Is working as a researcher in a governmental body that regulates the insurance sector and arbitrates legal disputes between companies permissible or forbidden (halal or haram)?
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If the authority is specialized in regulating the work of commercial insurance companies, then it is not permissible to work therein; because commercial insurance is unlawful, and Allah Almighty says: "And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression."
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