He said Siti Kasim should not have touched on tauhid (oneness of God) as it was not her field of expertise.

“The action is tantamount to committing apostasy.

“Apostates are out of Islam and when they die, they cannot even be buried in a Muslim cemetery.

“My advice is not to meddle in religious matters which we are ignorant of. So, please learn.

“Study the religion of our parents. We should defend our religion.

“Do not speak on matters we don’t know about as this can be detrimental to ourselves,” he told a press conference at Darul Ridzuan Islamic Complex here today.

Harussani was commenting on remarks made by Siti Kasim in an interview with online Chinese media on the existence of God, which were deemed deviationist.

Yesterday, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said the Malaysia Islamic Development Department (Jakim) would summon Siti Kasim to record her statement following her remarks.

He said if an offence had been committed, Jakim could take action.