Is money earned from designing programs using cracked and unlicensed tools and software considered lawful or unlawful?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
Contemporary scholars differ on the consideration of copyright, and the we adopt is that it is absolutely considered. Therefore, it is not permissible to use cracked or unlicensed software or tools. However, there is no harm in the money earned from designing software using unlicensed tools, but it is obligatory to guarantee the rights of the owners of those programs and tools.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/154177
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 154177
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy