Firstly:
The basic principle is that it is permissible to interact and
do business, buying and selling, with the Jews and others, because it is
proven that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and
his companions interacted with the Jews of Madeenah, buying and selling,
lending and putting items in pledge, and other kinds of interactions that
are permissible according to our religion. The Jews with whom the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) interacted were people with
whom the Muslims had a treaty; those who broke the treaty were either killed
or expelled, or were left alone if that served some interest.
But there is evidence which indicates that it is permissible
to buy and sell with kuffaar who are in a state of war against the Muslims.
Imam al-Bukhaari (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
Chapter: Buying and selling with the mushrikeen and people
who are at war with Islam.
Then he narrated (2216) that ‘Abd al-Rahmaan ibn Abi Bakr
(may Allaah be pleased with him) said: We were with the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) then a mushrik man came with some sheep
that he was driving. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: “Are they for sale or a gift?” He said: “For sale.” So he bought
a sheep from him.
Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in Sharh
Saheeh Muslim (11/14):
The Muslims are unanimously agreed that it is permissible to
interact with ahl al-dhimmah (non-Muslims living under Muslim rule)
and other kuffaar, so long as the object of the transaction is not haraam,
but it is not permissible for a Muslim to sell weapons or tools of war to
those who are waging war against the Muslims, or anything that helps them to
support their religion.
Ibn Battaal said: dealing
with the kuffaar is permissible, except for selling things to those who are
at war with the Muslims that may help them against the Muslims.
It was narrated in al-Majmoo’ (9/432) that there is
scholarly consensus that it is forbidden to sell weapons to people who are
waging war against Muslims.
The reason for that is obvious, which is that these weapons
will be used to fight the Muslims.
Secondly:
There is no doubt that it is prescribed to engage in jihad
against the enemies of Allaah, Jews and others, with our lives and our
wealth. That includes every means that will weaken their economy and cause
them harm. Money is the lifeblood of wars ancient and modern.
The Muslims in general should cooperate in righteousness and
piety and help the Muslims in all places in ways that will lead them to
prevail and strengthen them and enable them to manifest the symbols of
religion, to practise the teachings of Islam and to implement the rulings of
sharee’ah and carry out hudood punishments, and whatever will lead to their
victory over the kuffaar, Jews, Christians and others. They should strive
their hardest in jihad against the enemies of Allaah with all the means at
their disposal. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: “Strive against the mushrikeen with your wealth, your lives and your
tongues (speech).” Narrated by Abu Dawood, 2504; classed as saheeh by
al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.
The Muslims have to help
the mujaahideen as much as they can, and do everything that will strengthen
Islam and the Muslims. They must also strive against the kuffaar in whatever
ways they can, and do everything they can to weaken the kuffaar and the
enemies of Islam. They should not employ them as workers such as typists,
accountants, engineers or servants in any kind of service that gives them
more power to collect the wealth of the Muslims and use it against them.
Conclusion:
The one who boycotts the products of the kuffaar who are
waging war against Islam, intending thereby to make manifest the fact that
he does not like or support them, and to weaken their economy, will be
rewarded in sha Allah for this good intention.
Whoever deals with them on the basis of the principle that it
is permissible to deal with the kuffaar – especially buying things that he
needs – there is no sin on him, in sha Allaah, and that does not affect the
principle of al-wala’ wa’l-bara’ (loyalty and friendship vs. disavowal and
enmity) in Islam.
The Standing Committee was asked: What is the ruling on
Muslims not cooperating with and not wanting to buy from Muslims, and
preferring to buy from the kuffaar; is this permissible or forbidden?
They replied:
The basic principle is
that it is permissible for the Muslim to buy whatever he needs of things
that Allaah has permitted from both Muslims and kaafirs. The Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) bought from the Jews, but if a
Muslim turns away from dealing with his fellow Muslim for no good reason –
such as deceit or high prices or bad products – and he prefer to buys from
kaafirs with no reason, that is haraam, because it implies that one is
befriending the kuffaar, approving of them and liking them, and because it
involves reducing the Muslims’ business and preventing them from selling
their goods, if the Muslim takes that as his habit. But if there is a reason
for that, such as those mentioned above, then he should advise his Muslim
brother to give up these faults. If he accepts the advice, then praise be to
Allaah, otherwise he should go to someone else, even if he is a kaafir, if
he is honest and decent in his dealings.
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