Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that some people from the tribe of ‘Uraina came to Madinah Munawwarah, but the climate of Madinah did not suit them. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them: If you wish, go to the camels given in charity and drink some of their milk and urine. So they did this and became healthy. The narrator says: Then those people turned towards the shepherds, killed them, and drove away some of the livestock of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and after accepting Islam, they reverted to disbelief. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a group after them, and they were captured and brought back. Their hands and feet were cut off, their eyes were branded, and they were left at the place of Harrah until they died.

This statement of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is also narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) through this chain of transmission.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever changes his religion, kill him.

Hazrat Humaid bin Hilal (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah have mercy on him) came to Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) while there was a Jewish man with him. So he (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: What is the matter with him? He replied: This Jew had accepted Islam and then became an apostate, and indeed Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) gave him a respite of two months for repentance. Upon this, Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I will never sit down until I have struck off his neck. This is the decision of Allah and His Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ).

Hazrat Asim bin Qura (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Alqamah bin Alathah became an apostate from his religion after the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). So the Muslims fought against him. The narrator says: He refused to incline towards reconciliation. So Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: Nothing will be accepted from you except a humiliating reconciliation or a severe battle. He asked: What is meant by a humiliating reconciliation? He (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: It is that you testify regarding our dead that surely they are in Paradise, and indeed your dead are in Hell. And you will pay the blood money for our slain, and we will not pay the blood money for your slain. So those people chose the humiliating reconciliation.

Hazrat Tariq bin Shihab (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that a delegation of the chiefs of the tribes of Asad and Ghatafan came to Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and they requested a truce from him. So Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) gave them the choice between a humiliating truce or a severe battle. They said,“We have understood what this severe and annihilating battle is. What is this humiliating truce?”Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said:“You will hand over all weapons and horses, and you will leave the people free to follow the tail of the camel, meaning to follow whomever they wish, until Allah shows to the Caliph of His Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم and the Muslims something because of which they consider you excused. And you will pay the blood money for our slain, and we will not pay the blood money for your slain. Our slain are in Paradise and your slain are in Hell. And whatever you have taken from us, you will return it, and whatever we have taken from you will be considered war booty.”

Upon this, Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said:“Indeed, this is your opinion. And soon we will give you some advice. In any case, if they hand over the weapons and horses, then this is a very good opinion. And that they leave the people free to follow the tail of the camel until Allah shows to the Caliph of His Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم and the Muslims something because of which they consider them excused, this too is a very good opinion. And that whatever wealth of theirs we have taken will be war booty, and whatever of ours they have taken, they will return to us, this too is a very good opinion. And that their slain are in Hell and our slain are in Paradise, this too is a very good opinion. And that we will not pay the blood money for their slain, this too is a very good opinion. And that they will pay the blood money for our slain, this is not correct, because our slain were killed in the cause of Allah, so there will be no blood money for them.”So the people agreed with this statement.

Hazrat Ibn Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Alqamah bin Alathah became an apostate. So Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) sent a messenger to his wife and son. His wife said: Although Alqamah has disbelieved, I have not disbelieved, nor has my son. He (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned this matter before Imam Shabi (may Allah have mercy on him). So he (may Allah be pleased with him) said: This is how the matter will be dealt with regarding apostates.

34925 - This was mentioned to al-Sha‘bi, and he said: This is what was done to them — meaning the people of apostasy.

This statement of Ibn Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) is also narrated with this chain. There is this addition in it: Then Alqamah bin Alathah inclined towards reconciliation during the time of Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and accepted Islam. Then he returned to his wife as he was before.

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "If these people withhold from me even the rope of a camel which they used to give to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I will surely fight against them." Then he (may Allah be pleased with him) recited this verse: "And Muhammad ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) is nothing but a Messenger. Many Messengers have passed before him." He (may Allah be pleased with him) recited up to the end of the verse.