Is it permissible for one who lives in lands of disbelief to resort to their courts?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if the country is non-Islamic and disbelieving, and there are disbelieving judges in it, is it permissible to resort to them?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
And there are disbelieving judges in it, is it permissible to resort to these courts?
The Shaykh:
Take your right; if you take your right and do not wrong anyone, there is no harm. But if you resort to their judgment to wrong them, that is not permissible. However, if you take your lawful right, there is no harm in that. Do not let your right be lost; they rejoice in that. He who sues for his lawful right, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if the country is non-Islamic and disbelieving, and there are disbelieving judges in it, is it permissible to resort to them?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
And there are disbelieving judges in it, is it permissible to resort to these courts?
The Shaykh:
Take your right; if you take your right and do not wrong anyone, there is no harm. But if you resort to their judgment to wrong them, that is not permissible. However, if you take your lawful right, there is no harm in that. Do not let your right be lost; they rejoice in that. He who sues for his lawful right, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2930 -3022] هل يجوز لمن يعيش في بلاد الكفر أن يتحاكم إلى محاكمهم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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