The Ruling on Advocacy in Islam

Question:
The brother in Riyadh, in his second question, asks: What is the ruling on advocacy in Islam? Does it have conditions? And what is the ruling on a person who has practiced it for many years?

Answer:
Advocacy is divided into two categories. Advocacy is litigation on behalf of others in cases before the Shari'ah courts. It is divided into two types: If the lawyer is scrupulous and advocates for the truth, does not lie, and does not use forgery, and he knows that his client is wronged and that he is in the right, and he is defending his right, then there is no harm in that. In the past, the one who was appointed to advocate for him was called the agent (wakil), and now they call him the lawyer. This is like agency in litigation, provided that the lawyer is general and the client is in the right, seeking to recover his right. The second condition is that the agent and the lawyer must be truthful, not using lies, and providing accurate information that contains no forgery or falsehood. If that is the case, then there is no harm in advocacy. As for advocacy for the sake of falsehood, this is the one that