What is the ruling on boycotting the products of countries that insulted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on boycotting the products of countries that insulted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
If the one in authority issues a boycott, we must obey him, because this harms the disbelievers. However, if the one in authority does not issue anything of the sort, the boycott is carried out by individuals, and individuals do not harm the disbelievers. They do not harm them even if they boycott them; rather, they harm themselves by depriving themselves of permissible products that they need, and they do not harm the disbelievers. It is only when it comes from the one in authority that it harms the disbelievers. This is among the authorities of the one in authority.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on boycotting the products of countries that insulted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
If the one in authority issues a boycott, we must obey him, because this harms the disbelievers. However, if the one in authority does not issue anything of the sort, the boycott is carried out by individuals, and individuals do not harm the disbelievers. They do not harm them even if they boycott them; rather, they harm themselves by depriving themselves of permissible products that they need, and they do not harm the disbelievers. It is only when it comes from the one in authority that it harms the disbelievers. This is among the authorities of the one in authority.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [974 /1350] ما حكم مقاطعة منتجات الدول التي أساءت إلى النبي ﷺ؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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