Cloning websites

Nov 28, 2023 | Business Dealings

QUESTION:

I started working as a freelancer(remotely) online where a person can make money from selling his services. A few days ago a client wrote to me on the platform and requested me to secure him a website by cloning one that already exists, which he in turn will customize to feature his own brand. Would this be permissible for me to do?

ANSWER:

In simple terms, you are copying another person’s website and selling it to your client in lieu of a fee. Since the laws of copyrights are not applicable in terms of Shariah, it will be permissible to clone or copy a website. Again, this is the ruling in terms of Shariah only.

الحقوق المجردة لا يجوز الاعتياض عنها (الأشباه والنظائر 1/178)

والحقوق المفردة لا تحتمل التمليكa، ولا يجوز الصلح عليه (بدائع الصنائع 6/190)

ALLAH TA’ALA ALONE IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST!

ANSWERED BY:

Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani

Date: – 09 Jumadal Ula 1445 / 23 November 2023

CHECKED AND APPROVED BY:

Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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