Should I Publish My Ebook on Kindle despite Amazon’s Support of Israel?

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

Question

As an author, I’m conflicted about publishing my first ebook on Kindle due to Amazon’s support of Israel. Many alternative platforms are also affiliated with Amazon.

Should I publish on Kindle or refrain for ethical reasons?

Answer

I pray you are well.

The matter is an entirely ethical one, as entering into an arrangement with Amazon is permissible in and of itself here. The business transaction would be valid as long both parties are happy to proceed [Maydani, al-Lubab]

As for the ethics of the matter, I would encourage you to pray the istikhara prayer and see which path Allah opens up for you. The support Amazon and many other companies continue to offer Israel despite the thousands of well-documented and clearly evidenced atrocities is certainly concerning.

Many have chosen to boycott all such companies, and others prefer a targeted boycott. You can choose what to do after an istikhara.

May Allah facilitate what is best for you and bring the wrongdoers to justice. Amin.

[Shaykh] Abdul-Rahim
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat began studying Arabic Grammar and Morphology whilst studying for a degree in English and History. After graduating, He traveled to Damascus and studied Arabic, Hanafi Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, Theology, and Logic with Shaykh Adnan Darwish, Shaykh ‘Abd al-Rahman Arjan al-Binsawi, Shaykh Husayn Darwish, Shaykh Muhammad Darwish, the late Shaykh Rashad Shams, and others. He then moved to Amman to continue his studies in those fields, as well as in Tafsir, Quranic Sciences, Hadith Methodology and Commentary, Prophetic Biography, Prophetic Perfections and Traits, Rhetoric, Arabic Literature, and Tajwid. His teachers include Shaykh Ali Hani, Dr. Hamza al-Bakri, Dr Salah Abu al-Hajj, Dr Mansur Abu Zina, Shaykh Ahmad Hasanat, Shaykh Ahmad Jammal, and others.