Is apostasy specific to Muslims?
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Question:
Is apostasy specific to Muslims, such that if a person was Jewish?
Answer:
Apostasy is specific to Muslims. The apostate is the one who disbelieves after his Islam. As for the original disbeliever, he is not called an apostate; he is called a disbeliever. The term "apostate" is only applied to one who embraced Islam and then turned back from Islam. He is the one who disbelieves after his Islam. This is the apostate, whether he was originally Jewish, Christian, or an idolater.
Is apostasy specific to Muslims, such that if a person was Jewish?
Answer:
Apostasy is specific to Muslims. The apostate is the one who disbelieves after his Islam. As for the original disbeliever, he is not called an apostate; he is called a disbeliever. The term "apostate" is only applied to one who embraced Islam and then turned back from Islam. He is the one who disbelieves after his Islam. This is the apostate, whether he was originally Jewish, Christian, or an idolater.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 17من279/هل الردة خاصة بالمسلمين/أسئلة شرح نواقض الآسلام/صالح الفوزان/كبار العلماء/عقيدة — youtube.com
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