The Truth about the Alleged Punishment for Apostasy in Islam — Page 90
90 Ab i Sar h and then had the pluck to present him to the Holy Prophet sa requesting that he be initiated into Islam. That the Holy Prophet sa did not even remark: "‘Uthm a n, what misdeed are you committing? Do you not know my sense of honour concerning the limits set by Allah? Do you not remember when I was asked to make a concession for a thief, I had sworn by God that even if my own daughter F at ima had committed the offence of theft I would have had her hands cut off, because there can be no concession in matters of the limits set by Allah. How dare you make a recommendation to me about him!" 90 Despite all this the Holy Prophet sa did not even once say any of this. Rather when Hadrat ‘Uthm a n ra made the appeal, he turned his face away. At the second request he kept silent, at the third request, again he kept silent. At the fourth request, by extending his hand, the "Mercy for Mankind", accepted the initiation of that person 91. ANOTHER INCIDENT: In connection with this event, there is another small incident that the scholars present to corroborate their inference. After accepting this man’s initiation, the 90 See S a hih Bukh a r i Kit a bul H ud u d, B a bu Iq a matil H ud u di ‘Alashshar i fi Walwa di‘ i, H. No. 6787. [Publisher] 91 Sunan Al-Nasa’ i , ibid. [Publisher]