Syariah Penal Code · 2024 Revised Edition · Chapter I · Sariqah, Hirabah, Zina, Zina Bil-Jabar, Liwat, Qazaf Drinking Intoxicating Drinks and Irtidad
Section 111
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any Muslim who —
derides, mocks, mimics, ridicules or insults any verse of the
Al-Qur’an or hadith of Nabi Muhammad Sallallahu ‘Alaihi
Wa Sallam;
denies the hadith of Nabi Muhammad Sallallahu ‘Alaihi
Wa Sallam as a source or authority (hujjiyyah) of the teachings of the religion of Islam; or
denies obligatory matters with ijma’, and it is proved either by ikrar of the accused, or by syahadah of at least two syahid according to Hukum Syara’ after the Court is satisfied having regard to the requirements of tazkiyah al syuhud, is guilty of the offence of irtidad and liable on conviction to death as hadd.
Any Muslim who —
derides, mocks, mimics, ridicules or insults any verse of the
Al-Qur’an or hadith of Nabi Muhammad Sallallahu ‘Alaihi
Wa Sallam;
denies the hadith of Nabi Muhammad Sallallahu ‘Alaihi
Wa Sallam as a source or authority (hujjiyyah) of the teachings of the religion of Islam; or
denies obligatory matters with ijma’, and it is proved by evidence other than those provided under subsection (1) is guilty of the offence of irtidad and liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 years and whipping not exceeding 40 strokes.
Syariah Penal Code
Terms defined in s 2
Court
Defined · s 2“Court” means the Syariah Courts established under section 6(1) of the Syariah Courts Act;
ikrar
Defined · s 2“ikrar” has the same meaning assigned to it under section 20 of the Syariah Courts Evidence Order, 2001;
syahadah
Defined · s 2“syahadah” has the same meaning assigned to it under section 3(1) of the Syariah Courts Evidence Order, 2001;
syahid
Defined · s 2“syahid” has the same meaning assigned to it under section 3(1) of the Syariah Courts Evidence Order, 2001;
tazkiyah al syuhud
Defined · s 2“tazkiyah al syuhud” has the same meaning assigned to it under section 3(1) of the Syariah Courts Evidence Order, 2001;
Chapter II
Qatl and Causing Hurt
Chapter III
Withdrawal of Syahadah
Chapter IV
General Offences
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