Is stealing credit cards online considered theft in the well-known sense among فقهاء (jurists), such that it necessitates the establishment of the حد (prescribed punishment) if the crime is proven against the perpetrator?
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Accessing others' credit cards and withdrawing their money is fraud and an assault on others' funds without just cause, and its punishment is discretionary, determined by the judge. This act is not theft in the sense, for theft is taking money secretly from a secure place, whereas here, money is taken publicly from companies and banks through deception.
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