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Accepting the terms of license agreement without reading them
esselamu aleykumI read in one of your fataawa that it is allowed for a person who is in need of some programmes likewindows and so on to accept the license agreement, where it says approximately that if it comes to a disagreement than the case will be judged according to a kaafir system, by intending with your heart that you do only accept the ruling.. More
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Money earned from pirated software programs
Al salaam ‘alaykom wa rahmato Allâh wa barakaatoh. Bismillah, Until recently I have been using illegally downloaded program to edit videos. But one day, I realized the hadîth which says that Allâh is Pure and He only accepts what is pure. So i deleted the programs. From this, two questions arose for me: 1) Before I realized the hadîth I helped.. More
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Breaching the terms and conditions of downloaded software
I asked this question before but you referred me to other fatwas, which do not satisfy me...please, answer my question in particular, it will be a favor....."Whenever we download a new software or make a new account online…it comes with the acceptance of terms and services and after we accept these terms we enter in a contract…my question is, do.. More
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Using copyrighted material for personal use
I asked this question before but you referred me to other fatwas.... (I am a medical student. I need some video lectures in my studies to make the course easy to understand. But these lectures are too costly and I can't afford them. I have downloaded the videos from a torrent site. Can i use these videos?...Also, if there are softwares installed on.. More
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Printing copyrighted books to teach Islamic knowledge
aswb, my question today is someone wants to open up Islamic school in Africa if they to follow the government curriculum they need to teach history which covers up topics of evolution that men was a monkey and all that kind of false things is it permissible to take it in the curriculum but not have belief in it. second question is I know making copies.. More
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'Jail-breaking' iPhone or Windows system
Is jailbreaking an iphone or jailbreaking Windows permissible?.. More
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Violating licensing conditions of software programs
Assalamu alaikum. Is the money obtained from developing/making software using haram tools(e.g. pirated software, illegal internet connection, illegal electricity connection, computer bought using ill gotten money, and so on) haram? If a vendor of a software I bought stated in the license that I can't make more than one copy of the software for backup.. More
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The terms of online contracts must be honored
Assalamu 'Alaykom. I'd like to ask: How if i paid a membership site for me to access videos exclusively for law student or any other field. It says in every video that "Any attempt to illegally download and/or distribute the videos is prohibited. However you can watch the video as many times as you can" but for a limited period only. What if I will.. More
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Imagination cannot be copyrighted
Assalamu alaikum, According to Fatwa 82653, a person can copyright one of his creations. I am a bit confused about this Hadith, "Whoever takes hold of a lawful thing before others, he has more right to possess it than others". Does it apply to imagination? Can someone copyright an imagination because he imagined it first? For example, say there is a.. More
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Extending programs’ duration through cracks is impermissible
Is it permissible to use cracks and secret codes to extend the duration of programs that expire after a few days? What is the Sharee‘ah ruling? .. More
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Ruling on listening to CDs whose owners authorize only the buyer to listen to them
I am a student of medicine. We have CDs on which the lectures of some professors are recorded. Some professors do not allow anyone to listen to these CDs but their students, although they are offered for sale. Is it permissible for me to listen to these CDs?
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Paying for Quran application when a free version is online
AssalamoAlaikum I found a Quran application for my SmartPhone which I believe is highly beneficial. I cannot find an alternate to this application. The application costs $1.99 and I can very easily afford it by the Grace of Allah(swt) however all the Debit Cards I have are declined by the online payment system used to purchase this application. I have.. More
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Restrictions on using purchased software programs
Assalamu alaikum wa rahmathullahi wa barakathahu Some software companies would not allow customers to resell it. example if i bought one software ,i have a right to use it or give somebody else. But the software company resist this and not allowing to give my own software to anybody. please give me a fatwa... assalamu alaikum
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Ruling on making audio copies of Islamic books
Respected shaykhs, Assalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh. I am a member of Islamic Audiobooks Forum (http://islamicaudiobooks.webs.com), a website whose members try to record authentic Islamic books for spreading knowledge. This is like what the Saudi Ministry of Education is doing in cooperation with alukah.net Recently, someone said to.. More
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Pirated software
A few weeks ago, my older brother bought a new computer with a pre-installed pirated software. He forces me to use those software (not open source software)if I accidentally need an internet mean. He doesn't want to buy the genuine software. I have the responsibility to keep the PC harddrive from the errors (that may be occurred because of a long.. More
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