Egyptian rapper Ahmed Afroto sparked outrage on social media, following he appeared with a girl in front of the Kaaba.
The Egyptian artist was subjected to a wave of violent criticism for posting a picture through his personal account on the social networking site, “Instagram”, which he gathered with one of the girls while he was wearing the Ihram dress, and behind him appeared the Kaaba, and next to him one of the girls wearing a black cloak.
Afroto is under fierce attack
Immediately following the photo was published on social media, the Egyptian rapper was subjected to a torrent of criticism and severe attack, considering that the artist presented a negative model for young people and he would not have published such a picture in any way.
Comments on social media platforms criticized the image of Afroto with the girl, considering that the artist and his girlfriend are very close to each other in an appearance that offends the sanctity of the place, in addition to the fact that Umrah should not take place with friends between girls and young men because this is contrary to the purposes of Islamic law.
Afroto responds
The Egyptian rapper did not succumb to the criticisms leveled at him, but rather published a fatwa by Imam Abu al-Hasan bin Battal al-Maliki, in which he stated: “Malik, al-Awza’i and al-Shafi’i said: A woman goes out on the obligatory Hajj with a group of women in a safe company, even if she is not with her, a mahram, and the majority of scholars On the permissibility of that, and Ibn Umar used to perform Hajj with his neighbors, and this is the saying of Ataa, Saeed bin Jubayr, Ibn Sirin, and Al-Hasan Al-Basri.
Then he commented on the fatwa, saying: “The same people who bully are the ones who work as sheikhs and answer the acceptance or rejection of Umrah from them in the control. I hope that you will give reward and punishment, heaven and fire to our Lord Almighty and keep you in your condition and your personal mistakes.”
Afroto’s defense was not accepted by the “Social Media” audience in Egypt and his fans in the Arab world, which prompted the artist to permanently delete the image from all his social media platforms.
Rap star Ahmed Mohamed, known as “Afroto”, was able to achieve great success following his songs achieved high viewership numbers. He became one of the most famous rap stars in Egypt, especially following his song “Mesh Luck” achieved regarding 12 million views on YouTube.
