PETALING JAYA: PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang (pic) says he will continue to give sermons as usual in Terengganu despite a ban on politicians delivering lectures or sermons at mosques and surau in the state.
“I will continue giving my sermons as usual in surau and mosques," the Marang MP said in a press conference in Rusila that was posted on his Facebook page on Saturday (March 4).
He added that there was nothing wrong with Muslim politicians delivering sermons in mosques or surau and it was important for leaders to speak up on various matters including politics.
"We have to understand...when we talk about Islam, we cannot separate politics from religion.
“Even the Prophet Muhammad talks about politics in his sermons. There is nothing wrong and we have a duty to talk about it,” he said.
He was asked to respond to the ban on all politicians including parliamentarians, state assembly members, and senators from delivering lectures or sermons in all mosques and surau across Terengganu.
Asked if he would ask PAS leaders and members to stop giving sermons, he replied, "We are talking about Islam. In Islam there is politics. There is nothing wrong."
He added that there were similar previous rulings issued in the 1960s to prevent houses of worship from being abused for partisan politics.
