Explanation of the author's statement: "Or they are in distress, or bored, or lazy, or drowsy"

The Shaykh : Likewise, "or in severe distress". This is a subtle matter. In times of severe distress, a human being is overcome by worries, sometimes due to external causes, sometimes due to family matters, and sometimes due to internal causes within himself, for the human being is weak and a mortal. If he is in severe distress and two parties come to him saying, "O Judge, judge between us," and he says, "My brothers, my mind is currently preoccupied; I have many worries," and the two parties say to him, "Widen your chest [be patient] so you can handle this," he cannot do so, because this is a condition that befalls a person involuntarily, against his will, and he does not desire it. So here we say: Do not judge between two parties while you are in severe distress. Similarly, if he is in severe distress regarding his family, such as if he has a patient who is on the verge of death, he cannot focus on judging for people. Or if he is preoccupied with an external matter, such as hearing that one of the disbelievers has achieved victory over one of the Muslims, and his mind is preoccupied with that. Yes. So in that case, he waits until that distress subsides. Now, the point is that whether the distress is from outside, from his family, or from within himself, he must not engage in judgment in this state. "Or in severe boredom". Boredom? How is boredom? Yes. Boredom, tired. He has been judging between these people since eight in the morning, enduring their harm, their voices, their noise, and their chatter. When the time reached two and a quarter, two parties came. He said, "My brothers, I am now tired and bored." They said, "Even if there is only a quarter of an hour left in the time, you must sit for them." Should he excuse himself or not? He should excuse himself. In fact, it is obligatory for him to excuse himself, because the human being is a mortal. Sometimes a judge comes in on some days from the beginning of the workday to the end, and no one comes to him. The point is that if he is in severe boredom, it is forbidden for him to judge between two parties. The cause is the same cause in the issue of judgment. He said, "Or in severe laziness". Laziness? What is this laziness? Yes. It is like what people say, "He is dead to the world." Yes, he is lazy, and he is sleepy and dozing off, everything. And the litigants, each litigant is as if he is blind and deaf, but he is not mute; he does not speak. The litigant speaks; he is blind and deaf, but his tongue speaks for ten people. They said to him, "How is it, my brother? How are you? You have laziness? Be active." He said, "By Allah, I am lazy. I did not sleep yesterday until three o'clock." Yes, one hour and ten minutes before Fajr. I cannot. If they forced him to judge, what would he say? It is not permissible, because this is a right of Allah. If they said, "We are satisfied with your laziness, but just rule as you wish," if he is in error, he says, "No, it is not permissible." Now, "Or in severe drowsiness". Similarly, drowsiness. Yes. Drowsiness may be more severe afterwards; perhaps they are speaking to him and he is dreaming, and he answers them with what he is dreaming about. The point is that if he is in severe drowsiness, judgment is not permissible until when? Until the drowsiness subsides. Now, if they said to him, "We will bring you tea and coffee," is that acceptable? He says, "Bring it, and we will see."