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Is downloading books free would be allowed in Islam?

· 18 Muharram 1428 AH1 min readFatwa 14861English

Question

There is a website www.ebooksclub.org which offers free ebooks. the downloads are totally free. I just wanted to know whether downloading books free would be allowed in Islam since i am not sure whether any rules are being broken.

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

If the website offers you to download e books for free, then it will be permissible for you to do so. I have read through the Terms & Rules page, and it does not mention anything about the legality of downloading e books. However, after visiting the site, the only service I saw they were offering is reviews of books.

And Allah knows best

Wassalam

Ml. Azeemuddin Ahmed

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa

Answered by
Ml. Azeemuddin Ahmed
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