Is it permissible to read books from the Islamic library without the publishers' permission, such as the book "Lisan al-Arab" by Dar Sader?
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Most of the books in Maktabah Shamela are old heritage books in which no one has any rights. As for what was authenticated by contemporary scholars, they did not include them. So, there is no harm in reading them.
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