Why wasn't ʿUbaydallāh bin Jaḥsh killed for apostasy?

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                          I'm currently researching Shari\`a laws, and this query is related.

ʿUbaydallāh bin Jaḥsh  parted from Islam and adopted Christianity and died a natural death. Yet, under Shari\`a law, leaving Islam constitutes a capital offense. As an example _Reliance of the Traveller_ states:

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But then why wasn't ʿUbaydallāh bin Jaḥsh punished? Or why isn't Shari\`a law different because of the precedent set by this incident?

Any help is much appreciated. Thank you!

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Why wasn't ʿUbaydallāh bin Jaḥsh killed for apostasy?

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