is demonstrative of such love et al., now isn’t it? So are so many other verses in the Koran, for instance, Suras 9:5, 47:4, 60:4 and 98:6. Oh yeah, the love and tolerance is never ending. Who but Islamophobes could doubt this, per the Koran no less, never mind all the kissy-face/huggy-bear examples of Islamic love and tolerance found in the hadiths and sira.
PRCS says
kissy-face/huggy-bear
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sog says
HA! It worked great in the 7th century. It will never survive the Internet and easy search. Who in their right mind can believe the religion of “turn the other cheek” is a religion of divisiveness, and the religion of “Strike their necks” is the religion of peace? It’s forhead slappin’ hilarious!
davej says
Surely the Islamic death penalty, or threat of it, is clearly a crime in the United States as it contravenes our freedom of religion Constitution?
firefox says
ShariaLaw is anti-Constitutional too and MUST BE BANNED as the instrument of sedition, treason, hatred, incitement to murder, government overthrow, and Islamic expansionusm.
Its clear as day!!
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somehistory says
This is evidence of the death threats over the heads of those who wish to leave the death cult of evil. They usually try to deny such a thing, but since they won’t say they will protect moslims who wish to leave, and advocating their evil code of unlawful tyranny in their official conduct, it is evidence enough that all the denials are lies.
If in the future, if someone tries to leave and is threatened, he can go to the authorities, at least in Texas, and be believed.
Christianblood says
Kyle Biedermann.is a good man. May God bless him for standing up for ex-muslims and exposing the evil teachings of the islamic death cult. God loves you Mr. Biedermann! Keep standing up the good work!
Mark Spahn (West Seneca, NY) says
http://krwg.org/post/texas-lawmaker-polls-mosque-leaders-sharia-law-support
is a pretty cursory report. It refers to a mailed survey but does not list its questions. Also, it says this survey is being condemned by Islamic civil rights groups [plural], but mentions only CAIR. A Journalism 101 fail.
Actbexar says
Survey asked three questions.
1. Do you oppose or support the Former Muslim United Freedom pledge that asks Muslims to denounce Apostasy laws under Sharia law.
2. Do you support or oppose the Muslim Reform Movement Declaration that references many topics but key elements are stating clearly women, children, persons of all faiths should have equal treatment under the law to include inheritance, that Sharia is man-made law and is not u,universally applicable and denouncing of apostasy.
3. Do you support or oppose SB 223P the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Declaration Act proposed by Ted Cruz in the last session.
Samuel Barthis says
Muslim clergy cannot make this concession in America. Political pressure needs to be applied on the cradle of Islam, Saudi Arabia (and perhaps Iran) to bring about fundamental changes how they view, treat non-Muslims > If Trump is serious about what he has promised than he should hold a carrot before the Cradle of Islam, freedom for all in Arabia, even apostates, before Muslims get carte blanche treatment in US. This is only prudent and it does not ask for much accept to treat dissenting , diffferening folks with respect -“do unto others what you would like them do unto you”
Michael Copeland says
The muslim is merciful to his brother muslims, but ruthless to the unbeliever: Koran 48:29.
There is no Golden Rule in Islam.
There can never be a Golden Rule in Islam: it would deny the Koran.
One who denies the Koran is to be killed.
The killing can be performed vigilante-style by anyone.
There is no penalty “since it is killing someone who deserves to die”
(Reliance of the Traveller, o8.4).
RonaldB says
Actually, your post has a fundamental error; two, in fact.
Trump specifically said the US will not impose its values on other countries. Saudi Arabia is free to pursue its barbarism within its own boundaries. One of its features is persecution of its Shia minority.
The second error is proposing any sort of carte blanche treatment of Muslims in the US. Does this include the right to immigrate? Trump also said the safety and prosperity of Americans will be his first priority. Safety and Muslims are incompatible. Muslims are perfectly capable of hiding their real doctrine while at a numerical or political disadvantage. This is one of the tenets of their dogma.
So, the Trump doctrine, with which I agree, seems to be to not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries unless they directly affect the security of the US, but to be uncompromising on internal threats to US security.
More Ham Ed says
Back in 2013, a secular survey revealed a mere 400 million muslims worldwide (after adding up the muslim population of the countries surveyed) that asserted the death penalty for leaving islam. And that was from just those willing to respond, and that was 4 years ago. It’s obviously higher than that. So all you “peace loving” leftists can rest assured that likely 600 million or more muslims around the globe are pushing a death penalty just based on what a person believes. The religion of pieces!
http://www.pewforum.org/2013/04/30/the-worlds-muslims-religion-politics-society-beliefs-about-sharia
Michael Copeland says
For the record, the penalty, like all other features of Islam, is not something that is subject to a vote.
” It is not fitting for a Believer, man or woman, when a matter has been decided by Allah and His Messenger to have any option about their decision”.
Koran 48:29
Surveys can be interesting,and quite informative, but they make no difference.
dumbledoresarmy says
The apostasy law of Islam is, or should be, the “deal-breaker” as regards Muslim immigration into non-Muslim countries.
The very fact that the Islam program includes a directive that anyone who leaves it must be killed, places the Ummah, considered as an Organisation, in the same sort of category as the Mafia and other organised crime gangs.
And the pew research surveys show that a very, very large percentage of Muslims, both in Islamic lands and within non-Muslim countries, are fully on board with the idea of killing apostates. And the evidence of the *apostates* – people like Hannah Shah and Patrick Sookhdeo and many, many others – is that Muslim families and communities relentlessly attack, threaten and persecute those who do leave, right here within the West. There is even an ‘underground’ network of ex-Muslims in the UK, assisting former Muslims to hide, change their names, move locations, so that their former coreligionists – which means, often, their own *families* – cannot track them down to attack or even kill them.
That alone, as far as I am concerned, is a sufficient reason for *all* majority-non-Muslim lands, whether first-world or third-world, to put an absolute and total and permanent ban on all further entry of Muslims, and enforce that ban to the best of their ability.
The useful idiots and the naive and under-informed, here in the West, in places like Australia, tend to stick their fingers in their ears and sing la-la-la when you try to explain to them about the apostasy law of Islam, and that it is a real thing, not some dusty old dead letter; that it is followed; that it influences Muslim behaviour toward apostates everywhere.
But at every opportunity we who do know must insist on discussing the apostasy law, and reminding people about it.
RonaldB says
You’re correct in everything you say. Unfortunately, a disturbingly large number of people simply don’t care what the real dogma of Islam is.
It’s like the human species has two sub-species. One is logical and the other is emotional. The emotional branch simply doesn’t have the equipment to rationally assess threats. It’s like trying to teach Shakespeare to a dog.
Carolyne says
Once in a while my dog Charlie might quote a sonnet or two, but mostly he doesn’t. I loved your analogy. You are, of course, correct.
gravenimage says
A lot of people in the West are desperate *not* to know what Islam teaches. They just don’t want to hear it.
Angemon says
I can only imagine the kind of cover and exposure CNN would give this if it were a WBC member saying not to support converts out of Christianity…
Sparks says
It’s getting harder every day for Muslims to maintain this deceitful peaceful image and hide their true intentions and beliefs.
apostate says
I once saw on t.v. one of the Queen of England’s religious “advisors”/placemen say islam could not be raised to the same level as Christianity due to their law on apostasy.it cheered me up.
Carolyne says
Yet, Ronan Williams, the ex-Arch Bishop of Canterbury, said Sharia Law is inevitable in the UK. But he also was formally inducted into the Druids, so………………….
gravenimage says
Yes, that was good to hear. And stay safe, apostate.