What is the ruling on working as an accountant in a company that deals in riba (usury or interest)?
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The questioner : Regarding our question about the accountant, I said: Shaykh, if the company is established based on riba, but many companies are not established based on riba.
The Shaykh : You are talking about this company; when you bring it up and generalize it, it means you want to force me into giving multiple answers. For this company where this accountant works, each person who works in it has their own share, as long as there is dealing in riba. But I mentioned to you that the proportion differs; the proportion differs. Did you notice that?
The questioner : No, I did not.
The Shaykh : I told you three, thirty. This is number two. We said number three, then we jumped and said thirty. How did you not notice? So the issue of cooperation differs completely. Let’s turn it off.
The Shaykh : You are talking about this company; when you bring it up and generalize it, it means you want to force me into giving multiple answers. For this company where this accountant works, each person who works in it has their own share, as long as there is dealing in riba. But I mentioned to you that the proportion differs; the proportion differs. Did you notice that?
The questioner : No, I did not.
The Shaykh : I told you three, thirty. This is number two. We said number three, then we jumped and said thirty. How did you not notice? So the issue of cooperation differs completely. Let’s turn it off.
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 438 — d3watuna.com (1:21:13)
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