Purity: Are Apostasy and Warring Non-Muslim Punishments Political or Fixed Divine Laws?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Purity: Are Apostasy and Warring Non-Muslim Punishments Political or Fixed Divine Laws?

English:

Question #336:

Do the punishments prescribed for an apostate and the warring non-Muslim [at war with Muslims] fall into the category of political issues and are, thus, among the duties of the leader or are they established laws which will remain unchanged till the Day of Judgment?

Answer #336:

They are divine shar‘ī laws

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Rules of Non-Muslims