Is it permissible to continue working as an accountant for merchants who sell goods (chicks and veterinary medicines) using methods that one does not feel comfortable with, such as determining the final price after sales are made, or selling without possession, knowing that they investigate what is lawful and unlawful, and a quarter of the salary is given in charity for the sake of Allah, and it is difficult to find a better job than it?
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Your salary is permissible as long as your accounting work with the merchants is permissible and their trade is permissible. Even if some of their dealings contain doubt or are unlawful, this does not make your salary unlawful, as long as you are not engaged in unlawful work. However, you should advise them and forbid them from evil.
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