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What is the ruling on accessing the internet for free by exploiting vulnerabilities in mobile companies, under the pretext of "as they steal from us, we steal from them"?

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It is not permissible to transgress against people's rights and properties in any way, including exploiting loopholes to obtain a service without compensation. This applies to very specific cases, such as "the issue of the claw" (mas'alat al-dhafar), where a person may take their right from another's property if the right is established and certain, and cannot be obtained except through this hidden method. Scholars have differed on this issue; some have expanded upon it to permit extensive transgression against property, while others have prohibited it entirely. Some have chosen - and this is the most just opinion - that the reason should be apparent and clear, such as a wife taking her maintenance from her husband's money if he withholds it. However, for what is not apparent, such as a loan and the like, it is not permissible to take without informing.

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