The Truth about the Alleged Punishment for Apostasy in Islam — Page 88
88 Prophet sa , he too was forgiven by his great mercy. What happened was that ‘Abdull a h bin Ab i Sar h not only apostatized but went too far in mischief and was involved in combats with the Muslims. After the fall of Mecca, the Holy Prophet sa included him among those people about whom he had stated that they would not be pardoned. He sought refuge from Hadrat ‘Uthm a n ra who got forgiveness for him. It is thus written: 1. "Ibni ‘Abb a s relates that ‘Abdull a h bin Sa‘d bin Ab i Sar h used to be a scribe of the Holy Prophet sa but was led astray by Satan and he joined the non-believers. On the day of the fall of Mecca, the Holy Prophet sa ordered that he be killed. Hadrat ‘Uthm a n ra requested for his pardon, which was approved and he was thus forgiven. " 88 88 Sunan Ab i D a’u d, Awwalu Kit a bil H ud u di, B a bul H ukmi fi Manirtadda. Hadith No. 4358. [Publisher]