By both kinds of unanimity...

By both kinds of unanimity, he means “al-ijmā` al-manqāl — the unanimity of jurists of all times as quoted by one or more jurists” as well as “al-ijmā` al-mahassal — the unanimity of the jurists of all times as ascertained by studying their views”. 10. Some such “apostates” like Mālik bin Nuwayrah did not recognize Abu Bakr as the legitimate successor of the Prophet of Islam, and therefore refused to pay zakāt to him.

He was brutally killed by Khālid bin Walid who then took Mālik’s wife as his own. There was serious disagreement between Abu Bakr and `Umar ibn Khattāb on Khālid bin Walid’s un-Islamic and inhuman behaviour. This is a very well-known fact to the students of Muslim history. 11. `Abdu ‘r-Rahmān al-Jazairi, al-Fiqh `ala ‘l-Madhāhibi ‘l-Arba`ah, vol. 5, p. 423-425. 12. Ibn Rushd al-Hafid al-Andulsi, Bidāyatu ‘l-Mujtahid wa Nihāyatu ‘l-Muqtasid, vol. 2 (Cairo: Maktaba al-Khanji, 1994) p. 383.

Abu Hanifah, however, believes that a woman apostate should not be killed. Leave a Comment Leave a Comment Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not…