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Is it permissible to claim UIF? When a person is employed, it is compulsory for them to pay towards the governments Unemployment Insurance Fund.

Fatwa 7637English
Finance and Commerce

Question

When a person is employed, it is compulsory for them to pay towards the governments Unemployment Insurance Fund. If a person who was paying towards the fund is now unemployed, is it permissible to claim from this fund? Is the money received from such a fund halaal?

Answer

Yes, it is permissible to claim from this fund.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Muhammad Kadwa
FATWA DEPT.

CHECKED AND APPROVED: Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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