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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the meaning of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him), "Whoever changes his religion, kill him"?

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The questioner : He said:
Whoever changes his religion, kill him. من بدل دينه فاقتلوه


The Shaykh : Here, "changes" means changing Islam.
Whoever changes his religion, kill him. من بدل دينه فاقتلوه
This refers to the people of apostasy who apostatized after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). These people are not to be spared.

The questioner : Is the intended meaning innovating in the religion?

The Shaykh : No, that is not it.
Source alathar.net

The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.

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