The ruling on a judge who rules without independent legal reasoning and hits the truth
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Question:
If a judge rules without independent legal reasoning and hits the truth, does he sin for not exercising independent legal reasoning?
Answer:
It is not permissible for him to rule without independent legal reasoning, even if he hits the truth, because the ruling did not come through his method, which is independent legal reasoning. He must exert effort, examine, and scrutinize. Yes.
If a judge rules without independent legal reasoning and hits the truth, does he sin for not exercising independent legal reasoning?
Answer:
It is not permissible for him to rule without independent legal reasoning, even if he hits the truth, because the ruling did not come through his method, which is independent legal reasoning. He must exert effort, examine, and scrutinize. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، كتاب القضاء — islamhouse.com (54:17)
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