Islam doesn't prohibit any activity, aerobics included, within a mosque compound as long as it does not contravene sharia, according to PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat.He said it shouldn't be a problem for both Muslims and non-Muslims to conduct any activity in the mosque compound.
“In Islam, it is not wrong for people to hold activities in mosques.
“Even during the time of Prophet Muhammad, non-believers were allowed to enter mosques, which also acted as centres for various activities, including politics,” he told reporters after his Friday sermon.
The Kelantan Mentri Besar was reacting to a report in Utusan Malaysia highlighting Serdang MP Teo Nie Ching, who was photographed wearing tight exercise clothing and doing aerobics in the compound of the Taman Cheras Jaya Mosque during a recent Maal Hijrah carnival.
Before this, Teo had caused a controversy when she delivered a talk in a surau in Kajang Sentral, Selangor, in August.