What is the ruling on working as an accountant for a government entity that deposits its funds in usurious banks, knowing that the accountant's work is limited to recording usurious interest in ledgers?
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Working in the accounting of usurious interest is forbidden by Islamic law, due to the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "Allah has cursed the one who consumes usury, the one who feeds it, its scribe, and its two witnesses." The accountant falls under the category of scribe and witness; therefore, it is not permissible to work in this field.
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