The ruling on a woman who insults the religion and whether she needs a new marriage contract

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: A Muslim woman who is married insults the religion, may Allah protect us from that. Does this action result in her divorce from her husband? And if she repents, does her husband need a new contract with her?

Answer:
Insults the religion? Yes. This is apostasy from the religion of Islam. One who insults the religion apostatizes from the religion of Islam, unless there is a defect in her intellect. If there is a defect in her intellect, she is not held accountable. But if there is no defect in her intellect and she insults the religion, this is apostasy from the religion of Islam. If she does this, then if she repents before the waiting period is completed, she remains with her husband. If the waiting period is completed and she does not repent, she is divorced from her husband.