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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “the one who abandons his religion and separates from the community,” two descriptions such that killing is not valid unless both are present?

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Question:
Regarding his statement (peace and blessings be upon him)
the deserter of his Din (Islam), abandoning the communityالتارك لدينه المفارق للجماعة
Sahih Muslim 1676a
Are they two descriptions such that killing is not valid unless both are present?

Answer:
Abandoning his religion means separating from the community. If he abandons his religion and apostatizes, he separates from the community. This follows from that. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل قوله صلى الله عليه وسلم «التَّاركُ لِدينِه المفارق للجماعةِ» وصفان لا يتم القتل إلا باجتماعهما؟ — youtube.com

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