The Ruling on Boycotting American Goods
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Question:
Many questions have come in, among them this one: Is it true that you, Honorable Shaykh, issued a ruling that it is not permissible to boycott American goods?
Answer:
We did not say it is not permissible. We say that one should not boycott unless the one in authority orders it. If the one in authority orders a boycott, then it is to be boycotted. As for an individual boycott by some people, it accomplishes nothing and does not make the lawful forbidden. The default is that it is lawful. No one makes the lawful forbidden except the one in authority, who looks into the interest of the Muslims and the interest of the country. If he issues an order, then it is obligatory to comply and to boycott the goods of the warring state that is being boycotted.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Many questions have come in, among them this one: Is it true that you, Honorable Shaykh, issued a ruling that it is not permissible to boycott American goods?
Answer:
We did not say it is not permissible. We say that one should not boycott unless the one in authority orders it. If the one in authority orders a boycott, then it is to be boycotted. As for an individual boycott by some people, it accomplishes nothing and does not make the lawful forbidden. The default is that it is lawful. No one makes the lawful forbidden except the one in authority, who looks into the interest of the Muslims and the interest of the country. If he issues an order, then it is obligatory to comply and to boycott the goods of the warring state that is being boycotted.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 26 — archive.org (7:34)
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