The Ruling on Boycotting American and Western Products
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Question:
Yes. May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Many people have hurt us by criticizing us for using American and Western products. The question is: Is the boycott obligatory? And is it permissible to call for it, whether as a recommendation or an obligation, even though the one in authority has not ordered it?
Answer:
People act according to their own desires. The one who does not buy American products does not buy them according to his desire. The matter is easy in this; there is no obligation to buy, and there is no obligation not to buy. The matter is a matter of choice.
Yes. May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Many people have hurt us by criticizing us for using American and Western products. The question is: Is the boycott obligatory? And is it permissible to call for it, whether as a recommendation or an obligation, even though the one in authority has not ordered it?
Answer:
People act according to their own desires. The one who does not buy American products does not buy them according to his desire. The matter is easy in this; there is no obligation to buy, and there is no obligation not to buy. The matter is a matter of choice.
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 30 — archive.org (53:06)
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