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| Deoband's latest fatwa: Muslims can't buy insurance |
| 2006-08-30 |
| The Darul Uloom of Deoband, the supreme body of the majority Sunnis, has declared life insurance as illegal but prominent Shia leaders have opposed the decree. The Darul Ifta of Deoband, the body authorised to issue fatwas, issued a fatwa saying that interest earned on bank deposits as well as insurance of life is illegal as per the Shariat, the supreme law for Muslims. And that Muslims should not go in for insurance or assurance of life which has been given to them by Allah. The fatwa, issued by Mohammad Zafeeruddin non August 7, in consultation with the two muftis of Darul Uloom, Deoband says: “Life insurance is not permissible because there is interest income in it as well as gambling, which are illegal under Shariat.” The fatwa was issued in response to a question from one Saleem Chisti from Lucknow who was approached by an insurance company to buy a policy and become an agent. “It is najayaz as per the Shariat,” said vice-president of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) Maulana Khaleed Rashid. It amounts to not believing in the supreme status of Allah, he said. But his colleague and noted Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Sadiq disagreed: “There is nothing wrong in taking an insurance policy. I can say it in the light of the laws followed by the Shia sect. But if another sect has views against it, one should respect that too.” The chairman of the All India Shia Personal Law Board, Maulana Mirza Mohammad Athar, too, said such fatwas are not binding on Shias. Support for the fatwa among Sunnis, however, was strong. Said Rukhsana Lari, a member of AIMPLB: “Insurance is illegal as per the Shariat. Those who are covered under group insurance in their jobs should donate the interest and the maturity benefits. Mufti of Nadwa College too has said that if under certain circumstances one has to take life insurance policy, the interest should not be accepted.” |
| Posted by:john |
| #18 Does giving the family of a suicide bomber $25,000 or a new house violate the Fatwa? |
| Posted by: Perfesser 2006-08-30 16:11 |
| #17 They are just upset because life insurance doesn't pay out in cases of suicide. Most of their future plans involve lots of suicide bombers I'm sure. |
| Posted by: Intrinsicpilot 2006-08-30 15:16 |
| #16 hell, I'm surrounded by uninsured drivers here stateside. That's why insurance has risen so much. When these suicide idiots have their pictures on billboards in praise and are honored and to recruit more, their families are given much I'm sure. So they don't need "insurance", they already have that in the bag. |
| Posted by: Jan 2006-08-30 14:36 |
| #15 On a historical note, insurance has existed since antiquity, and periodically insurance has come under attack for moral hazard. In other words, folks who are insured for fire might not be as cautious as they should. Obviously, this fatwa is firmly in the camp of "If Allah wills it, who are we to oppose it?" Modernity 234,859 Islam 0 |
| Posted by: Dreadnought 2006-08-30 14:09 |
| #14 Rantburg Times Headlines - Lizards eat Gecho! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-08-30 12:56 |
| #13 I distinctly see all insurance baned in that story so... No mortgage on any home (even the weird Islamic Mortgages) since any lender will require them. Also no flood or hurricane or earthquake insurance... Guess you will need to live in a tent. If you are in Illinois and other states that require it - No driving for you! Good Luck when you get sick - Its all co-pay! And No Hospital for you! Morons! |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-08-30 12:48 |
| #12 Is it possible that this mullah was bribed by Mutual of Gaza, or Jenin Casualty & Life? I'm guessing those guys are paying through the nose these days and would be thrilled if they didn't have to write any more policies. |
| Posted by: WhitecollarRedneck 2006-08-30 12:31 |
| #11 Since a lot of those life insurance policies don't pay off (at least at first) for suicide, it's kind of a no-brainer why it's not acceptable. |
| Posted by: Swamp Blondie 2006-08-30 11:54 |
| #10 Not the same, guys. But now it can get interesting for US companies. This is a way to cut their costs. You're muslim, you can't have life insurance. At my old firm, if one didn't take the group insurance, there was no life insurance. |
| Posted by: anonymous2u 2006-08-30 11:49 |
| #9 Look for muslims to start demanding the right to drive without insurance - since paying insurance is offensive to their religious views. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-08-30 11:42 |
| #8 You cannot drive without auto insurance; so without life insurance you cannot live? Hmmm. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2006-08-30 11:13 |
| #7 "I would like to insure my automobile." "Great. How much do you drive?" "I only drive it down the street to the corner market, about once a week." "Super. Where do you live?" "Lucknow." "That'll be 400 billion Rupees." |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-08-30 09:06 |
| #6 The ummah can always rely on Mutual of Infidel to pay for any losses. |
| Posted by: ed 2006-08-30 08:28 |
| #5 Maybe it's good news. You cannot drive a car without insurance? So, Muslims are not allowed to drive. That would have saved those 14 san-franciscans from running into TerrorIslam. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2006-08-30 08:23 |
| #4 Let the lack of any possible interest keep these loons marooned in the 7th century. What could be better than a murderous martyrdom-obsessed cult |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-08-30 05:35 |
| #3 all about interest. Well, who should invest in you if you shall not live a long and good life anyway? I have no interest in islam. Nothing to lose there. |
| Posted by: newc 2006-08-30 01:34 |
| #2 It's another sideways attack on the Western economy, with the added bonus of lining the pockets of the holy men with the kufr's own filthy lucre. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-08-30 00:51 |
| #1 Good , clear islamic thinking. No one in their right mind would insure any muzzies anyway. They'd be bankrupt within one week. |
| Posted by: SOP35/Rat 2006-08-30 00:44 |