Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Is my occupation permissible?

· 21 Rabiʻ II 1433 AH1 min readFatwa 19854English

Question

I am a software engineer. I am working with a healthcare insurance based company of USA.

Is it permissible to work with it? I am not dealing with any insurance policies. I am working in the software development division of the company.

Answer

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

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

It is permissible for you to work as a software engineer with a healthcare insurance company. [1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mawlana Abdul Azīm bin Abdur Rahman,

Student Darul Iftaa

US

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

www.daruliftaa.net

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] فتاوي دار العلوم ديوبند, ج 14, ص 490: دار الاشاعت

Answered by
Mawlana Abdul Azīm bin Abdur Rahman
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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