Is copying and distributing religious lessons available online, for the purpose of benefiting others and seeking reward, without financial compensation, permissible or forbidden?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
There is no objection to downloading religious lessons from any website, copying them, and gifting them to colleagues so they can benefit from them, as long as the website owners do not explicitly prohibit downloading or distributing them. These lessons must be attributed to their original owners.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
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