I got into free and open source software, you can take an idea about it from fsf by watching the video https://www.fsf.org/about/what-is-free-software
So, I have been in this rabbit hole for years now. And I convinced myself that using non-free software is haram and I shouldn’t do it, however when I looked it up I found no discussion about it In Muslim communities anywhere, no fatwas about it. But how can that be, don’t anyone else see big tech companies evil? Shouldn’t Muslims use these free as in freedom software instead of Google and Facebook products? Shouldn’t products by Facebook, openai and Microsoft and the rest of them be haram with existence of free alternatives that respect user privacy and freedom? Why there’s no discussion about it at all?
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It’s an emergent issue that hasn’t had time for religion to really process it, and the thoughts you’re having now are part of that process. Share this perspective with your fellow worshippers and see what happens. It does align with my own morality, for what that’s worth. Engaging with those companies hurts us all, so I refuse to do so. Spin up a muslim-centric instance if you think that’d be useful, share the tools you use with your community, have those discussions. We’ll get there :)
It is not permissible to forbid anything that is not forbidden by God and His Messenger.
In fact, this is one of the greatest sins, and there are powerful texts that warn of this.