Doesn't the rejection by some jurists of modern technological products, under the pretext that they are produced by "infidels," contradict their own use of these products and Islam's urging of scientific research and service to humanity? Does this rejection harbor hatred for the advanced other and make us entirely dependent on them?

Islam has not opposed modern technology; rather, it has prohibited everything that leads to vice, brings about discord, and corrupts morals. Modern devices such as satellite receivers, mobile phones, and the internet—Islam has not forbidden the use of whatever benefits come from them, whether for religious or worldly matters. The possession of these devices by disbelievers is not a reason to forbid them for Muslims.