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What is the ruling on my work reviewing the revenue records of a company affiliated with my sponsor, if it includes a shisha item, knowing that I am compelled to this work and cannot find another job in my country?

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Working in accounting is permissible as long as it does not serve as a means to a religiously forbidden act. Since shisha (hookah) is forbidden, the money earned from it is illicit, and accounting for its items is considered assisting in a forbidden act. If it is possible to agree with the employer not to account for shisha items, or to limit accounting to permissible matters, then there is no harm. However, if the employer compels the accountant to handle shisha accounts, then it is not permissible to remain in this job except out of urgent necessity, while striving to find a permissible job.

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