What is attributed to Shaykh Ibn Baz regarding compulsory insurance
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Question:
This questioner says: There has been a lot of talk about compulsory insurance, and that was after one of the shaykhs appeared on a satellite channel, MBC, and said that he had asked Shaykh Ibn Baz, may Allah have mercy on him, and told him that he would reconsider, or that we would reconsider, this matter. But that did not happen, so this caused a lot of confusion among the people. So please inform us, may Allah reward you with good?
Answer:
As for what is attributed to Shaykh Ibn Baz, it is a lie. I am among the last of those who kept the company of Shaykh Ibn Baz, may Allah have mercy on him, and he passed away while holding that commercial insurance is forbidden and warning against it with the strongest warning. As for him holding this view and issuing a fatwa to this effect, that is his personal opinion, and he is responsible for it on the Day of Judgment. We have answered regarding insurance several times, so there is no need to repeat it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner says: There has been a lot of talk about compulsory insurance, and that was after one of the shaykhs appeared on a satellite channel, MBC, and said that he had asked Shaykh Ibn Baz, may Allah have mercy on him, and told him that he would reconsider, or that we would reconsider, this matter. But that did not happen, so this caused a lot of confusion among the people. So please inform us, may Allah reward you with good?
Answer:
As for what is attributed to Shaykh Ibn Baz, it is a lie. I am among the last of those who kept the company of Shaykh Ibn Baz, may Allah have mercy on him, and he passed away while holding that commercial insurance is forbidden and warning against it with the strongest warning. As for him holding this view and issuing a fatwa to this effect, that is his personal opinion, and he is responsible for it on the Day of Judgment. We have answered regarding insurance several times, so there is no need to repeat it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 32 — archive.org (28:05)
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