A woman from Senegal in difficult circumstances: her husband passed away, and the insurance company came to give her money. Is she allowed to take it?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman from Senegal who says that her husband passed away more than a year ago in a traffic accident. The insurance company came wanting to give her a sum of money, but the woman did not ask for that money despite her need and difficult circumstances. Her question is: Is it permissible for her to take this money from this company?
Answer:
Allah will provide for her in its place,[At-Talaq 65:2-3]
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman from Senegal who says that her husband passed away more than a year ago in a traffic accident. The insurance company came wanting to give her a sum of money, but the woman did not ask for that money despite her need and difficult circumstances. Her question is: Is it permissible for her to take this money from this company?
Answer:
Allah will provide for her in its place,
And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out (3) And will provide for him from where he does not expect.
وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مَخْرَجًا وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [417 -939] امرأة من السنغال ظروفها صعبة توفي زوجها فجاءت شركة التأمين لتعطيها من المال فهل لها أخذه؟ — youtube.com
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