Don’t mislead people with your sermon,  cleric charges Imams

By Ahmed Ajikobi

The visiting Imam of Adewole mosque, Ajakuta street, Ilorin, Kwara State, Olayiwola  Ahmed has charged Muslim clerics  not to mislead their followers with their preachings.
He  said clerics  are expected to speak  the truth with in messages backed by injunctions from the  Quran.
He stated this at the Juma’at service prayer during his sermon before the traditional two rakat.
“Our society needs truth, those that will say the truth and those who will follow the truth.”
Ahmed also urged Imams to use the happenings in the country to preach to Muslims and make recourse to  the Holy Book.
“It’s the right of Imam to talk on the affairs of the state and country. Any Imam that refuses to say the truth according to what   Allah has laid down will face His wrath.”
Ahmed stated that truth commands respect, adding that the major cause of corruption is the lack of honesty among people.
“To fight corruption Muslims and  people in general need to be truthful.
“Clerics should desist from taking bribe because once they do  they will not be able to speak the truth.”
He tasked parents to lead  their children on the path of truth because they are leaders of tomorrow, stressing that it’s truth that will take one to paradise.