[Machine] The apostate is given three chances, then recites, "Indeed, those who believed then disbelieved, then believed, then disbelieved, and then increased in disbelief" [Quran 4:137]  

يُسْتَتَابُ الْمُرْتَدُّ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ قَرَأَ {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ثُمَّ كَفَرُوا ثُمَّ آمَنُوا ثُمَّ كَفَرُوا ثُمَّ ازْدَادُوا كُفْرًا} [النساء 137]  

[Machine] Ali said: "The apostate should be given three chances to repent, and if they revert back, they should be killed."  

قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ؓ يُسْتَتَابُ الْمُرْتَدُّ ثَلَاثًا فَإِنْ عَادَ قُتِلَ  

[Machine] Ibn Umar heard saying, "The apostate should be given the chance to repent three times."  

سَمِعَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ يُسْتَتَابُ الْمُرْتَدُّ ثَلَاثًا  

[Machine] Abu Ali Al-Hamdani told them that they were with Fadalah ibn 'Ubayd, a companion of the Prophet ﷺ , at sea. A man who was a Muslim had defected to the enemy, renouncing Islam, and then he embraced Islam again. He defected for a second time, renouncing Islam, and then embraced it again. He defected for a third time, and he was brought to them. Abu Ali Al-Hamdani recited the verse: "Indeed, those who believed then disbelieved, then believed, then disbelieved, and then increased in disbelief - never will Allah forgive them, nor will He guide them to a way." [Quran 4:137] He then beheaded him. This narration is weak in its chain of narrators, but the verse is applicable to those who persist in disbelief. We have also narrated, through a disconnected chain of narrators, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sought the allegiance of Nabhani four times. All of this pertains to the disbelievers. The authentic reports concerning the shedding of blood testify to the authenticity of this narration, and it is in accordance with Allah's knowledge.  

أَنَّ أَبَا عَلِيٍّ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ حَدَّثَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا مَعَ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ صَاحِبِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي الْبَحْرِ فَأُتِيَ بِرَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ قَدْ فَرَّ إِلَى الْعَدُوِّ فَأَقَالَهُ الْإِسْلَامَ فَأَسْلَمَ ثُمَّ فَرَّ الثَّانِيَةَ فَأُتِيَ بِهِ فَأَقَالَهُ الْإِسْلَامَ فَأَسْلَمَ ثُمَّ فَرَّ الثَّالِثَةَ فَأُتِيَ بِهِ فَنَزَعَ بِهَذِهِ الْآيَةِ {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ثُمَّ كَفَرُوا ثُمَّ آمَنُوا ثُمَّ كَفَرُوا ثُمَّ ازْدَادُوا كُفْرًا لَمْ يَكُنِ اللهُ لِيَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ وَلَا لِيَهْدِيَهُمْ سَبِيلًا} [النساء 137] فَضَرَبَ عُنُقَهُ فِي إِسْنَادِ هَذِهِ الْآثَارِ ضَعْفٌ وَالْآيَةُ وَارِدَةٌ فِيمَنْ ثَبَتَ عَلَى الْكُفْرِ وَقَدْ رُوِّينَا بِإِسْنَادٍ مُرْسَلٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ اسْتَتَابَ نَبْهَانَ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ يَلْحَقُ بِالْمُشْرِكِينَ وَظَاهِرُ الْأَخْبَارِ الصَّحِيحَةِ فِيمَا يُحْقَنُ بِهِ الدَّمُ يَشْهَدُ لِهَذَا الْمُرْسَلُ وَيُوَافِقُهُ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ