Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Can we take benefits from pirated books, CDs etc?

· 21 Safar 1422 AH1 min readFatwa 2913English

Question

As a medical students, we have to buy a lot of expensive foreign medical books. For a middle class student it is very difficult to afford these books. can they use pirated books published in soem Asian/African countries? Can I make a copy from the books, CDs Videos etc that I have purchased for my friends without any gain, or for myself as a back-up copy?

Answer

Kindly refer copyright

If copying the books, etc. for the intended purpose does not violate the terms and conditions of copyright, then it will be permissible.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.

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