Restricting Boycott to Three Days
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, in this location and other books on the rulings of boycott, they restricted the duration of the boycott in speech to three days, and they cited as evidence the hadith: "It is not permissible for a Muslim to boycott his brother for more than three days." Is this evidence valid in this context? Does it serve as a specification or restriction for the verse regarding the objective?
The Shaykh:
The hadith, and Allah knows best, is restricted. Yes, if the boycott is for the sake of religion, it is not restricted to three days. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) boycotted the three men who were left behind for forty nights. So, if the boycott is for a religious matter, one boycotts for as long as the intended purpose is achieved, even if it exceeds three days. However, if the boycott is for a worldly matter and not for a religious matter, it does not exceed three days, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "It is not permissible for a believer to boycott his brother for more than three days." This is if it is for matters of this world.
The questioner:
If it does not benefit.
The Shaykh:
One moves on to striking.
The questioner:
Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, in this location and other books on the rulings of boycott, they restricted the duration of the boycott in speech to three days, and they cited as evidence the hadith: "It is not permissible for a Muslim to boycott his brother for more than three days." Is this evidence valid in this context? Does it serve as a specification or restriction for the verse regarding the objective?
The Shaykh:
The hadith, and Allah knows best, is restricted. Yes, if the boycott is for the sake of religion, it is not restricted to three days. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) boycotted the three men who were left behind for forty nights. So, if the boycott is for a religious matter, one boycotts for as long as the intended purpose is achieved, even if it exceeds three days. However, if the boycott is for a worldly matter and not for a religious matter, it does not exceed three days, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "It is not permissible for a believer to boycott his brother for more than three days." This is if it is for matters of this world.
The questioner:
If it does not benefit.
The Shaykh:
One moves on to striking.
The questioner:
Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 54 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الصداق|باب القسم والنشوز|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:04:25)
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