Dr Usama Hasan, Quotes and Views

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On the hukm of apostasy...


"The death penalty for apostasy is not from the Koran, but based on a teaching of Muhammad where he said that executing a Muslim was only allowed for three crimes: (1) murder; (2) adultery when married and (3) “one who forsakes his religion and abandons the community.” The political ramifications of apostasy are clear in this Prophetic teaching; in the past, your faith-community was also your political community – all Muslims had to pledge allegiance to the Caliph or to one of his representatives, for example. Furthermore, to abandon Islam was to renounce the Muslim body-politic. Thus, apostasy was akin to treason, especially since religious wars featured prominently in the ancient and medieval worlds. Even today, treason during war carries a possible death penalty under English law.

The predominant modern Muslim view no longer regards apostasy as a crime, based on the above-mentioned interpretation of the Prophet’s teaching and upon the injunction, “Let there be no compulsion in religion,” (Koran, 2:256) and affirms the freedom of religious belief. This is the view of many leading experts and authorities in Islamic law throughout the world.

Laws against blasphemy are tricky since the protection of values that are sacred to any society is important. For example, there are laws against Holocaust-denial in many European countries and political scientists who criticize democracy are treated as heretics in secular, liberal societies. Finally, it should be noted that any laws against apostasy and blasphemy are almost-impossible to enforce fairly in modern, complex societies. Islamic law, which has always been flexible and dynamic although based on core values, must adapt as usual to changing conditions."

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he was on bbc talkshow with imam mogra today

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/progra...ebigquestions/

I must say this fiqh of minorities (naazil) which i dont know too much about is
prone to much abuse

its all about how the rules of islam how it was understood by the salaf was for their circumstances and for ciscumstances we need more practical rules and more pratical solutions.

with this they abuse it and twist it to serve the agenda of the kuffar, and they understand this principle to mean that we change islam to the whims and desries of the host country(kuffar).

This is just the beginning of something new, for us muslims. Many sell outs will come and change the halaal to haraam so be prepared