What should I do with inherited insurance money?
Published as Inherited insurance money
Question
What should I do with inherited insurance money? My brother in-law has a big debt. Can I give it to him if I have to give it away?
Answer
Interest money should be disposed off by giving it to a poor person without the intention of receiving reward. If he is poor, you may give it to him.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
الَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ الرِّبَا لَا يَقُومُونَ إِلَّا كَمَا يَقُومُ الَّذِي يَتَخَبَّطُهُ الشَّيْطَانُ مِنَ الْمَسِّ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا إِنَّمَا الْبَيْعُ مِثْلُ الرِّبَا وَأَحَلَّ اللَّـهُ الْبَيْعَ وَحَرَّمَ الرِّبَا فَمَن جَاءَهُ مَوْعِظَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِ فَانتَهَىٰ فَلَهُ مَا سَلَفَ وَأَمْرُهُ إِلَى اللَّـهِ وَمَنْ عَادَ فَأُولَـٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ ﴿البقرة: ٢٧٥﴾
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ وَالْمَيْسِرُ وَالْأَنصَابُ وَالْأَزْلَامُ رِجْسٌ مِّنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ﴿المائدة: ٩٠﴾
عن جابر رضي الله عنه قال لعن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم آكل الربا وموكله وكاتبه وشاهديه وقال هم سواء رواه مسلم ( مشكوٰة المصابيح ص244)
قال شيخنا: و يستفاد من كتب مشايخنا كالهداية وغيرها: ان من ملك بملك خبيث ولم يمكنه الرد الي المالك فسبيله التصدق علي الفقراء . . . . والظاهر ان المتصدق بمثله ينبغي ان ينوي به فراغ ذمته و لا يرجو به المثوبة (معارف السنن 1/34)
فتاوي محمودية فاروقية 16/382
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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