Creative accounting from an Islamic perspective: viewed from sadd al dzari’ah concept

Irma Istiariani*  -  Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang, Indonesia
Andi Sri Wahyuni  -  University of Szeged, Hungary
Farah Amalia  -  Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang, Indonesia

(*) Corresponding Author
DOI: 10.21580/jiafr.2024.6.1.19963

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Purpose - This study aims to determine how Islamic Perspective views creative accounting practices that have been happening in Indonesia if viewed from the Sadd Al dzari`ah Concept

Method - The method used in this research is qualitative with a library research approach. The case discussed in this study is creative accounting conducted by many companies in Indonesia, as viewed from the Sadd Al dzari`ah Concept.

Result - The results of this study shows that creative accounting practices in many companies in Indonesia are not follow Islamic perspectives if viewed from the Sadd Al dzari`ah Concept.

Implication - This research emphasizes that management should always identify all creative accounting techniques to avoid the occurrence of creative accounting.

Originality - Similar research related to creative accounting has been conducted. Still, the research about creative accounting has been widely reviewed from the Islam perspective, especially Sadd Al dzari`ah concept, which has never been done. This research contributes to how creative accounting practices are viewed from the Islamic prespective, especially from the Sadd Al dzari`ah concept.

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Keywords: creative accounting; Islam; sadd al dzari’ah

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