The Truth about the Alleged Punishment for Apostasy in Islam — Page 93
93 writes in his commentary of this Hadith that its credentials are weak. He writes: The Isn a d of both A ha d i th are week 95. When nothing is found in the Holy Qur’an, when nothing is found in correct and reliable A ha d i th , still Maud u d i Sahib, relying on the above Hadith—the authenticity of which is doubted by great scholars of Hadith—are bent or declaring that apostates should be killed. The same is true about other ulema who share their verdict on this issue with Maud u d i Sahib. THIRD TRADITION: Maud u d i Sahib has presented another Hadith: Hadrat Ab u M u s a Ash‘r i ra relates that having appointed him as the Governor of Yemen, later the Holy Prophet sa sent Mu‘ a dh bin Jabl ra as his assistant. Upon arrival Mu‘ a dh ra announced: ‘People! I am an envoy of the Prophet of God sa to you. ’ Abu Musa ra arranged for a cushion for him to recline on. Meanwhile a man was presented who had once been a Jew and had converted to Islam but had then reverted to Judaism. Mu‘ a dh ra said, 'Most certainly I shall not sit until this man is killed. This is the judgment of Allah and His Messenger. ' Mu‘ a dh ra repeated this three times. Only 95 Atta‘l i qul Mughn i ‘Al a Sunani D a r Qu t n i , Kit a bul H ud u d Waddiy a t, Part III, page 119 footnote on Hadith No. 122, Published by D a ru Nashril Kutubil Isl a miyati, Lahore. [Publisher]