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Is it permissible to sell a summary of Dr. Tariq Al-Suwaidan's series "Immortal Women" for charitable purposes, without obtaining his consent?

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Selling printed materials depends on two situations:

1. Copyrights Reserved: If the owner of the material has reserved the copyrights, it is not permissible to sell it without their permission. Contemporary scholars have differed on the consideration of copyrights, but the fatwa adopted by the network is to consider them absolutely. The fact that the profit will go to charitable works does not make it permissible to sell without permission. 2. Copyrights Not Reserved: If the owner of the material has explicitly, implicitly, or customarily permitted its sale, there is no harm in selling it; rather, it is considered a good deed.

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