Lies in documents, pirated, harmful products, etc. : using pirated software

Fatawa Question

[Question One] Hello Dr. Kahf, I have been searching for an answer to this for a long time now, I already know piracy is Haram and I have stopped it several months ago, but I am required to use Microsoft office and other products for my education, I do not want to buy them because I would be supporting Israel is Microsoft is a supporter of Israel, so I want to know, is it permissible for me to use a pirated version of their software instead of buying it and in turn support Israel ? [Question Two] Assalamu Alaykum , I am sorry for repeating but I wanted to say , some copy rights are different than others , some allow copying for personal use and not making any profit from the copy , does that mean I can get a pirated version and use it without making any profit from it if the copyrights say what I’ve said earlier ? Thank you, Jazaka Allahu Khair

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Publication Date

2010-11-26

Main Subjects

Economy and Commerce
Religion
Law
Islamic Studies

Topics

• Islamic jurisprudence
• Software piracy
• Economic sanctions
• Israel

No. of Pages

2

Data Type

Fatawa

Language

English

Record ID

BIM-734416

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