He works as an accountant in a company where he writes down the calculations for ribaa
Question An accountant works balancing the books for a company. He writes down the figures and calculates the expenses and profits, etc… Among the figures which the accountant write down is the amount of interest – in figures – which the company takes from the bank in return for the balance in their account. He…
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accountant works balancing the books for a company. He writes down the
figures and calculates the expenses and profits, etc… Among the figures
which the accountant write down is the amount of interest – in figures
– which the company takes from the bank in return for the balance in
their account. He does not deposit anything in the bank and he does not
ask the bank for the ribaa (interest). But he calculates all the figures
for the company – only by writing them down – such as wages etc. and
the price of raw materials, and this figure is included in that. Is simply
writing down this figure in the final statement haraam?
accountant works balancing the books for a company. He writes down the
figures and calculates the expenses and profits, etc… Among the figures
which the accountant write down is the amount of interest – in figures
– which the company takes from the bank in return for the balance in
their account. He does not deposit anything in the bank and he does not
ask the bank for the ribaa (interest). But he calculates all the figures
for the company – only by writing them down – such as wages etc. and
the price of raw materials, and this figure is included in that. Is simply
writing down this figure in the final statement haraam?
Praise be to Allah.
We put this question
to Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen, may Allaah preserve him,
who replied:
