The 1986 Malaysian book "Hadith: A Re-evaluation" by Kassim Ahmad was met with controversy and some scholars declared him an apostate from Islam for suggesting that ""the hadith are sectarian, anti-science, anti-reason and anti-women."
Buku Malaysia "Hadis: A Re-evaluation" (1986) oleh Kassim Ahmad menghadapi kontroversi dan beberapa ulama menyatakan dia murtad dari Islam dengan menunjukkan bahwa "hadits adalah sektarian, anti-ilmu pengetahuan, anti-nalar dan anti-perempuan."