The Ruling on Boycotting American Goods

Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, in these days the newspapers are calling for a boycott of American goods, not buying them, and not selling them. Among what was written in one of the newspapers today is that the scholars of the Muslims are calling for a boycott, and that this action is an individual obligation (fard 'ayn) for every Muslim, and that buying one of these goods is forbidden, forbidden, and that the one who does so is committing a major sin and is aiding these people and the Jews in fighting the Muslims. So I ask you, may Allah preserve you, to clarify this issue because of the need for it, and is the person rewarded for

Answer:
this action? First, I ask for a copy from his family or a clipping from this newspaper with the statement the questioner mentioned. Second, this is not correct. The scholars have not issued a ruling forbidding the purchase of American goods, and American goods are still being imported and sold in the markets of the Muslims. If you do not buy from me, what is the biggest benefit you get? What is the biggest thing? You do not boycott goods unless the one in authority (wali al-amr) issues a prohibition and a boycott of a certain country, in which case it is obligatory to boycott it. As for mere individuals, that they make this or declare it forbidden, this is forbidding what Allah has made lawful. What is it? Yes.