A lawyer’s defense of a wrongdoer and the hadith: “I will cut out a piece of the Fire for him”
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Question:
This questioner says: The saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Ibn Majah 2318Hasan (Darussalam) He asks: In our time, is the lawyer a partner with the one he defends if that person is upon misguidance?
Answer:
If he knows that he is a wrongdoer, it is not permissible for him to defend him,[An-Nisa 4:107]
This questioner says: The saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
I am giving him a piece of fire.
إنما أقطع له قطعة من النارAnswer:
If he knows that he is a wrongdoer, it is not permissible for him to defend him,
And do not argue on behalf of those who deceive themselves. Indeed, Allah
وَلَا تُجَادِلْ عَنِ الَّذِينَ يَخْتَانُونَ أَنفُسَهُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الحجر على المدين وبيع ماله في قضاء دينه — islamhouse.com (1:12:19)
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