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Can a Muslim work as an accountant or auditor?

58 fatawa in the archive answer questions on this, from 5 South African Darul Iftas (Ask Imaam, 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.”

Ibn Masood — Muslim working as an accountant · 14 Dec 2021

“A college of chartered accountancy teaches people how to become an accountant. This is permissible.”

Ask Imaam — Is it permissible to run a chartered accountancy? · 2 Jan 2017

“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).”

Mufti Online — Working as a chartered accountant · 28 Aug 2022

“No, it won’t be permissible to do bank auditing. To work for the conventional banks is not allowed.”

Azaadville — Employment As A Bank Auditor · 1 Apr 2023

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

  1. Working As an Accountant for a Company That Deals with InterestMUBZ · 13 May 2025
  2. An Accountant Recording Previous Interest TransactionsAzaadville · 23 Jul 2024
  3. Working as a chartered accountantMufti Online · 28 Aug 2022
  4. Accountant issuing client with a letter required for bondIbn Masood · 28 Mar 2022
  5. Illegally working as a freelancer / Working as a financial auditor - Is this permissible?Ask Imaam · 3 May 2020
  6. An Accountant Employed At A Restaurant Serving AlcoholAzaadville · 4 Mar 2023
  7. Working as a chartered accountantMufti Online · 19 Jul 2018
  8. Muslim working as an accountantIbn Masood · 14 Dec 2021
  9. Studying Accounting and working as a Chartered AccountantAsk Imaam · 5 Sep 2019
  10. An Accountant Negotiating Interest TransactionsAzaadville · 22 Sep 2022
  11. Muslim accountant calculating insurance transactions of a companyMufti Online · 20 Feb 2018
  12. Auditing for an insurance companyIbn Masood · 4 Dec 2021
  13. Working as an accountant at a casinoAsk Imaam · 19 Jan 2019
  14. Employment As A Bank AuditorAzaadville · 1 Apr 2023
  15. Is it permissible to run a chartered accountancy?Ask Imaam · 2 Jan 2017

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