If a judge rules or a mufti issues a fatwa, and both are among the people of ijtihad (independent legal reasoning), is it permissible to overturn it?
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Question:
Please. If a judge rules in a case, O Shaykh, or a mufti issues a ruling in a matter, and both are among the people of ijtihad, O Shaykh, is it permissible to overturn it, O Shaykh?
Answer:
My brother, overturning rulings is the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice and those in charge of the judiciary.
The presenter:
Okay, thank you, my dear brother.
Please. If a judge rules in a case, O Shaykh, or a mufti issues a ruling in a matter, and both are among the people of ijtihad, O Shaykh, is it permissible to overturn it, O Shaykh?
Answer:
My brother, overturning rulings is the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice and those in charge of the judiciary.
The presenter:
Okay, thank you, my dear brother.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، إذا حكم القاضي أو أفتى المفتي وهما من أهل الاجتهاد ، هل يجوز نقضه؟ | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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