What is the ruling on producing computer programs containing scholarly material without the permission of the scholars and preachers who delivered or authored it, while profiting from it and seeking reward for spreading religious knowledge? Is it permissible for heirs to prevent the production of scholarly material by scholars after their death if the scholars did not prevent it during their lifetime? And what is the ruling on taking payment for teaching knowledge and giving fatwas, and are there any regulations for it?
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Regarding the ruling on copying software, tapes, books, and messages without the owners' permission, please refer to fatwas: 36372, 32775, and 37862.
The right of authorship has become a financial right owned by the author, who is entitled to exchange it for compensation, and this right is inheritable.
As for the ruling on taking a fee for issuing fatwas, it has been previously addressed in no. 43647.
Scholars differ concerning the ruling on teaching the Quran, Fiqh, and other religious sciences for a fee. Please refer to fatwas: 34452 and 55348 for this difference of opinion.
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