The words of the imam addressing the congregation caused a stir.

06.11.2026 15:42

An imam addressing the congregation during Friday prayer said, "I will not make this Qur'an a means of earning a living. I would sell simit (bagels), sell lemons at the mosque door... But I will not sell religion from the pulpit." The imam's words quickly went viral.

During the Friday prayer, a religious official named Hüseyin Hoca, addressing the congregation, gave a striking speech reacting to the use of religion as a tool of self-interest.

During the Friday prayer sermon, the speech delivered from the pulpit by the religious official Hüseyin Hoca, who addressed the congregation, became a topic of conversation. Emphasizing the importance of performing one's duty honorably and standing up for the truth, the imam strongly reacted to religion being made a means of personal interest and advancement.

"I WOULD EARN BREAD FROM A DUMP, BUT I WOULD NOT SELL RELIGION"

Addressing the congregation from the pulpit, the religious official expressed his professional stance and principle with these words: "I would sell simit at the door of this mosque, I would sell lemons, but I would not sell religion from the pulpit. You, the people praying behind me, will say, 'Hüseyin Hoca, how nicely you were earning that salary, your house is there, your mosque is there, what was your problem?' Even if you say so, I will not sell. I will live with my honor and dignity. I will earn bread from a dump, but I will not make this Holy Quran a door to bread."

"IF YOU DO NOT STAND UP FOR THE TRUTH..."

Drawing attention to social indifference and the need to take a courageous stance, the religious official expressed his concern for the new generation in the continuation of his speech: "I am speaking as if I will die tomorrow. I have given up on myself, but I am sorry for the new generation. If you do not stand up for the truth and for what is right, bad people will multiply. If you do not stand up for the imam who awakens people, the surroundings will be filled with those who sleep and those who put others to sleep. If you do not stand by courageous men, cowards will come forward."

The imam's statements, which drew attention with their harsh and clear messages from the pulpit, had a wide repercussion in public opinion.

The words of the imam addressing the congregation caused a stir.

An imam addressing the congregation during Friday prayer said, "I will not make this Qur'an a means of earning a living. I would sell simit (bagels), sell lemons at the mosque door... But I will not sell religion from the pulpit." The imam's words quickly went viral.

"I WOULD EARN BREAD FROM A DUMP, BUT I WOULD NOT SELL RELIGION"

"IF YOU DO NOT STAND UP FOR THE TRUTH..."

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