Are taxes and customs duties known by necessity from the religion to be contrary to Sharia? What is the ruling on someone who works as a certified public accountant and tax expert to organize and reduce them? What are the sources of income in an Islamic state?
It is permissible to impose taxes and customs duties under specific conditions, as they are a source of revenue for the public treasury to achieve public interests, if the existing funds are insufficient to achieve them. Otherwise, they would be an illegitimate source.
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