US EditionGovt Announces Two-Year Jail Term for Skipping Friday Prayers
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Signs in mosques will remind worshippers of the new rules, enforcement of which will also rely on patrols.
In Malaysia there is a dualistic legal system. States can enact Islamic laws. A new regime in Terengganu now provides for violent reactions, according to critics it brings Islam into disrepute.
MALAYSIAN STATE TO IMPOSE FINES AND JAIL TIME FOR MEN WHO MISS JUMUAH
Chairman of the state Information, Da’wah and Sharia Empowerment Committee in Terengganu, Dr Muhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi. Source: Instagram Thu 21 August 2025: The Malaysian state of Terengganu has threatened to jail Muslim men who skip Friday prayers for up to two years. Under the state’s Sharia law, first-time offenders who skip the weekly congregational […]
The Malaysian state of Terengganu has threatened men who skip Friday prayers without a valid reason with up to two years in prison. According to sharia law, those who do not pray on Fridays will be jailed – Religious patrols on the streets of Malaysia to punish “infidels” - ΙΝΑΦΤΕΜΟΠΟΡΙΚΙ
Govt announces two-year jail term for skipping Friday prayers
In the Malaysian state of Terengganu, skipping Friday prayers has been made a punishable offence for Muslim men. According to authorities, skipping Friday prayers without a “valid reason” can lead to a two-year prison sentence, a 3,000 ringgit (about 200,000 Pakistani rupees) fine, or both. According to the new law, skipping Friday prayers even once will now be considered a crime. Previously, only missing three consecutive Fridays was punishable…
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