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Is it permissible for a company to choose a commercial (Riba-based) insurance company instead of an Islamic (Takaful) insurance company if the price difference is very significant, knowing that the company is obligated to have insurance?

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If an Islamic insurance company that adheres to Sharia regulations is available, it is not permissible to insure with a non-Islamic company, even if the premium differs. This is because the blessings of the permissible (halal) cover the difference, and the unlawful (haram) is devoid of blessings. Thus, a higher premium requested by an Islamic insurance company does not permit engaging in the prohibited for one who finds a path to the permissible.

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