Freedom of speech is one of an individual expression method in expressing a person’s view. However the right is restricted due to Malaysian’s Legal Provisions which have been set by the Government. According to Islamic teaching, human is given right and freedom to act in order to preserve their rights. Therefore, this study highlights the extent comparison between Islamic Law and Malaysian Law. There are two objectives of this study which are to identify the freedom of speech’s concept in Islam and Malaysian Law as well as to analyze the comparison between both laws through Islamic perspective. This study adapts content analysis methodology based on library data collection. As the result, the findings show that Islam do promote the freedom of speech and it is also constituted in Article 10 of the Malaysia’s Federal Constitution which allows it’s citizen to practice it. However, this freedom whether in Islamic Law or Malaysian’s Law is not absolute as there are limitations in certain matters which need to conform.
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