Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Is it permissible to use pirated software?

· 23 Safar 1435 AH1 min readFatwa 27820English

Question

my brother send me a laptop with windows installed ,ms office etc.

I dont know wether that is pirated or not.

.can i use that laptop or shall i purchase a knew windows cd for reinstallation

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

You may use the laptop with the windows program sent by your brother.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mohammed Patel,
Student Darul Iftaa
Lusaka, Zambia

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] فتاوى قاضيخان ( ص 301 / ج 3 / قديمي )

أما الذي اشتراه بالثمن إذا لم يكن الشراء مضافا إلى الغصب فظاهر وأما الذي اشتراه بالثمن و أضاف العقد إليه فالعقد لم يقع على الثمن المشار إليه فلا يتمكن الخبث في المبيع و أما غذا أضاف الشراء إلى الغصب إلا أن الرجل إذا لم يعلم أن الذي قدم إليه من الغصب بعينه فلأنه لم يعلم بالحرمة * والأصل في الأشياء الإباحة * و إن علم أنه مغصوب بعينه لا يحل أن يأكل لأنه علم بالحرمة *

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Answered by
Mohammed Patel
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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