How do those who believe any form of apostasy to be punishable by death, reconcile their view with these versions of the ahadith?

Scholars state that an apostate is defined as one who has left Islam and adopted a different religion, and that such a person is to executed, even if he does not fight against the Muslims. I have a question about how this law on apostasy is reconciled with the following ahadith: > لا يحل دم امرئ مسلم يشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأن محمدا رسول الله إلا بإحدى ثلاث رجل زنى بعد إحصان فإنه يرجم ورجل خرج محاربا لله ورسوله فإنه يقتل أو يصلب أو ينفى من الأرض أو يقتل نفسا فيقتل بها > > “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) Said: The blood of a Muslim man who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah's Apostle should not lawfully be shed except only for one of three reasons: a man who committed fornication after marriage, in which case he should be stoned; **one who goes forth to fight with Allah and His Apostle**, in which case he should be killed or crucified or exiled from the land; or one who commits murder for which he is killed.” > > [Sunan Abi Dawud 4353. Grade: Sahih Al-Albani](https://sunnah.com/abudawud:4353) > لا يحل دم امرئ مسلم إلا بإحدى ثلاث خصال زان محصن يرجم أو رجل قتل رجلا متعمدا فيقتل أو رجل يخرج من الإسلام يحارب الله عز وجل ورسوله فيقتل أو يصلب أو ينفى من الأرض > > The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: "It is not permissible to shed the blood of a Muslim except in three cases: An adulterer who had been married, who should be stoned to death; a man who killed another man intentionally, who should be killed; and **a man who left Islam and waged war against Allah, the Might and Sublime, and His Messenger**, who should be killed, or crucified, or banished from the land." > > [Sunan an-Nasa'i 4048. Grade: Sahih Darussalam](https://sunnah.com/nasai:4048) Specifically I would like the following points to be addressed: - The first hadith states that there are only 3 reasons for which a Muslim can be killed, it does not mention apostasy rather it only mentions adultery, murder and one who "fights with Allah and His Apostle". The third one might be understood to mean one who fights against the Muslims. So how can it be considered permissible to execute apostates who abstain from fighting, since they are not among the three exceptions? - The second hadith mentions leaving Islam but pairs it with "waging war against Allah and His Messenger" so it might be argued that a person can only be killed if he leaves Islam *and also* fights against Muslims. - The ahadith also mentions that one who fights against Allah and His Apostle can be exiled or banished instead of being executed. But an apostate is not exiled according to Shariah law, rather he must be executed. - It could be that apostasy was understood back then to mean military treason, or that leaving Islam or changing one's religion was considered synonymous with fighting against the Muslims. My question is: **How do those who believe that any apostasy is punishable by death reconcile their belief with the above ahadith?**