Selling airline tickets which include insurance tax
11-8-2009 | IslamWeb
Question:
assalamu alikum
im zarjoon khan muslim,i'd like to know fatwa about.im working in airline field.as travel agency sales staff.there's a tax colect by almost all airlines for insurence puropse.which call insurence tax.it must have to pay.generaly insurence is haram in islam.i want to know this insurence tax haram?if so can i work this field?please find me a fatwa
jazakhalahukhair
wasalam
Answer:
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger.
All types of commercial insurance are prohibited as we have explained in Fatwa 81425.
It is known that the nature of your job requires collecting insurance payment from the travelers in addition to airfare. Although this amount is included in the ticket price, this is of no significance as it is usually stated on tickets that this amount is for insurance tax which is added separately to the airfare price.
Consequently, this work involves cooperation in prohibited dealings which is impermissible; Allaah The Almighty Said (what means): {And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression.}[Quran 5:2]