If a Muslim living in a land of disbelief is wronged, is it permissible for him to take the matter to their court?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In one of the countries that adheres to disbelief, Muslims are wronged by the disbelievers.
The Shaykh:
That is, they are residing among the disbelievers, who wrong them, and they have not emigrated. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: May Allah reward you. Is it permissible to take the matter to their court?
The Shaykh:
If he is seeking his right, has not wronged anyone, and has no option but the law, then there is nothing wrong with it, because he is not a wrongdoer; he is only taking his right, and he does not let his right be lost.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In one of the countries that adheres to disbelief, Muslims are wronged by the disbelievers.
The Shaykh:
That is, they are residing among the disbelievers, who wrong them, and they have not emigrated. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: May Allah reward you. Is it permissible to take the matter to their court?
The Shaykh:
If he is seeking his right, has not wronged anyone, and has no option but the law, then there is nothing wrong with it, because he is not a wrongdoer; he is only taking his right, and he does not let his right be lost.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1418 -3022] إذا ظُلم المسلم الذي يعيش في بلاد الكفر، فهل له أن يرفع الأمر إلى محكمتهم؟ — youtube.com
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