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Q 1: I work for a man who trades in chicken feed, but he takes business loans from banks with an agreed fixed rate of interest. I work as an accountant, and, as part of my job, I record the commission (Part No. 15; Page No. 12) and interest that is received from the bank for the loan according to the contract. What is the ruling on my work?

A: It is not permissible to do this work, as it involves cooperation in sin and transgression. Those who do this work are included in the Hadith reporting that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) cursed the one who consumes (takes) Riba, the one who pays it, the one who writes it down and the two who witness it. (Related by Muslim in his "Sahih [Book of Authentic Hadith]"). May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.