What would happen if my Muslim friend wanted to leave Islam?

If your Muslim friend lives in an Islamic State then she's gonna be in great trouble if she "officially" leaves Islam.

She should be scared because apostasy in Islam is PUNISHABLE BY DEATH.

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@asker: She is right, apostasy in Islam is punishable by death (Isn't mentioned in Quran) but Islamic Scholars and Sharia law call for death sentence of that person.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pyq6WMatTEQ <<<some silly rabbits calling for death sentence of an apostate.

@ F-16.. Don't try to interpret Quranic verses. The real translation is "Say 'Oh disbeliever" means they are talking about the ones who never believed Islam at the first place... Get a life

http://quran.com/109

Hope that helps

she had already left islam the day she made that choice, one is only a muslim if they truely accept islam in their heart and your friend hasnt really done that. There is no compulsion in religion and no one can force her to stay in it. Those who will be unhappy will be her family and who knows what they might do, but whatever action they choose to carry out, that is not islam.

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what exactly would she get punished for, her creator is Allah and her punishment will be with Him. Allah has given us free will and nobody has the right to take that away from anyone. If she leaves Islam then hellfire awaits her. 'Honour killing' is not islam and those who use it against members of their family who left islam have seriously something wrong with their heads and are not following islam.

Peace>.

If she lives in Canada like you then there is no Governmental punishment as Canada is a fair and secular society.

Unfortunately 'honour killings' have been carried out by Muslim and Hindu families in most Western Countries, and the fear of being locked up does not deter the protagonists from their heinous acts. I suggest she leaves home and if her family is super strict, contact the authorities and inform them of her fears.

Nothing, except that she would be punished in the grave, and be driven to hell on the Day of Judgment, if she died in a state of open rebellion to Allah [swt].

But as far as, what would happen in this world... in most countries, nothing. In the rest of the countries: Still nothing, unless she openly started badmouthing Allah [swt] or the Prophet [saas]. [And not simply "questioning" but, insulting just to insult]. And as long as she didn't give help to the enemies of Islam, either through propaganda, money, sedition, or armed fighting. If she does any of this along with her apostasy, then she would be killed.

Salaam/Peace

Edit@FreeSpeech: LOL! That website looks like something a high school student made! Or some small little church assistant in his spare time! Forgive me if I don't take it seriously!

Are you muslim? if so you could encourage her and go to the mosque together and talk to her about religion...but she seems to be going through a hard patch perhaps she's feelin a bit lost all you can do really wether you are muslim or not is support her in the best way you can..you obviously care about her..

109:1-6 "Say : O ye that reject Faith! I worship not that which ye worship, Nor will ye worship that which I worship. And I will not worship that which ye have been wont to worship, Nor will ye worship that which I worship. To you be your Way, and to me mine."

42:15 "Now then, for that (reason), call (them to the Faith), and stand steadfast as thou art commanded, nor follow thou their vain desires; but say: 'I believe in the Book which God has sent down; and I am commanded to judge justly between you. God is our Lord and your Lord: for us (is the responsibility for) our deeds, and for you for your deeds. There is no contention between us and you. God will bring us together, and to Him is (our) Final Goal.'"

The Noble Quran in all of the above Noble Verses is crystal clear about providing freedom of religion and choice to all people, Muslims and non-Muslims.

@ Lion Hearted....don't miss understand bro i will never misinterpret Quran naujubillah

I got the verses from an Islamic Quran web

I believe there is no punishment for apostasy as Quran doesn't say it

It depends on the family life. If the family life is pretty orthodox she would, at best, never be able to have anything to do with them again or at worst, be a target for some kind of honor killing in retaliation for disgracing her family.

Also it depends on how intertwined her family is with their local Islamic community.

If you've ever had the experience of not being part of ANY crowd, and being all by your lonesome, that's just a smidge of what she could hope for at best!

Those of the guidance remain in the Guidance

those who are astray were never guided.

Muslims are not Islam

Christians are not Christiainty

Muslims are not the Quran

Christians are not the Bible

@Clone Batman - Of course we care, obviously her family is not Muslim and not practicing the ways of Muhammed SAW... that is purely obvious! Nor are you clone Ankaboot... there is only one Ankaboot and you are doing a horrible job of cloning.

Its between her and Allah inih..

Woah how come theres 2 Ankaboots?

edit; Oh right.. its a clone.

@Real Ankaboot; Thats why I was wondering lol

Show her this:

http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=513

2 Million ethnic Muslims converted to Christianity alone!

Despite all the hype about the "fastest growing religion," the fact is Muslims are leaving Islam in droves.

http://www.formermuslims.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t...

75% of Muslim converts in US leave Islam in a few years.

http://councilofexmuslims.com/index.php?topic=4198...