COMMENT Many Muslims in Malaysia are reticent in opposing hudud given it is claimed to be a divine law, so one should not question it. On top of that, it is the ulama proposing it, and they are the ones whom we deem to be more learned and knowledgeable, so they definitely know better.                      

Muslims who question the hudud implementation in Kelantan are automatically labelled as working in cahoots with non-Muslims or are liberals seeking to free themselves from the dictates of the Quran and Hadith, what more, questioning those who claim they want to uphold the laws of Islam.

The question is: Is that really so? Are these Muslims really against hudud per se?