What is the ruling on taking general information from other websites and publishing it without the owners' permission?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
If the website owners do not retain copyrights, there is no harm in taking information from their site without permission. However, it is preferable to cite the source when re-publishing, out of scholarly integrity.
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