Is health insurance included in riba (usury or interest)?
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The questioner:
Let us take Majid with us, please go ahead, Majid. Peace be upon you. Peace. I have a question, if you please, regarding medical insurance. Is the prohibition included in riba (usury or interest), and are we obligated to it by the companies? I mean, I used it a while ago, so what is upon me now?
The Shaykh:
I say it is not permissible, my brother, leave it.
The questioner:
Okay, Shaykh, is the definition included in riba (usury or interest) or...
The Shaykh:
My brother, it is forbidden, and nothing is upon you. Praise be to Allah.
The questioner:
Okay, are we obligated to it, Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
No, you are not obligated to it. Everyone is living in a calamity, Amin.
The presenter:
All right, may Allah bless you.
Let us take Majid with us, please go ahead, Majid. Peace be upon you. Peace. I have a question, if you please, regarding medical insurance. Is the prohibition included in riba (usury or interest), and are we obligated to it by the companies? I mean, I used it a while ago, so what is upon me now?
The Shaykh:
I say it is not permissible, my brother, leave it.
The questioner:
Okay, Shaykh, is the definition included in riba (usury or interest) or...
The Shaykh:
My brother, it is forbidden, and nothing is upon you. Praise be to Allah.
The questioner:
Okay, are we obligated to it, Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
No, you are not obligated to it. Everyone is living in a calamity, Amin.
The presenter:
All right, may Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل التأمين الصحي داخل في الربا؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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