Using Android box for piracy forbidden, states mufti

Using Android boxes to pirate paid content is forbidden as it is a form of theft, says the office of the mufti for the Federal Territories. — Unsplash

Using Android boxes to pirate otherwise paid content is a breach of the intellectual property (IP) rights owner and thus haram (forbidden), declared the office of the mufti for the Federal Territories.

The office stated that while the purchase and use of Android boxes are harus (permissible), to use the device to improperly access paid content or content belonging to an IP holder amounts to a wrongdoing against another.