Is it obligatory for a Muslim living in a land of disbelief to abide by its laws, such as health insurance and car insurance?
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The questioner : Another question, which concerns the laws of this country in which we live. Some people issue rulings that anyone living in such a country must abide by its laws. There are mandatory laws and optional laws, and sometimes a person can, in one way or another, escape this dilemma by not following these laws. To what extent must a Muslim abide by these laws?
The Shaykh : What is the extent of a Muslim's obligation to abide by the laws imposed on Muslims in Islamic lands? Clarify the answer. If it is not permissible in the lands of Islam, then it is even less permissible there. As for escaping from them by legal means, that is obligatory.
The questioner : I mean, we want some detail.
The Shaykh : Some detail. What is it?
Another questioner : You, you, say it.
The questioner : I mean, car insurance or health insurance; they give it to you as mandatory.
The Shaykh : Mandatory, forced, because you are compelled to use a car. As for the optional, no. For example, here, there are two types: mandatory, forced. As for the optional, you are not forced. As for escaping from them by legal means, that is obligatory.
The questioner : What about taxes on cars?
The Shaykh : Like the taxes here, what do they call them? "Masaqifat," or, signs... strange things... They consume people's wealth unjustly, just to spend it on what is wrong. Well, is there anything else? I see you have run out of questions.
The Shaykh : What is the extent of a Muslim's obligation to abide by the laws imposed on Muslims in Islamic lands? Clarify the answer. If it is not permissible in the lands of Islam, then it is even less permissible there. As for escaping from them by legal means, that is obligatory.
The questioner : I mean, we want some detail.
The Shaykh : Some detail. What is it?
Another questioner : You, you, say it.
The questioner : I mean, car insurance or health insurance; they give it to you as mandatory.
The Shaykh : Mandatory, forced, because you are compelled to use a car. As for the optional, no. For example, here, there are two types: mandatory, forced. As for the optional, you are not forced. As for escaping from them by legal means, that is obligatory.
The questioner : What about taxes on cars?
The Shaykh : Like the taxes here, what do they call them? "Masaqifat," or, signs... strange things... They consume people's wealth unjustly, just to spend it on what is wrong. Well, is there anything else? I see you have run out of questions.
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