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.
( وَلَا يَجُوزُ الِاسْتِئْجَارُ عَلَى الْغِنَاءِ وَالنَّوْحِ ، وَكَذَا سَائِرُ الْمَلَاهِي ) ؛ لِأَنَّهُ اسْتِئْجَارٌ عَلَى الْمَعْصِيَةِ وَالْمَعْصِيَةُ لَا تُسْتَحَقُّ بِالْعَقْدِ .العناية ص395 ج12
ولا تعاونوا علي الاثم والعدوان (المائدة)
ALLAH TA’ALA KNOWS BEST!
ANSWERED BY:
Mufti Mohammed Desai
Date: 29 Rabi-ul-Aakhir 1443 / 04 December 2021
