What is the legal consequence of killing an apostate (Murtad)?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Wounds
Primary text
Neither retribution (qisas), blood money (diyah), nor expiation (kaffarah) is obligatory for the killing of an apostate, regardless of whether the killer is a Muslim or a Dhimmi. This is the position held by some scholars of the Shafi'i school.
Supporting text
Some Shafi'i scholars maintain that qisas is obligatory upon the Dhimmi for killing the apostate, and diyah is due if qisas is waived, based on the argument that the Dhimmi lacks authority over the apostate's life. Another view among them stipulates only qisas, excluding diyah, due to the apostate having no inherent value.