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What is the ruling on working with free programs that require activation with personal information for another country, due to the unavailability of the user's original country, and what is the ruling on the money earned from this work? What if the partner in the work uses pirated programs? And is it obligatory to verify every door of sustenance that Allah opens?

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Writing the name of a country other than your own to download a program, if your country's name is unavailable, is a form of lying, and the general rule is that it is forbidden. However, it appears that this does not affect the permissibility unless the program's terms and conditions explicitly prohibit it, or if its owner does not authorize its use for the people of that country. In such cases, one must adhere to the condition. It is not permissible for someone who does not meet the conditions for benefiting from the program to infringe upon it.

Nevertheless, if the purpose of the procedures is merely to gather information, without specifying or prohibiting, then there is no harm in using the program. One must seek forgiveness for writing the name of a country other than their own.

As for participating with those who infringe upon protected programs or use pirated software, it is not permissible, due to the Almighty's saying: "And do not cooperate in sin and aggression."

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