Selling Insurances
Question
It will be greatly appreciated if you could please assist me. I have a few questions to ask and will take it one step at a time.
Is earnings from selling (All and any Type) Insurances - Halaal
Is it acceptable to live off the above earnings and to pay for your children’s education and madressa.
Answer
The insurance schemes that are in vogue generally revolve around the elements of riba (interest) and qimaar (gambling), hence the operation itself is incorrect. Therefore, working for such intuitions will be impermissible and incorrect.
As Above.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ وَالْمَيْسِرُ وَالْأَنصَابُ وَالْأَزْلَامُ رِجْسٌ مِّنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ﴿المائدة: ٩٠﴾
قوله ( لما فيه من القمار ) هو المراهنة كما في القاموس وفيه المراهنة والرهان المخاطرة وحاصله أنه تمليك على سبيل المخاطرة ولما كانت هذه تمليكات للحال لم يصح تعليقها بالخطر لوجود معنى القمار (رد المحتار 5/256)
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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