Is it permissible to take out Third party car insurance?
Question
Maulana I have a question to ask please if you can guide me in that.
Is it permissible to take out Third party car insurance? They only cover the damamge of the opposite parties vehicle.
May ALLAH reward you for that
JazakALLAHU'KHAIRAN
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
In principle, all types of car insurance are Haram whether it is third party (liability) insurance or full comprehensive coverage insurance as it involves interest, gambling and uncertainty.[i] However, if one is required to have car insurance by the law of the country he lives in, then one will be excused in taking out third party insurance.[ii]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Hammad Ibn Ismail Jogiat
Student Darul Iftaa
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
(2020-11-19)
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[i] المبسوط للسرخسي (68/13)
بِنَهْيِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - عَنْ بَيْعِ الْغَرَرِ - وَالْغَرَرُ مَا يَكُونُ مَسْتُورَ الْعَاقِبَةِ،
[ii] فتاؤى عثماني – مفتى محمّد تقي عثماني - مكتبة معارف القرآن (ج: 3 ص:314)
انشورنس سود اور قمار پر مشتمل ہونے کی بنا پر بالکل حرام ہے- البتہ جو انشورنس حکومت کی طرف سے لازمی ہو، مثلاً موٹر وغیرہ کا بیمہ، اس کو مجبوراً کرا سکتے ہیں، مگر جب رقم ملے
تو صرف اتنی رقم خود استعمال کر سکتے ہیں جتنی خود داخل کی تھی، اس سے زائد نہیں
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- Answered by
- Hammad Ibn Ismail Jogiat
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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