Most-asked question
Can a Muslim work as an accountant or auditor?
58 fatawa in the archive answer questions on this, from 5 South African Darul Iftas (AskImam, Mufti Online, Azaadville, Ibn Masood, MUBZ). Below, each Darul Ifta’s answer is quoted word for word from the opening of one of its fatawa.
Based on the fatawa linked below. Please read the sources and double-check with a Darul Ifta for your situation.
Consult a mufti for your situation. Fatawa SA is a read-only archive and issues no rulings of its own.
What the Darul Iftas say
“1. The client has hired your services as an accountant to calculate the income tax due on his earnings and to submit returns on his behalf. There is no harm in offering such a service to the public in lieu of a fee since submitting returns to the revenue is a legal requirement for all citizens.”
“A college of chartered accountancy teaches people how to become an accountant. This is permissible.”
“It is permissible for one to work as a chartered accountant, provided one is not asked to engage in something impermissible and one is not hired by a company that is involved in haraam (e.g. being an accountant for a bank or a brewery).”
“No, it won’t be permissible to do bank auditing. To work for the conventional banks is not allowed.”
Quotes are the opening words of each answer as published; the full answer, its conditions and references are on the fatwa page. Answers depend on the exact details of each question.
Read the fatawa
- Working As an Accountant for a Company That Deals with Interest MUBZ · 13 May 2025
- An Accountant Recording Previous Interest Transactions Azaadville · 23 Jul 2024
- Working as a chartered accountant Mufti Online · 28 Aug 2022
- Accountant issuing client with a letter required for bond Ibn Masood · 28 Mar 2022
- Illegally working as a freelancer / Working as a financial auditor - Is this permissible? AskImam · 3 May 2020
- An Accountant Employed At A Restaurant Serving Alcohol Azaadville · 4 Mar 2023
- Working as a chartered accountant Mufti Online · 19 Jul 2018
- Muslim working as an accountant Ibn Masood · 14 Dec 2021
- Studying Accounting and working as a Chartered Accountant AskImam · 5 Sep 2019
- An Accountant Negotiating Interest Transactions Azaadville · 22 Sep 2022
- Muslim accountant calculating insurance transactions of a company Mufti Online · 20 Feb 2018
- Auditing for an insurance company Ibn Masood · 4 Dec 2021
- Working as an accountant at a casino AskImam · 19 Jan 2019
- Employment As A Bank Auditor Azaadville · 1 Apr 2023
- Is it permissible to run a chartered accountancy? AskImam · 2 Jan 2017
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