Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Is it permissible to pay UIF(unemployment insurance fund money) with interest money?

· 23 Rabiʻ II 1424 AH1 min readFatwa 8959English

Question

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Is it permissible to pay UIF(unemployment insurance fund money) with interest money?

Answer

It is not permissible to use interest money to pay UIF for one?s personal self. It may be used to pay on behalf of one?s employee who is poor and needy.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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