What is the ruling on working in law and legal practice?
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Question:
He says: I am a young man who graduated from one of the universities in the Arab countries, in the Faculty of Law. Is it permissible for me to work in the professions that this degree entails, such as legal practice, or opening a contract drafting office, and so on? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Do not work in law. Law is of the origin of the devils; do not work in it. Seek your livelihood in something else, for livelihoods are abundant, praise be to Allah.[At-Talaq 65:2-3] Do you not work in law? Yes.
He says: I am a young man who graduated from one of the universities in the Arab countries, in the Faculty of Law. Is it permissible for me to work in the professions that this degree entails, such as legal practice, or opening a contract drafting office, and so on? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Do not work in law. Law is of the origin of the devils; do not work in it. Seek your livelihood in something else, for livelihoods are abundant, praise be to Allah.
And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out (3) And will provide for him from where he does not expect.
وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مَخْرَجًا وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم العمل في القانون والمحاماة؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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