37/14. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4062 — A Clear Hadith on Changing Religion
The Ruling on Apostates
Hadith on Changing Religion and Apostasy
Sunan an-Nasai : 4062
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4062
أَخْبَرَنِي هِلاَلُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ بَدَّلَ دِينَهُ فَاقْتُلُوهُ " .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'Whoever changes his religion, kill him.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4062In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 97English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4067
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4062
This narration is another chain reporting the same hadith on changing religion from Ibn Abbas. Its wording is concise and focused on a single legal statement. It does not include the surrounding events found in some other reports, so the explanation must not import extra details into this text. The hadith is commonly searched through phrases such as apostasy hadith, man baddala dinahu, and whoever changes his religion hadith. Its value in this collection is that it preserves the statement through a particular chain of narrators. The report should be studied as a legal narration rather than used as a slogan or personal command. According to Islamic scholars, penal rulings are handled by lawful courts and qualified authorities, not by private individuals.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration focuses on one stated ruling.
- Different chains can preserve the same Prophetic wording.
- Extra conditions or events should not be added to this brief report.
- Legal narrations require responsible study and lawful authority.
