Bangi MP Syahredzan Johan said the yet-to-be-released guidelines would affect Muslim elected representatives invited to events at non-Muslim houses of worship.

“Muslim elected representatives who attend these events are obviously not there for worship, but to carry out their duties and responsibilities to our constituents.

“Some of us MPs will be seeking a meeting with the minister to clarify this and provide our input on the matter,” he said in an Instagram post.

Religious affairs minister Na’im Mokhtar had said that new guidelines were in the works to set out clear rules regarding the involvement of Muslims in non-Muslim festivities and funerals.

In a written Dewan Rakyat reply, he said the guidelines would also cover the involvement of Muslims in events at non-Muslim houses of worship.

Under the proposed rules, there can be no speeches or songs with religious “propaganda” or performances that would insult Muslims, while the premises cannot display the religious symbols of faiths other than Islam.

Na’im also said organisers would need to obtain the permission of the relevant authorities, as well as the “views” of Islamic authorities, if their event were to inolve Muslims.

He said the guidelines would be finalised when the muzakarah committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs meets from Feb 25 to 27.

In December, housing and local government minister Nga Kor Ming was criticised by PAS over a Christmas celebration at his ministry which involved some Muslim staff.

PAS Youth said the minister should understand that Muslims were prohibited from being directly involved in celebrations of faiths that went against Islamic teachings.

However, a ministry source said they did not force any of its personnel to attend the function and that the carollers who performed at the event were Christians from East Malaysia while the songs were secular in nature.