Accepting insurance proceeds : beneficiary’s proceeds from life insurance
Fatawa Question
Salaam Alaikum, Jazakallah for taking your time to answer this question. My non-Muslim father recently passed away. He had a life insurance policy. I wanted to know if it is permissible for me to accept my share of this inheritance. Specifically I have done some research and found that scholars have conflicting answers with regard to the permissibility of Muslims having their own life insurance policies. However, in this particular case the amount left to me is a gift (inheritance), not something that I have paid any money or interest into (if that makes sense). Does that have any bearing on its permissibility ? That is, if it is a gift am I obligated to question it ? Thank you for your time, Salaam. Sr. Samantha
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Publication Date
2003-03-15
Main Subjects
Economics & Business Administration
Religion
Islamic Studies
Topics
- Islamic jurisprudence
- Islamic economics
- Dhimmies
- Insurance
- Endowments
- Muslims
- Inheritance
- Life insurance
- Usury
- Insurance policies
- Insurance revenues
No. of Pages
3
Data Type
Fatawa
Language
English
Record ID
BIM-724494
American Psychological Association (APA)
Qahf, Mundhir. 2003-03-15. Accepting insurance proceeds : beneficiary’s proceeds from life insurance. .
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Qahf, Mundhir. Accepting insurance proceeds : beneficiary’s proceeds from life insurance. 2003-03-15.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Qahf, Mundhir. 2003-03-15. Accepting insurance proceeds : beneficiary’s proceeds from life insurance.
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