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Fatwa #431794 October 2019United States of America

Can I Withdraw the Death Benefit?

Question

assalamu ‘alaykum wrwb may Allah guide us all to the Right Path āmīn If some money were given to you from a life insurance policy after the death of a relative who listed you as a beneficiary without your knowledge or consent, what is the ruling for this money? what can or should be done with it? and does the relative being a non-muslim mean anything? jazākallohu khairaN wa bārokallohu feekum

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Brother in Islam,

In order for us to advise, we require clarification on the following:

  1. What was the insurance scheme?
  2. Is the policy holder a Muslim or non-Muslim?
  3. What is the relationship between the policy holder and beneficiary?

You may revert back to us on admin@daruliftaa.net ref: Mirza-Zain Baig

Answer:  Clarification from questioner:

  1. What was the insurance scheme? 
  2. Is the policy holder a Muslim or non-Muslim?
  3. What is the relationship between the policy holder and beneficiary?
  1. Life insurance
  2. Non-muslim
  3. Brothers 

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. 

In the enquired situation, since the policy holder is a non-Muslim, you will be entitled to the full death benefit.[i]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mirza-Zain Ibn Ameer Baig

Student - Darul Iftaa

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.


[i] بدائع الصنائع، كتاب الولاء، فصل أما ولاء الموالاة: 4:171 

ولو أوصى ذمي لذمي أو لمسلم أو مسلم لذمي بالمال جازت الوصية

بدائع الصنائع، كتاب الوصايا، فصل أما شراظ الركن: 7:335 

وأما إسلام الموصي فليس بشرط لصحة وصيته فتصح وصية الذمي بالمال للمسلم والذمي في الجملة لأن الكفر لا ينافي أهلية التمليك ألا ترى أنه يصح بيع الكافر وهبته فكذا وصيته

الفتاوى العالمكيرية، كتاب الوصايا، الباب الثامن؛ الفكر: 6:132 

الحربي المستأمن إذا أوصى للمسلم والذمي يصح في الجملة غير أنه إن كان دخل وارثه معه في دار الإسلام فأوصى بأكثر من الثلث وقف ما زاد على الثلث على إجازة وارثه وإن لم يكن له وارث أصلا تصح من جميع المال كما في المسلم والذمي

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