“It is fake news. It is an absurd claim meant to tarnish my reputation,” he told FMT.

Naik, who is currently in the country, dismissed the claims through his lawyer, Akberdin Abdul Kader.

Akberdin also described Naik as being “hale and hearty”.

The preacher was responding to a post on X that he was on a ventilator and “counting his last breath” at Kuala Lumpur Hospital.

It was also claimed that he was warded in a highly secure facility with “limited access to close relatives”.

Naik’s latest denial comes some four months after he dismissed claims that he had been diagnosed with AIDS.

He had described the claims as “hate speech” spread by irresponsible people.

Akberdin previously said such claims were drummed up to tarnish Naik’s image due to his popularity.