Title Purchasing Products Manufactured by Non-Muslims
Original Title الفتاوى الشرعية في القضايا العصرية
Author ‘Abdul-Azīz Ibn Bāz
Translated by Abu az-Zubayr Harrison (rahimahullaah)
Purchasing products from non-Muslims is of course permissible. The prophet (صلّى الله عليه وسلّم) used to buy things from Jews. Even when he (صلّى الله عليه وسلّم) died, his shield was in the possession of a Jewish man, pawned for food to feed his (the prophet’s) family.
He used to clarify to people their (the non-Muslims) beliefs so that people would not take them as their closest and most intimate friends. But as for buying things from them for which there is a need, then this is a simple matter.[1]
1 Taken from the cassette: Sharḥ Kashf al-Shubuhāt.