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Salam Alicom, A friend of mine has gotten an offer from a life insurance company in USA. He is a student but he must work to support himself and his study. what makes the problem worse is that he must find a job by Sept 97 otherwise he will be illegal and will be kicked out of the country. So my questions are: (1) is working in life insurance companies Haram? (2) Are this circumstances for my friend considered a necessity and can he get this job until get a better one instead of loosing everything?
Answer
Praise be to Allah.Al-hamdu lillah (praise be to Allah). Life insurance is among the most
severely prohibited types of insurance if not the single worst one. It
is no doubt a type of gambling, and thus working in this field of
employment is haram (prohibited), and it is forbidden to be a partner
in helping people towards sin and enmity.
While taking into consideration the situation of this brother and the
difficulty and distress that he has fallen into, I can but say:
(translation of the meaning from surat al-Talaaq:2-3)
“And for those who fear Allah, He (ever) prepares for him a way out.
And He provides for him from (sources) he could never expect”
(65:2-3)
Source: IslamQA (Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid)