What is the ruling on health insurance companies that require an individual to pay a sum of money in exchange for covering a portion of treatment costs in private hospitals?
Health insurance companies are of two types: Cooperative (Takaful) insurance, which is permissible because it is a form of cooperation in righteousness, and commercial insurance, which is forbidden due to its inclusion of gharar (excessive uncertainty) and maysir (gambling), and this is the prevalent type.
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