Is it obligatory to pay an amount to encrypted channels whose matches were watched without a subscription, or to give this amount in charity, fearing that doing so would aid the channels in displaying sins?
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It is not permissible to decrypt encrypted satellite channels that require a subscription, because doing so infringes upon the rights of their owners. And whoever watches their programs via infringing links and websites is mistaken and must cease doing so.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
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