The Accountant’s Work with a Partner Who Takes Money Without His Partner’s Knowledge
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I work as an accountant for a company owned by two partners. One of them takes money without the other’s knowledge and instructs me not to record it in the accounts. He asks: What is the ruling on my working with him?
Answer:
No, do not obey him in this. This is a sin; this is theft. It is not permissible for you to assist him in it. You must be trustworthy and record this in the accounts, and do not obey him in this.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I work as an accountant for a company owned by two partners. One of them takes money without the other’s knowledge and instructs me not to record it in the accounts. He asks: What is the ruling on my working with him?
Answer:
No, do not obey him in this. This is a sin; this is theft. It is not permissible for you to assist him in it. You must be trustworthy and record this in the accounts, and do not obey him in this.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الرابع في أن حياة القلب وإشراقه مادة كل خير فيه — islamhouse.com (1:08:33)
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