What is the ruling on subscribing to the Medical Professions Syndicate's insurance, which is paid at the beginning of the year, and from which one can benefit in two ways: first, by a discount on services, and second, by paying an additional part of the reduced amount, given the doubt as to whether it is cooperative insurance or commercial insurance that deposits funds and uses their profits? Is it permissible to benefit only from the first method? Is the default ruling for insurance prohibition until its permissibility is clarified, or vice versa?
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If the insurance is cooperative, then there is no harm in it. However, if it is commercial, it is forbidden due to the presence of (excessive uncertainty) and risk, which is the view of most contemporary jurists. There is no difference in the ruling based on the method of benefiting from the insurance. It is absolutely impermissible to place subscriptions in interest-bearing savings accounts. Despite the prohibition of commercial insurance, dire necessity permits it to the extent of fulfilling that necessity.
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