Auditing for an insurance company

· 29 Rabiʻ II 1443 AH1 min readEnglish
Employment / CommissionInsurance

Question

Is it permissible for an accountant to provide his services to an insurance company?

Answer

All forms of insurance are Haraam in Shariah due to it containing the element of gambling and interest. It will not be permissible to derive any income from an insurance company in lieu of one’s services, since the income from such a business is impermissible. Secondly, offering one’s services to an insurance company is tantamount to assisting in the disobedience of Allah Ta’ala, which has been categorically prohibited in the Quraan Sharif, hence one should avoid such an employment.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

( وَلَا يَجُوزُ الِاسْتِئْجَارُ عَلَى الْغِنَاءِ وَالنَّوْحِ ، وَكَذَا سَائِرُ الْمَلَاهِي ) ؛ لِأَنَّهُ اسْتِئْجَارٌ عَلَى الْمَعْصِيَةِ وَالْمَعْصِيَةُ لَا تُسْتَحَقُّ بِالْعَقْدِ .العناية ص395 ج12

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Mufti Mohammed Desai
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