What is the ruling on downloading audio lectures and special papers from private courses taught by a specific doctor, which one of the students records and uploads to the internet for everyone to benefit from for free, knowing that the doctor who teaches the course most likely does not know about this recording, and if he knows, he does not approve of it, and that this course is taught for a financial fee?
It is not permissible for a student to record or download lectures for personal use without the lecturer's permission if the lecturer objects to it, because copyrights and intellectual property rights, and the like, are protected by Islamic law, and it is not permissible to infringe upon them. Some scholars, however, have held that copying for private benefit is permissible for those in need.
Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 2026
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/102589