Is it permissible to download copyrighted discs onto a computer for personal use only, or to copy parts of them, such as Quranic recitations and Prophetic narrations, knowing that the cost of original software is exorbitant and that not using it limits one's scientific and religious benefit?

It is not permissible to copy programs except with the permission of their owners, in order to preserve rights and encourage innovation. This is because allowing unrestricted copying may lead companies to refrain from inventing. The competition among companies has proven that the prices of discs, which may be expensive at first, become cheaper later on.