Malaysia: Sharia court orders man into rehab for participating in non-Islamic ritual

We are constantly admonished in the West that we must be tolerant of Islam, although why tolerance of jihad violence and Sharia oppression is a virtue is never explained. In any case, no one ever notes that this tolerance is a one-way street.

“Muslim who took part in non-Islamic ritual ordered to undergo rehab,” FMT, November 4, 2026:

PETALING JAYA: A Muslim man, who courted controversy for taking part in a non-Islamic ritual, has been ordered by the Gombak Barat shariah lower court to undergo rehabilitation to strengthen his Islamic faith.
Aliff Daniel Adli, 21, pleaded guilty to a charge of deviant worship before shariah judge Faizal Habib, Harian Metro reported.

The judge ordered Aliff to undergo a three-month rehabilitation programme at Pusat Pemurnian Akidah Baitul Iman in Ulu Yam, starting today.

Aliff was accused of committing deviant worship by holding up religious artefacts associated with another faith, performing rituals involving body piercing, and kneeling with both hands clasped against his chest in front of a statue at a temple in Batu Caves. He committed the offence on Jan 24, 2024, between 9pm and 11pm.

The charge was framed under Section 4(1) of the Syariah Criminal Offences (Selangor) Enactment 1995, which provides for a fine of up to RM3,000, imprisonment for up to two years, or both, upon conviction.

In delivering his judgment, Faizal said the offence committed by the accused was not merely a breach of written law but a serious offence involving the sin of syirik (polytheism, idolatry or associating partners with Allah).

“The offence you committed is not merely one of the common criminal offences. More than that, it concerns your faith and tauhid (belief in the oneness of Allah) as a Muslim….