Is it permissible for a student of knowledge to judge between two people if they dispute before him?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if there are no judges in the country, such as a land of disbelief, is it permissible for a student of knowledge to judge between two people if they dispute before him?
Answer:
Even in the lands of Islam, if the two disputants appoint a man between them, this is permissible and his ruling is enforced upon them. This is permissible.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if there are no judges in the country, such as a land of disbelief, is it permissible for a student of knowledge to judge between two people if they dispute before him?
Answer:
Even in the lands of Islam, if the two disputants appoint a man between them, this is permissible and his ruling is enforced upon them. This is permissible.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2967 -3022] هل يجوز لطالب العلم أن يقضي بين اثنين إذا تخاصما إليه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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