The female employee’s work in a court that rules by man-made laws
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Question:
This questioner says that she is an employee in a court that rules on criminal cases using man-made laws. She asks: Is it permissible for her to work there?
Answer:
No, man-made laws are not permissible. It is obligatory to rule by the Shari'ah, not by man-made laws. This is cooperation in sin and aggression.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner says that she is an employee in a court that rules on criminal cases using man-made laws. She asks: Is it permissible for her to work there?
Answer:
No, man-made laws are not permissible. It is obligatory to rule by the Shari'ah, not by man-made laws. This is cooperation in sin and aggression.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما المقام الثاني الذي وقع فيه الغلط — islamhouse.com (1:13:25)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.