🎯 Shaykh al-Qaraḍāwī’s Response:

Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, companions, and those who follow him until the Day of Judgement.

🇺🇸 America’s Position on Islamic Causes

🔹 The stark reality:
America has adopted a position that is openly hostile to Islamic causes—especially the Muslims’ foremost and central cause: Palestine.

🔸 It offers unconditional support to Israel, endorsing its tyranny and aggression, including:

• Atrocities so horrific they cause the hair of children to turn grey
• Bloodshed and desecration of sacred sites
• Demolition of homes and torching of farmland

👉 Despite this, America not only supports Israel—it enables it.

❌ Strategic Boycott: A Religious Obligation

✅ Due to this reality:

“We must take a stance towards America that matches its aggression towards us.”

🚫 It is impermissible to:

• Aid America with our money
• Fund the killing of our brothers
• Support our enemies

🔴 America is not just Israel’s friend; it is its strategic partner—supporting it with:

• 💰 Wealth
• 🔫 Weapons
• 🏛️ Political and global backing

🛑 Don’t Let Them Benefit From Our Wealth

⚖️ The least we must do:

“Make peace with those who make peace with us, and fight those who fight us.”

➡️ At the very minimum, we must prevent them from benefiting from our financial resources.

📌 Even America itself:

• Boycotts its enemies
• Imposes sanctions and sieges
• Was the first in modern history to weaponize economic boycotts

So, why is it considered strange when we use the same strategy? 🤔

💸 The Danger of Depositing Funds in American Banks

⚠️ Depositing money in American banks is a grave mistake.

💰 Estimates show:

Nearly 1 trillion USD from Arab and Muslim governments, companies, and individuals are stored in U.S. banks.

🛑 This aids in sin and aggression, which Allah forbids:

﴿ وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَى وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ ﴾
(Surah al-Mā’idah, 5:2)

📉 Worse yet:

• You may lose control over your money
• America may refuse to return it when requested!

🕌 Jihād & the Sanctity of Palestine

🔥 The current jihad is to liberate Muslim lands occupied by the enemies of Islam.

🌍 This is a sacred duty, especially when the occupied land is:

• The first qiblah of Muslims
• The land of al-Isrāʾ and al-Miʿrāj
• Home to Masjid al-Aqṣā

💪 Supporting this cause is the first obligation on the Muslim Ummah.

“The believers are but brothers.”
(Surah al-Ḥujurāt, 49:10)
“Indeed this ummah of yours is one ummah.”
(Surah al-Anbiyāʾ, 21:92)

🤝 Our Duty: Full Support & Economic Boycott

🌟 If our brothers in Palestine are sacrificing their lives:

Then we, too, must support them with every means available!

📖 ﴿ وَإِنِ اسْتَنْصَرُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ فَعَلَيْكُمُ النَّصْرُ ﴾
(Surah al-Anfāl, 8:72)

📌 One of the ways to support:

• Complete boycott of enemy goods
• Refusing to purchase or promote American or Israeli products

🛑 Buying such goods = aiding in sin and aggression
❗ It is ḥarām (prohibited)

📢 It’s Time to Say “NO” to America

⚔️ Imām ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (رضي الله عنه) said:

“Three are your enemies: your enemy, the friend of your enemy, and the enemy of your friend.”

🔴 America today is more than just a friend of our enemy — it has become one with Israel.

🧕🌍 The Muslim Ummah—1.3 billion strong—has the power to:

• Hurt American companies
• Cut off financial support
• Enforce religiously mandated boycotts

❌ Any Muslim who:

• Buys American or Israeli goods
• While alternatives exist from other nations

➡️ Has committed a clear sin, and earns:

• Allah’s wrath
• Public disgrace