The obligation toward those who mock the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and boycotting their products
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Question:
This questioner says: What is our obligation toward the state of Denmark, which has repeatedly mocked our Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)? And do you advise us, O Shaykh, to boycott their products?
Answer:
Our obligation toward disbelievers in general, and specifically toward those who have insulted our Prophet and our followers, is to respond to them, to refute their doubts, and to mention the meanings and knowledge they possess. We do not return to their religion, but we return to what they have innovated, altered, and substituted. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:60] ... [Al-Ma'idah 5:60]. So we respond to them with the disgraceful matters they possess, which they do not deny and which expose them. We do not lie about them, but we mention the disgraceful matters that Allah mentioned in the Qur'an about them, and that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned, and that their prophets and scholars denied to them, so that they are exposed.
As for the commercial boycott, this is part of the Shari'ah policy and is referred to the one in authority. If the one in authority orders us to boycott them, we boycott them. This is within the authority of the one in authority so that the boycott is collective. However, if the boycott is individual, it does not harm or have an effect. Yes.
This questioner says: What is our obligation toward the state of Denmark, which has repeatedly mocked our Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)? And do you advise us, O Shaykh, to boycott their products?
Answer:
Our obligation toward disbelievers in general, and specifically toward those who have insulted our Prophet and our followers, is to respond to them, to refute their doubts, and to mention the meanings and knowledge they possess. We do not return to their religion, but we return to what they have innovated, altered, and substituted. Allah the Exalted said:
Say, "Shall I inform you of [what is] worse than that as penalty from Allah? [It is that of] those whom Allah has cursed and with whom He became angry and made of them apes and pigs and
قُلْ هَلْ أُنَبِّئُكُم بِشَرٍّ مِّن ذَٰلِكَ مَثُوبَةً عِندَ اللَّهِ مَن لَّعَنَهُ اللَّهُ وَغَضِبَ عَلَيْهِ وَجَعَلَ مِنْهُمُ الْقِرَدَةَ وَالْخَنَازِيرَ وَعَبَدَThose are worse in position and further astray from the sound way."
أُولَٰئِكَ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا وَأَضَلُّ عَن سَوَاءِ السَّبِيلِAs for the commercial boycott, this is part of the Shari'ah policy and is referred to the one in authority. If the one in authority orders us to boycott them, we boycott them. This is within the authority of the one in authority so that the boycott is collective. However, if the boycott is individual, it does not harm or have an effect. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-25-إنا كفيناك المستهزئين|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (42:31)
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