Is it permissible to pay a monthly sum to an insurance company to compensate for a mobile phone in case of damage or theft?
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This type of insurance is commercial and forbidden () because it involves gambling (), uncertainty (jahalah), and usury (riba), as explained by Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen.
Sheikh Saleh Al-Fawzan was asked about the ruling on car insurance and he replied: "It is not permissible to insure a car or anything else, because it involves adventure, risk, and consuming wealth unlawfully. It is incumbent upon a person to rely on Allah and to be patient when what Allah has decreed occurs."
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