Hadith 3549
Mishkat al-Masabih
Retaliation · Killing Apostates and People who Strive to cause Mischief - Section 2
Arabic
وَعَنْ جَرِيرٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِذَا أَبَقَ الْعَبْدُ إِلَى الشِّرْكِ فقد حلَّ دَمه» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد
English translation
Jarir reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying, “When a slave runs away and reverts to polytheism he may lawfully be killed.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.