Deputy chief minister Mohamad Abdul Hamid said the state fatwa committee has found that GISBH is still practising the banned Aurad Muhammadiyah teachings.

“GISBH also practises a form of economy with elements of slavery, oppression and exploitation of its members, children and women.

“Thus, the fatwa committee has decided that Muslims are forbidden, whether individually or in groups, from practising or adhering to (GISBH’s) teachings and practices,” he said in a statement.

Mohamad said the state government has prepared Kompleks Darul Hidayah as a rehabilitation centre for Muslims to restore their faith.

“The rehabilitation programmes there emphasise guidance in the foundations of Islam and strengthening the teachings of Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamaah,” he said.

The Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) has also confirmed that a fatwa declaring that GISBH’s teachings and activities deviate from Islam has been gazetted.

Mais chairman Abdul Aziz Yusof said in a statement the fatwa was approved by the Selangor Sultan and was published in the state government gazette on Oct 16.

This deviation encompasses aspects of aqidah (faith), shariah (Islamic law), akhlak (behaviour), and family, humanity and economic transactions (muamalah) that can lead to division within the Muslim community and could potentially threaten national security, he said.

GISBH is being investigated for child abuse, sexual abuse, human trafficking, money laundering and deviant Islamic teachings.

The company previously said it had discarded its former image as Al-Arqam’s business wing and is positioned as a multinational company.

GISBH made headlines on Sept 11 when police raided at least 20 welfare homes linked to it and rescued more than 600 children who were believed to have been exploited. Police said some of them were sexually abused.

More than 400 people associated with the group, including its top management, have been detained in operations to clamp down on the company’s activities across the country.