What is the ruling on boycotting American goods?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, my dear sister, this question came to you: Is it true that you, Honorable Shaykh, issued a ruling that boycotting American goods is not permissible?
Answer:
We did not say it is not permissible. We say: do not boycott except by order of the one in authority. If the one in authority orders a boycott, then it is boycotted. As for a hasty boycott by some people, this does not bring good, nor does it make the lawful forbidden. The default is that no one makes the lawful forbidden except by order of the one in authority, who looks to the interest of the Muslims and the interest of the country. If he orders it, then it is obligatory to comply and to boycott the goods of the warring state that is being boycotted.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, my dear sister, this question came to you: Is it true that you, Honorable Shaykh, issued a ruling that boycotting American goods is not permissible?
Answer:
We did not say it is not permissible. We say: do not boycott except by order of the one in authority. If the one in authority orders a boycott, then it is boycotted. As for a hasty boycott by some people, this does not bring good, nor does it make the lawful forbidden. The default is that no one makes the lawful forbidden except by order of the one in authority, who looks to the interest of the Muslims and the interest of the country. If he orders it, then it is obligatory to comply and to boycott the goods of the warring state that is being boycotted.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم مقاطعة البضائع الأمريكية؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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