Fadel Shaker

Fadl Shaker (Arabic: فضل شاكر‎[needs IPA]) (Fadl Abdulrahman Shamandar, born on April 1, 1969 فضل عبدالرحمن شمندر) is a Lebanese singer. On February 2011 while addressing a large audience with Salafist Sheikh Ahmed Assir, Shaker declared that he now considers all non-Islamic music to be haram, apologized for participating in this, "superficial" culture, and has chosen to put his music career on hold to focus on Islamic studies.