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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.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
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Insurance & Medical Aid fatawa — page 4 of 12
- Jamiat KZN22 Jun 2020
Taking out a Life Insurance Policy to avoid Estate Duty Taxes
Assalaamu Alaykum Mufti Saheb, the escalating burden of Estate duty that is being imposed by the South African government once a person passes away…
- Ask Imaam26 Mar 2020
Taking out a Life Insurance Policy to avoid Estate Duty Taxes
Assalaamu alikum Mufti Saheb. The escalating burden of Estate duty that is being imposed by the South African government once a person passes away…
Mahmood Suliman - Mufti Online10 Mar 2020
Using money and calculating zakaat from a life insurance payout
I had taken out a life insurance policy with a dread disease cover many years ago. (I call that my pre-hidayat days). I have now been paid out part…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam29 Feb 2020
Working for outsourcing clients dealing with banks and insurance - Is this permissible?
السلام علیکم I work with Accenture Solutions which is a outsourcing company and has different types of clients which deals in social media, some…
M. Akhtar - Mufti Online29 Feb 2020
Working for an insurance company
I have received a job offer from an insurance company. The job is a customer service advisor, the job consists of taking calls, dealing and helping…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam25 Feb 2020
Designing and marketing for a insurance based company - Is this permissible?
Assalamualaikum Respected Mufti Saheb I would like to know if it is permissable for me to Design and Market a website for a non muslim client who's…
Mahmood Suliman - Ask Imaam18 Feb 2020
Is it permissible to take out a life insurance policy to cover taxes?
Is it permissible to take out a life insurance policy for the sole purpose of covering your estate duty taxes?
Muhammad Fayyaadh - Mufti Online5 Feb 2020
Husband earning through working in an insurance company
My problem is that my husband, though a very kind and gentleman, earns through insurance and mutual funds. I tried to convince him many times but he…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Feb 2020
Claiming from an insurance for damages equal to the premiums paid
I hail from India. I have purchased car insurance by paying yearly premium of amount 6ooo. Can I claim insurance for damages equivalent to the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Jan 2020
Insurance Policies, Medical Aid and Hospital Plan
What is the difference between a service plan and medical aid, insurance or hospital plans? All seem to render a service to the person in case of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam11 Nov 2019
Is free medical insurance offered by the government permissible?
What is the ruling on the medical insurance provided by the government free of charge to students, this is given to all students in the country by…
Abu ‘Umar Muhammad bin Zayn Patel - Mufti Online30 Oct 2019
The shar'ee ruling regarding medical aid and hospital plan
I recently read an article which claims that it is permissible for a Muslim to take out a medical aid contract. The article explained that if a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam22 Oct 2019
Medical insurance
Assalam Alaikum Mufti Sahab, Jazakallah khair for the effort. I have a simple and important Question. Why Medical Insurance is not permitted in…
Muddathir - Mufti Online19 Oct 2019
Third party insurance
A person wishes to take out third-party insurance. He claims that this form of insurance is permissible because the insurance company will not pay…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Oct 2019
Earnings of an insurance broker
My father works in an insurance company which is being run by Muslims and follows Muslim laws. He himself is an insurance agent who does insurance…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Oct 2019Roman Urdu
Company ki taraf se gaari ka insurance
Meri company ne gari ka loan dia he beghair sood ka aur wo 10 saal ki qist me pura hoga. Gari company ke naam rahegi jab tak loan pura nahi hojata.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Oct 2019
Disability insurance
Is an income benefit/provider insurance policy allowed whereby one will receive an income if disabled and cannot work. At the age of retirement the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam19 Sep 2019
Term life insurance
A person asked me if this type of life insurance is allowed in Islam. America offers a type of life insurance called term life with a cash back…
Mahmood Suliman - Ask Imaam8 Aug 2019
Why are Saudi Arabia Insurance schemes permissible and not those from other countries?
Assalamu alaikum Mufti Sahab, I am working in Saudi Arabia and I was looking how Insurances are allowed in Saudi Arabia while same is not permitted…
Naved Akhtar ibn Shabbir - Ask Imaam28 Jun 2019
Claiming back initial Insurance amount
As salamu alaykum I am a Masters student in United States of America. My university has a policy that it is mandatory for all students to have…
Aboobakr Siddeeq bin Mufti Amjad Mohammad - Mufti Online20 Jun 2019
Insurance, medical aid and using banks in Western countries
1. Are all forms of insurance haraam in the west? If a person doesn’t have car insurance in a western country and they have an accident, they have…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Jun 2019
Accepting money from the opposite party's insurance company
I had an accident and in a claim I received some money from the insurance company of the other party and there is some amount of injury as well but…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam27 Apr 2019
Medical insurance for expensive and costly treatment
Assalmuvalaikum. Alhamdullilah, I am aware that health insurance and all type of insurance is haram in Islam. I have a relative who is suffering…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Ask Imaam16 Apr 2019
Motor Vehicle Insurance
Assalamo alaikum, I am currently living in Melbourne Australia and here according to the law, having car insurance is not mandatory. Having said…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Mufti Online9 Apr 2019
Claiming from insurance company
The situation is as follows: A person crashed a car of the owner by hitting a railing. The owners insurance was cancelled. The person drove off as…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam8 Apr 2019
Home Insurance
My question is regarding home insurance. I live in a wooden house (wooden- as is the norm here in Canada) which is attached to 8 other wooden…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Mufti Online4 Apr 2019
Using interest money to pay for insurance
I got a NRI bank account which is a savings account and every quarterly I receive some interest from the bank. Is it permissible for me to use this…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam21 Mar 2019
Third-Party Insurance
Asssalamu alaikum I need your help to get understand about the vehicle insurance in this country. Here insurance is mandatory to buy the new private…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Ask Imaam18 Mar 2019
Working in an insurance company
Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahamatullahi Wa Barakaataho, My question sheikh is that I am Commercial Motor Claims Handler for an Insurance company, My daily…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Mufti Online10 Mar 2019
Transport company taking out insurance to cover goods
Are we as transporters permitted to take insurance to cover goods in transit?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 Mar 2019
Earning from takaaful insurance
1. Is the earning from takaaful insurance clearly stated as haraam? 2. If such a person invites a friend for a dinner party at his home, will it be…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Mar 2019
Doctor assisting patient to recover his money from medical aid
I am a doctor and my patients, by and large, are contracted to medical aid. I encounter the following issues with my patients: 1. A patient is not…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam8 Feb 2019
Motor Vehicle Insurance
Can i make full insurance for my car or shall go for third party insurance. Are both kind of insurance are allowed in islam?
Muhammad I.V Patel - Ask Imaam5 Feb 2019
Working as an Infrastructure Analyst for an Insurance company
I am working in Capgemini India as an Infrastructure Analyst. My job role involves maintaining windows server and ensuring the system remains up at…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Mufti Online31 Dec 2018
Taking out life insurance to save tax
Is it permissible to buy a life insurance policy, not so that my heirs can benefit from it; but merely to cover inheritance tax/estate duty that is…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Dec 2018
Using interest money to pay for insurance
If a person stays in a complex where they have an insurance policy, and every month a portion of the levies go towards that insurance, can he pay…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam3 Dec 2018
Can I make use of a medical insurance which is paid for by my employer from my salary?
As-salm-kum, My company deducts a part of my salary for medical insurance... I did not make insurance for my family but the company did. My Question…
Hussein Muhammad - Ask Imaam27 Nov 2018
Can we make use of our medical insurance?
Dear Mufti Sahib, We are students in Malaysia and for our visa it is required by the concerned department that we do our medical insurance (it’s…
Hussein Muhammad - Ask Imaam25 Nov 2018
Claiming from insurance company
Assalaam Wa Alaikum I live in a sectional title complex where I own a unit. In terms of South African law all complexes need to be insured.…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Ask Imaam27 Oct 2018
Can I claim my damages from opposition party’s insurance?
My wife and I were involved in a car accident a few months ago. We were hit by another driver from behind. Her insurance company accepted…
Aboobakr Siddeeq bin Mufti Amjad Mohammad
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