THERE IS NO CONCEPT OF COPYRIGHT IN ISLAM
Copyright of Islamic Materials. Point 1- No Intellectual Copyright First and foremost we wish to point out that there is no such thing as intellectual copyright in Islam i.e. a person cannot quote Quran and Sunnah or anything related to this deen and claim it for himself, as this deen belongs to Allah (swt), إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ الإِسْلاَمُ Truly, the religion with Allah is Islam. (Aali Imran 3:19) We are commanded to convey this deen, the Messenger (saw) said in a hadith collected in Sahih Al Bukhari, بَلِّغُوا عَنِّى وَلَوْ آيَةً “Convey from me even one verse” and Allah says, وَمَا عَلَيْنَا إِلاَّ الْبَلاَغُ الْمُبِينُ “And our duty (i.e. the Messengers) is only to convey plainly (the Message).” (Ya-Sin 36:17) The reward we seek for conveying this deen should be sought from Allah (swt). وَمَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْر ٍ إِنْ أَجْرِي إِلاَّ عَلَى رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ “No reward do I ask of you for it (my Message), my reward is onl...
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