Can I make use of a medical insurance which is paid for by my employer from my salary?
Question
As-salm-kum,
My company deducts a part of my salary for medical insurance... I did not make insurance for my family but the company did. My Question is if my family gets admitted and gets the treatement can I apply for reimbursement and get my money for the hospital expenses.
Jazakallah
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, The Most Merciful.
As-salaamu `alaykum wa-ramatullahi wa-barakatuh.
All forms of Conventional insurance are not permissible. You did not take out the medical insurance. The medical insurance taken out by the company is regarded as a gift from the company to you. It is permissible to accept the benefits of the medical insurance from the company.[1]
And Allah Ta`ala Knows Best.
Hussein Muhammad.
Student Darul Iftaa
Arusha, Tanzania
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[1]
الأصل للشيباني ط قطر (3/ 419)
قلت: أرأيت مسلماً وهب لنصراني (3) هبة أو ليهودي أو مجوسي هل يجوز ذلك؟ قال: نعم. قلت: وكذلك الذمي لو كان هو الواهب للمسلم؟ قال: نعم. قلت: وهما في ذلك بمنزلة المسلمين؟ قال: نعم.
مختصر القدوري (ص: 124)
الهبة: تصح بالإيجاب والقبول وتتم القبض فإذا قبض الموهوب له في المجلس بغير أمر الواهب جاز
فتاوى دار العلوم زكريا, Vol 5, Pg 423.
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جديدي فقهي مباحث. Vol 12, Pg 199.
فتاوى محمودية. Vol 16, Pg 387…390
- Answered by
- Hussein Muhammad
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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