The Ruling on Car Insurance
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The questioner:
Please, Husayn, come on the line with us. Peace be upon you. And upon you, peace.
The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace.
The presenter:
May Allah give you a good evening. Yes, Husayn.
The Shaykh:
Good evening.
The presenter:
The television signal, Husayn, the television signal, because there is currently interference between us and you; I cannot hear you. Please go ahead. Very well, very well, very well, please proceed. Let’s go.
The questioner:
Well, I have a question, Shaykh (may Allah preserve him and prolong your life). Please go ahead. My question is about car insurance; is it lawful or forbidden?
The Shaykh:
Insurance is not permissible, my brother. We answered just a moment ago that commercial insurance is not permissible. That is, or the essence of it. The invalid one. Very well, thank you.
The questioner:
The mandatory one, the mandatory one that is with the traffic department now, is it lawful or forbidden?
The Shaykh:
You pay it as a matter of compulsion, not as a matter of insurance.
The presenter:
Thank you.
Please, Husayn, come on the line with us. Peace be upon you. And upon you, peace.
The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace.
The presenter:
May Allah give you a good evening. Yes, Husayn.
The Shaykh:
Good evening.
The presenter:
The television signal, Husayn, the television signal, because there is currently interference between us and you; I cannot hear you. Please go ahead. Very well, very well, very well, please proceed. Let’s go.
The questioner:
Well, I have a question, Shaykh (may Allah preserve him and prolong your life). Please go ahead. My question is about car insurance; is it lawful or forbidden?
The Shaykh:
Insurance is not permissible, my brother. We answered just a moment ago that commercial insurance is not permissible. That is, or the essence of it. The invalid one. Very well, thank you.
The questioner:
The mandatory one, the mandatory one that is with the traffic department now, is it lawful or forbidden?
The Shaykh:
You pay it as a matter of compulsion, not as a matter of insurance.
The presenter:
Thank you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3902] حكم التأمين على السيارات - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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