Syrian Sunni Intolerance falls upon musicians > They beat, cut the hair, humiliated singer

 

Syria: Muslims arrest singer, beat him, cut off his hair and humiliate him, drawing on his face and chest

Aug 3, 2025 8:00 am By Robert Spencer4 Comments

“‘Imran bin Husain narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: ‘In this Ummah there shall be collapsing of the earth, transformation and Qadhf.’ A man among the Muslims said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! When is that?’ He said: ‘When singing slave-girls, music, and drinking intoxicants spread.’” (Jami at-Tirmidhi 2212)

“It was narrated from Abu Malik Ash’ari that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘People among my nation will drink wine, calling it by another name, and musical instruments will be played for them and singing girls (will sing for them). Allah will cause the earth to swallow them up, and will turn them into monkeys and pigs.’” (Sunan Ibn Majah 4020)

“Narrated Aisha: Abu Bakr came to my house while two small Ansari girls were singing beside me the stories of the Ansar concerning the Day of Buath. And they were not singers. Abu Bakr said protestingly, ‘Musical instruments of Satan in the house of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) !’ It happened on the `Id day and Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, ‘O Abu Bakr! There is an `Id for every nation and this is our `Id.’” (Sahih al-Bukhari 952)

At gunpoint | Folk singer ‘Omar Khairi’ humiliated in Al-Bab city for ‘practicing Tashbih'

SOHR, August 1, 2025 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):

Aleppo province: A group of gunmen affiliated to the “National Army” in Al-Bab city in the northern countryside of Aleppo arrested a Syrian folk singer, beat him, cut his hair and humiliated him following a raid on a wedding hall in the city.

According to SOHR sources, the reason behind arresting the singer is manifested in singing previously for the Syrian army during the rule of Bashar Al-Assad, as well as accusing him of “practicing Tashbih” (from Shabiha; the abuse of power).

SOHR obtained video footages showing the arrest of the singer and the physical and mental humiliation he was subjected to through cutting off his hair and painting on his face, as well as forcing him to sing songs glorifying the current Syrian president….