, ▁saying ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁world ly ▁ret ribution ▁for ▁Muslim s ▁who ▁abandon ▁their ▁religion . ▁ ▁Re action ▁of ▁Muslim ▁conserv atives ▁G oma a ' s ▁comments ▁were ▁sharp ly ▁critic ized ▁by ▁Muslim ▁conserv atives , ▁who ▁felt ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁opening ▁the ▁door ▁for ▁Muslim s ▁to ▁leave ▁their ▁faith . ▁She ikh ▁G ad ▁al - I bra him ▁told ▁Al - Q ud s ▁al - A rab i ▁that ▁" the ▁Egypt ian ▁government ▁should ▁find ▁Moh ammed ▁H eg azy ▁and ▁apply ▁sh ari ' a , ▁giving ▁him ▁three ▁days ▁to ▁recon vert ▁and ▁then ▁killing ▁him ▁if ▁he ▁ref uses ". ▁She ikh ▁Y ous sef ▁al - Bad ri ▁and ▁Sou ad ▁S ale h , ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁Egypt ' s ▁al - Az har ▁university ▁where ▁Egypt ' s ▁top ▁Islam ic ▁sch ol ars ▁work , ▁agreed ▁with ▁Al - I bra him , ▁open ly ▁challeng ing ▁statements ▁by ▁Egypt ' s ▁second ▁highest ▁religious ▁authority ▁last ▁month ▁that ▁apost asy ▁from ▁Islam ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁pun ished ▁in ▁this ▁world . ▁G oma a ▁later ▁clar ified ▁his ▁controvers ial ▁statement ▁by ▁saying ▁that ▁only ▁apost ates ▁who ▁" act ively ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁sub version ▁of ▁society " '' ▁should ▁be ▁pun ished . ▁ ▁However , ▁sh aria ▁is ▁en sh r ined ▁as ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁Egypt ' s ▁legal ▁code ▁in ▁Article ▁ 2 ▁of ▁the ▁constitution , ▁and ▁many ▁Muslim s