The Deaf and the Mute: Is it permissible for the Imam to appoint a judge from among them to facilitate communication with them in their cases?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for the Imam to appoint a judge from among the deaf and the mute to facilitate communication with them in their cases?
Answer:
No, this has not been known in the history of Islam that a judge is appointed for the deaf for their specific situation, or for the mute for their specific situation. Is this a custom?
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for the Imam to appoint a judge from among the deaf and the mute to facilitate communication with them in their cases?
Answer:
No, this has not been known in the history of Islam that a judge is appointed for the deaf for their specific situation, or for the mute for their specific situation. Is this a custom?
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2966 -3022] الصم والبكم هل يجوز أن يعين الإمام لهم قاضياً من أنفسهم ليسهل التفاهم معهم في قضاياهم؟ — youtube.com
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