The Truth about the Alleged Punishment for Apostasy in Islam — Page 127
127 Hadrat ‘ A ’isha ra narrates that the Messenger of Allah sa said: Killing of a Muslim (who has declared that there is none worthy of worship but Allah, and Muhammad is His Messenger) is forbidden with the exception of three cases: A married man who commits adultery is to be stoned to death; and the one who killed someone unjustly, he should be killed in retribution of the victim; a person who having renounced Islam, picks up arms against Allah and His Messenger, he is to be killed or crucified or expelled from the country. 120 FIGURATIVE MEANING OF "QATL" (KILLING) IN LEXICONS: The term "qatl" (killing) has also been used figuratively in the books of lexicon. Thus, the eminent scholars of Arabic language write: 121 120 Sunan Nas’ i , Kit a bul Qas a mati wal Qawadi Waddiyati, Babu Suq u til Qawadi Minal Muslimi lil K a firi, Hadith No. 4747. [Publisher] 121 T a jul ‘Ar u s. Lis a nul ‘Arab. Al-M‘ujamul Was it. [Publisher]