Authentic
hadith of Sahih Muslim
Sahih Muslim 43c
Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِنَحْوِ حَدِيثِهِمْ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ " مِنْ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ يَهُودِيًّا أَوْ نَصْرَانِيًّا " .
A similar hadith has been reported on the authority of Anas (with another chain of transmitters) with the exception of these words:
that he again becomes a Jew or a Christian.
Reported by Muslim (No. 43c).