Fatwa #3389515 October 2015South Africa
Working for an insurance company
Question
I have been looking for a job for the past 7 months and ive recently got feedback from an insurance company to work for them . I told them that i am not allowed to deall with insurance and they told me that they also deal with lifestyle products such as medical aid , hospital plans , RAF ,etc. I would like to know if its permissible for me to be a sales advisor o sales agent for these products . JazakAllah.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh
The job profile in reference is impermissible as one is directly involved in selling impermissible conventional products.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Ismail Desai,
Darul Iftaa
Checked and Approved,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.