The Ruling on Working in Legal Practice
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This brother Ibrahim says: Honorable Shaykh, I would like the Shaykh to provide an answer regarding working in legal practice, and what the criteria are for it, as an office was offered to me, and I said I want to consult and ask about it.
Answer:
Working in legal practice requires a distinction. If one does not defend the false, nor fabricate in legal practice, but rather is required to be truthful, is required to be truthful in legal practice, and represents others in demanding their rights based on the Shari'ah evidence, then there is no harm in it. However, if one fabricates, conceals, or lies in legal practice in order to win the case, this is forbidden and not permissible for him. What he takes in return for it with this characteristic is forbidden; it is forbidden earnings. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:[An-Nisa 4:105] One does not defend the treacherous, the liar, and the one who upholds falsehood. Rather, one represents in the case if it is on a Shari'ah path. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This brother Ibrahim says: Honorable Shaykh, I would like the Shaykh to provide an answer regarding working in legal practice, and what the criteria are for it, as an office was offered to me, and I said I want to consult and ask about it.
Answer:
Working in legal practice requires a distinction. If one does not defend the false, nor fabricate in legal practice, but rather is required to be truthful, is required to be truthful in legal practice, and represents others in demanding their rights based on the Shari'ah evidence, then there is no harm in it. However, if one fabricates, conceals, or lies in legal practice in order to win the case, this is forbidden and not permissible for him. What he takes in return for it with this characteristic is forbidden; it is forbidden earnings. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:
And do not be for the deceitful an advocate.
وَلَا تَكُن لِّلْخَائِنِينَ خَصِيمًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6948- حكم العمل في المحاماة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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