Mandatory travel insurance on Hajj and Umrah packages

Submitted by user2 on Sat, 2023-11-18 07:20

Q: Please can you advise on the verdict regarding travel insurance. We understand all forms of insurance are not permissible, however I did notice that on the Hajj and Umrah packages there is mandatory travel insurance. Please can you advise what is to be done in this situation?

On the same subject, is it permissible to hire a car? There is also an insurance clause in the fine print of the agreement that needs to be signed before hiring.

If there are alternatives to the above that Ulama and others use when going for hajj/umrah please also let me know what these are.

A: If it is mandatory and one does not have a choice, then one will be excused. The sin will be upon those who impose this haraam upon the people.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

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