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Insurance
Ruling on a pharmacist giving medicine covered by medical insurance to a patient even though he thinks it most likely that it is more than he needs and that he is going to sell some of it
6,898Ruling on taking money from the state in the event of early retirement
6,166Should he help his colleagues to prepare documents in order to get compensation from commercial insurance after his house got damaged?
4,142Should he get comprehensive insurance for his car so that the company will compensate him by as much as he paid?
10,422Ruling on forming a cooperative fund for ‘umrah that involves drawing lots
4,817Is the death benefit or death compensation that is paid out by insurance companies or pension schemes included in the estate?
10,941Ruling on working as a middleman between people and insurance companies to make money from that and reduce premiums paid by policyholders
7,500He opened an account in the bank, and they gave him life insurance for free
9,560Ruling on participating in a social solidarity fund for a group of doctors
5,457What is the ruling on social insurance that is sponsored by the state?
Conclusion: Social insurance that is provided by the state is a kind of permissible insurance, and it is more akin to cooperative insurance. There is nothing wrong with joining it and benefitting from it, whether it is compulsory or voluntary. For more information on this topic, please see the following: Al-Ahkaam at-Taba‘iyyah li ‘Uqood at-Ta’meen by Dr Ahmad ibn Hamad al-Wanees At-Ta’meen at-Takaafuli al-Islami by Dr ‘Ali Muhyi ad-Deen al-Qurrah Daaghi Ma‘aalim at-Ta’meen al-Islami by Dr Saalih al-‘Ali and Dr Sameeh al-Hasan. And Allah knows best.32,028