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Finance - Banking - Business The Majlis Vol 27 No 04, p.22

A special medical aid plan has been arranged for the Ulama and Imaams.

Question

A special medical aid plan has been arranged for the Ulama and Imaams. Please study the plan. Is it compliant with the Shariah?

Answer

Before even studying the medical aid plan, we reject it on the basis of the stupidity of it being exclusive for 'ulama'.

There is no basis in Islam for having an aid programme exclusively for Ulama. Assistance should be more for the poor, for Muslims in general. The Ulama is not a priestly class such as the classes of priests and pundits of the kuffaar religions.

Most ulama are living better worldly lives than millions of poor and destitute Muslims. We don't know from whence these chaps have gained the idea of medical plans and pension plans to be exclusively for ulama. It appears to be a sign of Qiyaamah. Ulama are supposed to incline more to Tawakkul and rely more on Dua.

Ulama or so-called ulama who avail themselves of this stupid plan should feel ashamed of themselves. The Fuqara and Masaakeen are more in need of aid.

An aid plan should be primarily for the poorest segment.

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