The Difference Between an Apostate and an Original Disbeliever in Terms of Rulings

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the author’s (may Allah have mercy on him) statement: “There is no ransom for a poor person, one who is not accountable, or one who differs in religion on one side.” The question is: Does this include the apostate? Or is it specific to the original disbeliever?

Answer:
The ruling for the apostate is execution and the confiscation of his wealth. His wealth is taken; it is as if he does not exist, neither he nor his wealth. He is executed and his wealth is confiscated for the public treasury, and his wife is divorced, may Allah protect us from that. He is considered as if he does not exist. They are like the original disbeliever. The apostate is not left in his state of apostasy, unlike the disbeliever, with whom one makes a truce, concludes a treaty, and leaves him in his state.