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Insurance & Medical Aid
470 fatawa from 7 South African Darul Iftas on Insurance & Medical Aid, part of Business & Finance. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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By Darul Ifta
Insurance & Medical Aid fatawa — page 11 of 12
- Ask Imaam4 Aug 2008
is it permissible to take out home insurance for the building only? not the contents?insurance for the building against natural disasters such as earthquakes etc?
is it permissible to take out home insurance for the building only? not the contents?insurance for the building against natural disasters such as…
Ml. Ishaq E. Moosa - Ask Imaam29 Jun 2008
Can i rent out my property to an Insurance Company?
I am in India, I have a plot in city. I am planing to construct a building and rent out it offices becoz that particular land is exclucively…
- Ask Imaam11 Jun 2008
According to this Fatwa # 16743 we cannot subscribe to the Medical Aid Insurance , but according to this Fatwa # 9817
Asalamalaikum Mufti Sb , According to this Fatwa # 16743 we cannot subscribe to the Medical Aid Insurance , but according to this Fatwa # 9817 Can…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam28 Mar 2008
It is not permissible to invest in a life insurance policy
I have invested in Life Insurance Policy for the purpose of saving Taxes. My intention is that I will retain the original amount invested by me and…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam9 Mar 2008
I am very confused about insurance matters specially health insurance
I have a question with regard to the Fatwa # 16154 from India .I am very confused about insurance matters specially health insurance. I live in…
Ml. Ehzaz Ajmeri - Ask Imaam1 Mar 2008
I live in the uk. I used my indian credit card to buy car insurance in the UK for 68 pounds. The exchange rate at which the credit card company was Rs 79 for 1pound(which is Rs 5372). They charged me in indian rupees....
I live in the uk. I used my indian credit card to buy car insurance in the UK for 68 pounds. The exchange rate at which the credit card company was…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam3 Feb 2008
I am an employee in an organization, which also provides health insurance facility...Please let me know if above Insurance benefits provided by my organisation are Halal for my dependants & me?
I am an employee in an organization, which also provides health insurance facility, Accidental Insurance, and life Insurance to their employees…
Ml. Abu Yahya - Ask Imaam3 Dec 2007
If interest and insurance is haraam,then how can one buy a house without paying interest on the bond or paying insurance for it?
If interest and insurance is haraam,then how can one buy a house without paying interest on the bond or paying insurance for it?
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam23 Nov 2007
Is taking out life insurance permissable in islam?
Is taking out life insurance permissable in islam? I know that we should put our trust in Allah, but the facts of life in todays times is that…
Ml. Ahmed Mohomed Pandor - Ask Imaam6 Oct 2007
Is the commission that one earns from selling life insurance policies, retirement annuities, etc. considered haraam?
Assalaam mu alaikum Is the commission that one earns from selling life insurance policies, retirement annuities, etc. considered haraam? Is it…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam3 Oct 2007
Working for an insurance company
I would like to know if working for a short term insurance company haraam.I dont sell insurance but work on existing policies dealing with cars and…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam26 Sep 2007
Does Islam allow life insurance? Is Vehicle or Properity Insurance Halal in Islam?
1. Does Islam allow life insurance? Is Vehicle or Properity Insurance Halal in Islam? If one is invovled in above mentioned acts un intentionaly,…
- Ask Imaam26 Aug 2007
Are we allowed to do car insurance?
I live in Lahore, Pakistan. I have just bought a car. Now many of my friends advice me to insure my car. here in my city the traffic is quite…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam21 Aug 2007
Working for a Health Insurance Company or as a Doctor in USA
1. Working for a Health Insurance Company. I would like to know whether we can work for a Health Insurance Company. I work as a Software Engineer in…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam3 Aug 2007
Car insurance
is insurance of car haraam. if third party insurance is available.
- Ask Imaam17 May 2007
Is it permisable to open a franchise business and have to abide by there rules of insurance to business?
1. I would like to know whther my wifes wudhu breaks if she changes the napkin of our child who is two years and four months old? Must she make…
- Ask Imaam6 May 2007
Is purchasing a vehicle through the bank haraam because of the interest or because of the insurance?
I live in Durban, and I would like to know if there is any other persmissible finance for vehicle's beside's from Islamic banks, such as Albaraka…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam23 Mar 2007
Insurance Policy
My question is that inssurance policy is allowed according to shariah or not. Secondly now a days as banks give vehicles on lease(installment) for…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam29 Sep 2006
If a person, who is known to earn money from a haraam source (i.e. gambling, insurance, etc.) donates money for building a medressah or masjid
Dear Mufti, Please clarify for the following: If a person, who is known to earn money from a haraam source (i.e. gambling, insurance, etc.) donates…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam12 Jul 2006
Her mother who is still hindu has a life insurance policy for a big amount. Now she never asked my wife to pay or take part in this life insurance payments
My wife who al hamidullah is a convert from hinduism has a question. Her mother who is still hindu has a life insurance policy for a big amount. Now…
Muhammed Zakariyya Desai - Ask Imaam27 Feb 2006
whenever that person will be sick, they will afford their medical expenses. Why still is medical insurance not permissible?
Medical insurance and other insurance has a difference. In medical insurance, a person pays to an insurance company which in turns offers the person…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam9 Feb 2006
reimbursement of his hospitalization bills he is required to submit claim form to the insurance company (along with the hospital bills) on behalf of the organization.
Scenario: Mr. Zaid is an employee in an organization which also provides health insurance facility to their employees beside other benefits. His…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam15 Nov 2005
where you have insurance and you become involved in a car accident. Is it permissible to claim the money for damages for your car?
1) I know that in the it is permissible to have car insurance due to the fact that the law of the land makes it obligatory. However, what happens in…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam6 Oct 2005
I was offered to sell life insurance and get paid doing so. is that halal or haram?
I was offered to sell life insurance and get paid doing so. I get paid commission for every policy that i sell. is that halal or haram?
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam15 Aug 2005
What is the shariah compliant status of Takafol Insurance currently being offered in South Africa?
What is the shariah compliant status of Takafol Insurance currently being offered in South Africa? First National Bank has an account called Million…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam4 Aug 2005
insurance company pulled my medical records from the hospital and offered me the settlement amount for my medcial bills, pain and suffering and for any future medical expenses that may arise because of accident. Is this money halaal?
Fatwa 13078. However in my case there were no ficticious claims. The insurance company pulled my medical records from the hospital and offered me…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam9 Nov 2004
Halaal income? insurance co. is paying him a large sum of money, due to whiplash etc.
My husband met with an accident. The insurance co. is paying him a large sum of money, due to whiplash etc. He is now well and able to work. We…
Mufti Muhammad Kadwa - Ask Imaam20 Sep 2004
Is it allowed to work in doctor’s office in USA due to insurance company?
I have a question about working in a medical clinic in USA.As majority in USA has medical insurance.Whenever somebody visit the doctor he/she does…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam1 Sep 2004
There is fear of damage and fire in the coming elections here. Is fire insurance allowed thus?
We have a lot of goods (clothing) in stock - susceptible to fire. In the elections there might be such a problem. Fire insurance is only 0.2 percent…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam22 Jun 2004
Can I have a Life Insurance policy with the local Islamic School as the sole beneficiary?
Many Jewish organizations thrive by this principle, the members put the charitable organization as the beneficiary of their Life Insurance policies,…
Mufti Muhammad Kadwa - Ask Imaam26 May 2004
Some pharmacists supply products e.g toiletries in exchange for a prescription.Either to the value or less,& claim the full prescription value from the government/medical insurance.Comments
The details of your question are not clear. Our response is based on our understanding of the question. If our understanding is incorrect, you may…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam3 May 2004
If some one is getting Employment Insurance Benefits,can he work a cash job? if it is not allowed by the state to get double benefits.
Some of my friends argue that from non Muslim state you can get as much money as you can,and there is no compulsion to obey the agreement between…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam13 Apr 2004
In the USA the government charges around 50% estate or probate taxes, when your wealth is to be distributed to your family. To offset this, the financial advisors recommend a life insurance policy.
So, you are not directly using the money from the policy, but using it to pay the huge tax levied by the government. Suppose you have worked all…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam19 Mar 2004
I live in Saudi Arabia. Is it allowed to use co operative Insurance?
Assalamualaikum, Dear Shaikh, I live in Saudi Arabia and bought a new car. One of the insurance companies (NCCI http://www.ncci.com.sa ) says that…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam12 Mar 2004
Is Life Insurance Haraam, and if so on what basis since this did not exist at the time of Prophet s.a.w.s.?How about the Variable Rate as against the Fixed Term Policies?
All conventional insurance policies are made up of two basic elements ? interest and gambling. Both, interest and gambling, are expressly Haraam in…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam23 Feb 2004
Can I make life insurance of myself or some other muslim?
As some say that intrest should not be taken in islam so life insurance is not permitted. How far is it correct with respect to Quran and Hadees ?…
Mufti Muhammad Kadwa - Ask Imaam12 Jan 2004
Renting a place to a person selling Motor(Vehicle) Insurance
Is it permissible for a muslim to rent a shop premises to a person who is going to use it for selling Motor (Vehicle) Insurance?
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam8 Jan 2004
Is Insurance in Saudi Arabia according to Islamic Laws?
Is Insurance in Saudi Arabia according to Islamic Laws? Whether working in Insurance Company in Saudi Arabia is permissible? Whether working in any…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam10 Dec 2003
Can Life-Insurance policy be taken in a non-muslim? Is there any fatwa regarding it? How else can we invest to make savings and avoid tax according to Islam?
Since recently I have started earning, lots of Life Insurance companies are approaching me for future savings and so on. It so happened that to one…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam24 Nov 2003
Working for an IT company that mainly serves the medical aid industry...Is it permissible?
A Muslim works for an IT company whose main and major source of income is providing an IT service to a Medical Aid administration compny who…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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