The use of Islamic law as the material for criminal law reformation is one of the main charac-teristics of Pancasila law state which guarantees the freedom of religion. The existing applicable law should be consistent with the Indonesian society legal ideals, the values of Islamic law must be reflected in the national law as the materialization of legal ideals. Canings is one of the punishment types prescribed in the Qur’an and Sunnah. Article 2 of RKUHP contains material legality principle approves the existing law in the community/society or adat criminal law in order to respect the di-versities/ plurality law in Indonesia. Accordingly, the regulation of criminal act and criminal sanc-tion are mandated to the development of jurisprudence and regional regulation.   Keywords: Canings, criminal law reform, Islamic law