What is the ruling on life insurance?
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The Shaykh : Yes? Hello? Yes?
The questioner : Hello? Hello?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : Is this Shaykh Al-Albani's office?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : I am calling from Algeria. I have a question, meaning a religious ruling. What is your opinion?
The Shaykh: What are they?
The questioner : Is this Shaykh Nasir al-Din Al-Albani?
The Shaykh : Yes, my brother, yes. May Allah guide you. Go ahead with the question.
The questioner : Shaykh, I work in the ambulance service, and my friends received a law regarding life insurance. Is life insurance permissible, since the family benefits from this insurance after the head of the household passes away? What is your opinion? What is the ruling of the Shari'ah regarding this insurance? Is it permissible or not?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : Life insurance is not permissible.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : Hello? Hello?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : Is this Shaykh Al-Albani's office?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : I am calling from Algeria. I have a question, meaning a religious ruling. What is your opinion?
The Shaykh: What are they?
The questioner : Is this Shaykh Nasir al-Din Al-Albani?
The Shaykh : Yes, my brother, yes. May Allah guide you. Go ahead with the question.
The questioner : Shaykh, I work in the ambulance service, and my friends received a law regarding life insurance. Is life insurance permissible, since the family benefits from this insurance after the head of the household passes away? What is your opinion? What is the ruling of the Shari'ah regarding this insurance? Is it permissible or not?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : Life insurance is not permissible.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
Source
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