Is it permissible to sell or gift computer programs despite the fear that they might be used for disobedience?
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It is permissible to sell or gift software, unless it is known or highly probable that the recipient will use it for unlawful purposes, based on the Almighty's saying: "And do not cooperate in sin and aggression." The predominance of probability (ghalabat al-dhann) takes the ruling of certain knowledge (ilm) in the rulings of Sharia, as indicated by various legal texts.
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