Some of you are trivialising the boycott: that it being seasonal, and it won't make a dent to the establishments that are funding the genocide, that the efforts are misplaced, etc.
Well, many of us are feeling angry and helpless over the wanton bloodshed. Boycotting It is the only way for us normies to participate in the jihad - we are unable to fight in the battlefield (we’re even cringing at the thought of being called to the PLKN), let alone contribute anything worthy of change to the plight of the Palestinians.
An-Nu‘mān ibn Bashīr (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The believers, in their mutual love, compassion, and sympathy are like a single body; if one of its organs suffers, the whole body will respond to it with sleeplessness and fever."
This is the only way we can influence change through the only language capitalism understands: money. Do you think the companies would go all out to explain their “neutral stance” if they’re not worried about what a personal social media post would impact on their business? At the very least, it is for our own conscience. Nevermind if it won’t so much as cause a ripple, but we are doing our part to the cause.
On the authority of Abu Sa`eed al-Khudree (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) say, “Whosoever of you sees an evil, let him change it with his hand; and if he is not able to do so, then [let him change it] with his tongue; and if he is not able to do so, then with his heart — and that is the weakest of faith.”
I also saw statements such as: “Well if you’re boycotting A,B, and C, why not boycott the rest of the X, Y, and Z?” That is like saying if you’re donating to a cause, why not give all your money then? Every one of us operates on varying capacities. We are doing what we can within our capabilities, no matter how small. Some participate in peaceful protests, others make videos to raise awareness, and I paint to express my stand.
Others are risking their lives documenting the horrors in Gaza and the West Bank. Palestinians are losing their homes, lives, and their loved ones. Yet they can still say Alhamdulillah.
Did you know that mothers are having C-section, children being amputated, babies operated on without anaesthetics? There are women who have had their uterus removed to save their lives from postpartum bleeding.
Let’s stop criticising others who are doing their part in solidarity with generations of suffering, those affected by the sight of parents collecting body parts sprawling amongst the rubble, fathers cradling their babies with their heads split open from the bombings, mothers refusing to wash her hands from the blood of her martyred children she carried in her womb, and the children not knowing their fates being orphaned.
At least they are doing something to take a stand in the face of injustice.
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should not hurt his neighbour and whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should serve his guest generously and whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should speak what is good or keep silent."
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