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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.

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