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Shouldn't a fatwa be issued to prohibit or boycott Pepsi, after its caricatures mocking worshippers, and the rumors about it containing pork?

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If pork is mixed with any drink, it becomes impure and its use is prohibited, according to the verse: "Say, 'I find not in that which has been revealed to me anything forbidden to be eaten by an eater, except that it be a dead animal or spilled blood or the flesh of swine — for indeed, that is foul — or an outright disobedience [of Allah] and that which was slaughtered other than in [the name of] Allah.' But whoever is driven by necessity, neither desiring it nor transgressing, then indeed, your Lord is Forgiving and Merciful." If analyses prove the presence of pork in Pepsi's composition, Muslims must avoid it. If it is not proven, then the original ruling is permissibility. However, it is better to avoid that which is doubtful, based on the hadith: "Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt." As for the claim that Muslims cannot do without Pepsi, it is surprising given the availability of alternatives and the proven harm of excessive consumption. Muslims must defend their religion and sacred values, and if they see a benefit in boycotting the goods of disbelievers as a means of defense, they must adhere to that.

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