Saturday, November 24, 2012

Misconceptions About Islamic Insurance and Takaful


Misconception no 1:

Risk Protection (insurance) is against Tawakkul - total dependence upon Allah (swt). 
No human actions change the Will of Allah (swt) for our destiny. Whether a person has insurance/Takaful or not has no effect on future events. However, we are instructed to take precautions and then fully trust and depend upon Almighty Allah (swt): in Hadith narrated by Anas bin Malik when an Arab Bedouin asked Prophet Muhmmad (PBUH), "Shall I leave my camel untied and seek Allah's protection on it, or should I tie it?" The Holy Prophet replied, "Tie your camel and then depend upon Allah (swt)." {as quoted by Sunan Al Tarmizi, 1981,}.

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