Non-Muslims who accept the leadership of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak are considered ‘kafir zimmi’ (friendly non-believers), said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mashitah Ibrahim.
Replying to Amran Ab Ghani (PKR-Tanah Merah), she said these people were unlike those who “clearly say they are against Islam”.
Though not mentioning names, Mashitah (left), who is deputy minister in charge of Islamic affairs, mentioned incidents involving DAP leaders as examples of those hostile to Islam.
“On whether DAP is 'kafir harbi' (hostile non-Muslim) or not, if the non-Muslims are against Islam, making statements labelling the syariah as extreme and clearly saying that they don’t want Islam, whether or not it involves walking over dead bodies, or feeling that defending Islam’s honour is a waste of energy and time, then it is clear they are against Islam,” she said.
DAP chairperson Karpal Singh had once said that the hudud will only be implemented in Malaysia over his dead body, while Perak DAP chairperson Nga Kor Ming has been slammed for questioning the need to demonstrate against anti-Islam film Innocence of Muslims.
Amran had asked if steps had been taken to control the issuance of fatwa by unrecognised individuals on the term kafir harbi and legal action that will be taken to prevent this from being repeated.
In his supplementary question, he said that this referred to grassroots ulama Abdullah Saamah, who was reported by Utusan Malaysia as having labelled the DAP as kafir harbi.
Replying to Amran Ab Ghani (PKR-Tanah Merah), she said these people were unlike those who “clearly say they are against Islam”. Though not mentioning names, Mashitah (left), who is deputy minister in charge of Islamic affairs, mentioned incidents involving DAP leaders as examples of those hostile to Islam.
“On whether DAP is 'kafir harbi' (hostile non-Muslim) or not, if the non-Muslims are against Islam, making statements labelling the syariah as extreme and clearly saying that they don’t want Islam, whether or not it involves walking over dead bodies, or feeling that defending Islam’s honour is a waste of energy and time, then it is clear they are against Islam,” she said.
DAP chairperson Karpal Singh had once said that the hudud will only be implemented in Malaysia over his dead body, while Perak DAP chairperson Nga Kor Ming has been slammed for questioning the need to demonstrate against anti-Islam film Innocence of Muslims.
Amran had asked if steps had been taken to control the issuance of fatwa by unrecognised individuals on the term kafir harbi and legal action that will be taken to prevent this from being repeated.
In his supplementary question, he said that this referred to grassroots ulama Abdullah Saamah, who was reported by Utusan Malaysia as having labelled the DAP as kafir harbi.
No fatwa on zimmi or harbi
Mashitah explained that no fatwa has been issued on whether the non-Muslims in Malaysia are zimmi or harbi, and that any statement made by individuals are personal views.
All the same, she said, any statements which cause disharmony in Malaysia can be dealt with uner Section 298a of the Penal Code.
She also denied that the government practices double standards by not taking action against those who make sensitive statements, as long as they favour the ruling coalition.
“(Abdullah’s statement) was not an accusation. The harbi or zimmi term is used by scholars as a study of the attitudes of non-Muslims, to decide if they are cooperative or not.
“It is not to mete out punishment like killing, etc. The classification of harbi and zimmi is to decide whether we can be friends with them or not,” she said.
Mashitah explained that no fatwa has been issued on whether the non-Muslims in Malaysia are zimmi or harbi, and that any statement made by individuals are personal views.
All the same, she said, any statements which cause disharmony in Malaysia can be dealt with uner Section 298a of the Penal Code.
She also denied that the government practices double standards by not taking action against those who make sensitive statements, as long as they favour the ruling coalition.
“(Abdullah’s statement) was not an accusation. The harbi or zimmi term is used by scholars as a study of the attitudes of non-Muslims, to decide if they are cooperative or not.
“It is not to mete out punishment like killing, etc. The classification of harbi and zimmi is to decide whether we can be friends with them or not,” she said.
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