Is it permissible to profit from uploading video files containing natural scenery and Quranic recitations instead of musical instruments, knowing that these files are free and available for download from the internet, and may be protected by copyright, through a website that pays a certain amount of money for a specific number of downloads?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
It is permissible for you to download allowed files from the mentioned website and to charge a fee for them if they are beneficial and permissible, as this falls under the category of ju'alah (stipulated reward/commission). As for files whose owners do not permit their download and disposal, it is not permissible for you to download them.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/122416
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 122416
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy