The Ruling on Taking Up Judicial Positions in States That Rule by Man-Made Laws
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The questioner : If this policy is not a Shari'ah policy, but a Satanic policy, is it permissible for the people of truth to hold these positions, such as judges and others?
The Shaykh : Rather, it is obligatory for them, it is obligatory for them to take on these responsibilities.
The questioner : Until he prays.
The Shaykh : Correct, my brother.
The questioner : Who am I to hear it?
The Shaykh : Until he corrects, he does not rule by the laws.
The questioner : That does not happen.
The Shaykh : I say they do not rule by the laws; they take up the judiciary according to the Shari'ah.
The questioner : But they, Shaykh, cannot, and even if the judiciary and the law impose on them to rule by it.
The Shaykh : If they cannot, they leave it, but if they are scholars of the Shari'ah, they must try as much as possible.
The Shaykh : Rather, it is obligatory for them, it is obligatory for them to take on these responsibilities.
The questioner : Until he prays.
The Shaykh : Correct, my brother.
The questioner : Who am I to hear it?
The Shaykh : Until he corrects, he does not rule by the laws.
The questioner : That does not happen.
The Shaykh : I say they do not rule by the laws; they take up the judiciary according to the Shari'ah.
The questioner : But they, Shaykh, cannot, and even if the judiciary and the law impose on them to rule by it.
The Shaykh : If they cannot, they leave it, but if they are scholars of the Shari'ah, they must try as much as possible.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 67- حكمُ تولّي القضاء في الدول التي تحكم بالقوانين الوضعية - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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