The Ruling on Boycotting Non-Islamic Products
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Question:
This person is asking about boycotting Islamic products. He is asking about boycotting non-Islamic products. May Allah reward you.
Answer:
Allah has permitted us trade, He has permitted us goods, and He has permitted us [to trade], so we do not boycott except for forbidden matters, forbidden things, and forbidden goods; we leave those alone. As for what is permissible, we do not make forbidden for ourselves anything that Allah has permitted for us. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) dealt with disbelievers; he bought from them and borrowed from them. The Muslims have continued to trade with disbelievers and companies and contract with them. This is what Allah the Exalted has permitted. We do not make forbidden for ourselves anything that Allah has made lawful for us. It becomes a harm to us; it is not a harm to the disbelievers. The harm is to us; we have forbidden ourselves what Allah has permitted for us.
Yes, but if the one in authority, the authority over the Muslims, issues an order to boycott some countries, then it is obligatory to obey him in this, as obedience to the one in authority, because he looks into the interests of the Muslims. As for us, or so-and-so, making some goods forbidden, this is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This person is asking about boycotting Islamic products. He is asking about boycotting non-Islamic products. May Allah reward you.
Answer:
Allah has permitted us trade, He has permitted us goods, and He has permitted us [to trade], so we do not boycott except for forbidden matters, forbidden things, and forbidden goods; we leave those alone. As for what is permissible, we do not make forbidden for ourselves anything that Allah has permitted for us. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) dealt with disbelievers; he bought from them and borrowed from them. The Muslims have continued to trade with disbelievers and companies and contract with them. This is what Allah the Exalted has permitted. We do not make forbidden for ourselves anything that Allah has made lawful for us. It becomes a harm to us; it is not a harm to the disbelievers. The harm is to us; we have forbidden ourselves what Allah has permitted for us.
Yes, but if the one in authority, the authority over the Muslims, issues an order to boycott some countries, then it is obligatory to obey him in this, as obedience to the one in authority, because he looks into the interests of the Muslims. As for us, or so-and-so, making some goods forbidden, this is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
فضل العلماء ومكانتـهم — alfawzan.live (1:13:25)
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