Did the Committee of Senior Scholars permit medical insurance?
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Question:
This questioner wants clarification and says: Is it true that the Committee of Senior Scholars permitted medical insurance, as was announced in some newspapers?
Answer:
This is a lie. This is a lie. The Committee of Senior Scholars forbids insurance in all its forms, except for cooperative insurance, which is only charitable associations. Charitable associations that help those in need. This is not even called insurance. It is called charitable associations. It is not called insurance. As for insurance, a ruling has been issued by the Committee of Senior Scholars forbidding it in all its forms.
This questioner wants clarification and says: Is it true that the Committee of Senior Scholars permitted medical insurance, as was announced in some newspapers?
Answer:
This is a lie. This is a lie. The Committee of Senior Scholars forbids insurance in all its forms, except for cooperative insurance, which is only charitable associations. Charitable associations that help those in need. This is not even called insurance. It is called charitable associations. It is not called insurance. As for insurance, a ruling has been issued by the Committee of Senior Scholars forbidding it in all its forms.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل أجازت هيئة كبار العلماء التأمين الطبي؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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