What is the ruling on programming a medical application that helps calculate financial claims for insurance companies, knowing that five of these companies are banks, and a promise has been made to deliver this program? And does this fall under the ruling of prohibited medical insurance?
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Commercial insurance of all types, including health insurance, is Islamically forbidden. Therefore, if the program is specifically for commercial insurance, it is not permissible for a Muslim to continue in this job, and he must terminate the contract.
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