Islamic Viewpoint in Accounting Constraints

Abstract

The theoretical framework in contemporary accounting compatible with the approach of the western thought that believes that the end justifies the means . the Islamic approach , on the other hand believes that the legitimacy of the end should go hand in hand with the legitimacy of the means . what the Islamic laws represented by activities and translations . the cost might be low and the material benefit high , but the activity is prohibited according to the rules of Islamic laws such as trading with wines or pork , or the activity might be legitimate but funded with usurious loans prohibited by Islamic law , or there might be morale harm to other parties while Islamic laws are based the rule which says "no harm and no prejudice" . the Islamic laws have their own interpretations of accounting constraints that balance the cost with the benefit or reveal the relative significance . they have specific constraints such as what is legitimate , ill-gotten , prodigality and lavishness.