How do I respond to my colleagues who claim that singing and the fashion of ripped jeans and spiky hair are matters of personal freedom when I advise them that these are forbidden acts?

Allah created creation to submit to His servitude and adhere to His law. He did not create humanity to be free from servitude to Him. Allah says: {Did you think that We had created you in play, and that you would not be returned to Us?} (Surat Al-Mu'minun, 115). And He says: {And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me} (Surat Adh-Dhariyat, 56). If a human being does not willingly become a servant of Allah, then they are included in the general cosmic servitude, as Allah says: {There is no one in the heavens and earth but that he comes to the Most Merciful as a servant} (Surat Maryam, 93). Objecting to a Sharia ruling with the phrase "personal freedom" is a terrible mistake. A believer should strive to be sincere to Allah in their advice to people, and know that they are only obligated to convey the message, and guidance is in Allah's hands. Allah says: {The Messenger is only responsible for conveyance. And Allah knows what you reveal and what you conceal} (Surat Al-Ma'idah, 99). And He says: {But if they turn away, then We have not sent you as a guardian over them. You are only responsible for conveyance} (Surat Ash-Shura, 48). A Muslim should be careful not to let people's rejection of their advice lead them to seek victory for themselves, prompting them to argue with others about a Sharia ruling merely to silence them. This is a form of hidden desire.