Is using software without the owner's permission considered theft warranting the cutting off of the hand, taking into consideration its high prices?
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Using programs without the owners' permission is impermissible because it is an assault on their property, and this assault is more general than theft. Whoever uses original programs without permission is sinful for their action, and the high prices of programs do not justify this assault.
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