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Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd Ibn Aslam that the Messenger of Allah; may Allah bless him and grant him peace; said; If someone changes his deen - strike his neck! The meaning of the statement of the Prophet; may Allah bless him and grant him peace; in our opinion and Allah knows best; is that if someone changes his deen; strike his neck! refers to those who leave Islam for other than it - like the heretics and their like; about whom it is known. They are killed without being called to tawba because their tawba is not recognised. They were hiding their kufr and publishing their Islam; so I do not think that one calls such people to tawba; and one does not accept their word. As for the one who goes out of Islam to something else and divulges it; one calls him to tawba. If he does not turn in tawba; he is killed. If there are people in that situation; I think that one should call them to Islam and call them to tawba. If they turn in tawba; that is accepted from them. If they do not turn in tawba; they are killed. That does not refer as we see it; and Allah knows best; to those who come out of Judaism to Christianity or from Christianity to Judaism; nor to someone who changes his deen from the various forms of deen except for Islam. Whoever comes out of Islam to other than it and divulges that; that is the one who is referred to; and Allah knows best!