What is the ruling on subscribing to an optional social fund at the ministry, where a percentage of the salary is deducted and a larger amount is disbursed upon reaching retirement age or death, given the lack of knowledge as to whether the money is invested in a Sharia-compliant manner, or if the supervising committee is legitimate, or if the beneficiary is rich or poor?
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This box has two scenarios:
1. If the unknown amount is small, not reaching a significant value, and its unknown nature does not cause harm; then the box is permissible ().
2. However, if the unknown amount is large, reaching a significant value, and its unknown nature causes harm; then the box is impermissible ().
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