On the Boycott of Denmark

All perfect praise is due to Allaah; may Allaah exalt the mention of Prophet Muhammad, his companions and those who follow in his footsteps.

To proceed:

Many voices have sounded the request for stopping the influential boycott against the Danish companies, which was initiated as a consequence of the recent publication of the caricatures that ridiculed the Prophet, sallallaahu’alayhi wa sallam, (may Allaah exalt his mention), and as a result of the reaction of the Danish government towards these caricatures.

In response to this request, some big names from among the Muslim businessmen (may Allaah guide them all) have indeed stopped their boycott. On the one hand, this saddened those Muslims who rose in defense of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, using the weapon of boycott (to the Danish products). On the other hand, this gratified the Danish companies and those who sympathized with and supported them. All this has taken place while the Danish government still insists that there will be no change in their stance or reaction towards the event, reflecting a high level of indifference.

Therefore, we advise all Muslims, especially businessmen and companies, to continue their boycott because it is a very powerful weapon which has proved that it can prevent the aggressors from further aggression, and has made the country of Denmark an example that deters many other countries (from repeating the Danish mistake), in addition to uniting the Muslims on a large scale.

We also advise our brothers who called for lifting of the boycott against the Danish companies to reconsider their statement.

We ask Allaah to guide us all to that which He loves and is pleased with.

Signed by:

Shaykh 'Abdur-Rahmaan bin Naasir Al-Barraak.

Shaykh 'Abdullaah bin 'Abdur-Rahmaan Al-Jibreen

Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez bin 'Abdullaah Al-Raajihi

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