Is it permissible to claim UIF? When a person is employed, it is compulsory for them to pay towards the governments Unemployment Insurance Fund.
Question
When a person is employed, it is compulsory for them to pay towards the governments Unemployment Insurance Fund. If a person who was paying towards the fund is now unemployed, is it permissible to claim from this fund? Is the money received from such a fund halaal?
Answer
Yes, it is permissible to claim from this fund.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Muhammad Kadwa
FATWA DEPT.
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