Although criminal LAW has never been completely distinct from morality, considerable controversy has always existed, among LAWyers and philosophers about the nature and extent of their co- relationship. In other words, there exist opposing views on whether or not a forbidden conduct committed against commands of morality should necessarily be a criminal offence, punishable in the eyes of the LAW.This issue and the answers given to this question by English LAW and Islamic LAW have been discussed in this article from a comparative perspective.