kill the apostasy!!!(BY Marmar ELSHEIKH)

Many would say that Islam say to kill Apostates and that is God’s law! That view is widely believed between ordinary Muslims every where without themselves back to Quran and Sunnah and check it by themselves!
I disagree! I am sorry for disagreeing but many things in this regard due to which I personally disagree for this punishment. I give you arguments. If anyone of you is interested in this regard, I can give detail of this point.
1) There are no less than 20 verses in the Quraan, which describe the different cases of apostasy. Not a single verse gives the punishment of apostasy. Allah only gives apostate a warning that he shall be punished severely on the Day of Judgment.
2) The punishment of apostasy is never generally practiced by Prophet Mohamed or his companions. Yes, there are some hadith according to which apostates were killed. But there are some other hadith according to which apostates were made slaves. There are some other hadith according to which apostates were imprisoned and still there are other hadith according to which apostates were exiled or they themselves chose to leave the Islamic area. And most importantly there are hadith according to which apostates were forgiven! Each case depends upon the severity of apostasy.
Secondly, we cannot justify this punishment logically. For example:
a) If we apply this punishment what will be the difference between us and those crusades who applied this punishment in Spain.
b) If we apply this punishment in our countries and non-Muslims apply this punishment in their countries, what logic will we use against them because for every person, his religion is the right religion? In addition, Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world. Will this punishment give benefit to us or loss to us?
c) Is a munafiq more dangerous to us or is an open kafir more dangerous to us? Will this punishment not promote the number of munafiqeen among us?
In conclusion, when I see all these things and then I read following hadith of our beloved prophet.
"Making mistake in forgiving is better that making mistake in punishing"
I cannot help saying," Apostasy is a sin but not a crime. Its punishment should not be killing"