Malaysia legislation
Section 64
Section 64
Whoever alleges or imputes by words, either spoken or written, or by sign, or by visible representation, any activity or conduct or by organising, promoting or arranging any activity, or otherwise, in any manner, that any person professing the religion of Islam, or persons
FOR REFERENCE ONLY (September 2024
belonging to any group, class or description of persons professing the religion of Islam –
(i)
is or are kafirs ; or
(ii)
has or have ceased to profess the religion of Islam; or
(iii)
should not be accepted, or cannot be accepted as professing the religion of Islam;
or
(iv)
does not or do not believe, follow, profess or belong to the religion of Islam, shall be guilty an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both:
Provided that this section shall not apply to –
(a)
anything done by any Court or religious authority established, constituted or appointed by or under any written law and conferred by written law with power to give or issue any fatwa or decision on any matter pertaining to the religion of Islam;
and
(b)
anything done by any person which is in pursuance of or in accordance with any fatwa or decision given or issued by such Court or religious authority, whether or not such fatwa or decision is in writing, or if in writing, whether or not published in the Gazette.
Bid'ah and furu'.