Is it permissible to appoint the people of innovation to the judiciary?
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The questioner : The people of innovation...?
The Shaykh : No, these conditions must be met in the judge. The people of innovation are divided into two categories: those who commit major shirk (associating partners with Allah), who have lost the condition of Islam, and those who commit open sinfulness, who... regarding the quality of justice, yes.
The questioner : But...?
The Shaykh : Yes... so if these innovations are of the type that constitute open sinfulness, then their practitioner is not appointed.
The questioner : Not to the people of innovation?
The Shaykh : And not to the people of innovation, yes.
The Shaykh : No, these conditions must be met in the judge. The people of innovation are divided into two categories: those who commit major shirk (associating partners with Allah), who have lost the condition of Islam, and those who commit open sinfulness, who... regarding the quality of justice, yes.
The questioner : But...?
The Shaykh : Yes... so if these innovations are of the type that constitute open sinfulness, then their practitioner is not appointed.
The questioner : Not to the people of innovation?
The Shaykh : And not to the people of innovation, yes.