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What is the method for disengaging from the owners of a downloaded game obtained without permission and for financial gain? And is purchasing a game that contains elements of disbelief considered support for them? And what are the controls for enjoining good and forbidding evil to avoid embarrassment, such as advising two people who are cursing each other without prior acquaintance?

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If someone uses permissible, pirated materials without permission, they must seek absolution from the rights holders by requesting forgiveness or reconciliation for the damage. The damage is to be estimated by experts. Purchasing the original version does not compensate for using the non-original version. As for forbidden games (such as those involving disbelief), it is not permissible to compensate their owners, because their benefit is forbidden by Islamic law. However, if the game used is permissible, and the company produces other forbidden games, then absolution is necessary, and this is not considered aiding in the forbidden.

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