The Criterion for Boycott in Islam
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Question:
Is there a specific criterion for boycott, O Shaykh? Is there a specific criterion?
Answer:
The criterion is the manifestation of the sin and the presence of benefit. If the one in authority sees that boycott is a restriction, he restricts; and if he sees that boycott is a reliance, he does not restrict, so that the religious benefit may be seen. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) restricted a group, namely those who stayed behind from Tabuk, and he left a group without boycotting them, such as Abdullah ibn Abi ibn Salul, and he did not boycott a group because there was no benefit in boycotting them; it might have led to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). What do we rule regarding those people?
Is there a specific criterion for boycott, O Shaykh? Is there a specific criterion?
Answer:
The criterion is the manifestation of the sin and the presence of benefit. If the one in authority sees that boycott is a restriction, he restricts; and if he sees that boycott is a reliance, he does not restrict, so that the religious benefit may be seen. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) restricted a group, namely those who stayed behind from Tabuk, and he left a group without boycotting them, such as Abdullah ibn Abi ibn Salul, and he did not boycott a group because there was no benefit in boycotting them; it might have led to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). What do we rule regarding those people?
Source
التعليق على رياض الصالحين، تابع باب الأمر بالمحافظة على السنة وآدابها : الأحاديث : [ 167 - 169 ] — islamhouse.com (7:43)
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