Hazrat Hayan (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Imam Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The apostate will be called towards Islam three times; if he refuses, then his neck will be struck.

Hazrat Aamir (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The apostate will be asked to repent three times.

Imam Shabi (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The apostate will be asked to repent three times. If he does it again, he will be killed.

Hazrat Abdul Kareem (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from the person who heard Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) saying that repentance will be sought from the apostate three times.

Hazrat Waleed ibn Jamee’ (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that a governor of Hazrat Umar ibn Abdul Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote to him from Yemen that a man was a Jew, then he accepted Islam, then he reverted to Judaism and left Islam. Hazrat Umar (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote back to him: Invite him to Islam. If he accepts Islam, then leave him. If he refuses, then strike him with a stick. If he still refuses, then lay him on a wooden plank and again invite him to Islam. If he still refuses, then tie him up and place the tip of a spear on his chest, then once more invite him to Islam. If he returns (to Islam), then leave him, and if he refuses, then kill him. When the letter arrived, they acted accordingly until the tip of the spear was placed on his chest, then he was invited to Islam, and he accepted Islam, so they left him.

Hazrat Ibn Jurayj (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The apostate will be asked to repent three times. If he returns, then fine; otherwise, he will be killed.

Hazrat Ash'ath (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat 'Amir (may Allah have mercy on him) and Hazrat Hakam (may Allah have mercy on him), both of these personalities, stated: If a Muslim apostatizes from Islam and goes to the land of the enemy, both of them said: If his wife experiences menstruation, she will observe a waiting period ('iddah) of three menstrual cycles. And if she does not menstruate, she will observe a waiting period of three months, and if she is pregnant, her waiting period will be until childbirth. Then the inheritance of this apostate will be distributed among his wife and Muslim heirs. Then, if the woman wishes, she may marry. And if the apostate returns and repents before his wife's waiting period is completed, then both of them will remain upon their previous marriage.

Hazrat Sha’bah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Hakam (may Allah have mercy on him) said regarding the man who becomes a polytheist and goes to the land of the enemy: his wife cannot marry another man. And Hazrat Hammad (may Allah have mercy on him) said: his wife can marry.

34959 - Hammad said: He married his wife.

Hazrat Abu Amr al-Shaibani (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Mistawrid al-'Ajli, who had become an apostate, was brought to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). He (may Allah be pleased with him) presented Islam to him. He refused. So he (may Allah be pleased with him) had him killed. And his inheritance was distributed among his Muslim heirs.