If the judge is an open sinner who shaves his beard, is his ruling enforced?

The questioner : Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : If the judge shaves his beard?

The Shaykh : There is no power or strength in what we appoint; who appointed him as a judge?

The questioner : For example, the government appointed him as a judge; does that mean you agree with him?

The Shaykh : My opinion is that he should not be appointed; he should not be employed.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : My opinion is that he should not be employed.

The questioner : His ruling is not valid.

The Shaykh : My opinion is that he should not be employed at all.

The questioner : If he rules,

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : the private ruling.

The Shaykh : It is not from the judge, nor from the judge, nor from two who ruled; two ruled, or the one in authority.

The questioner : The one in authority?

The Shaykh : Then his ruling is enforced.

The questioner : And the open sinner.

The Shaykh : What do we do if we invalidate the rulings of the one in authority and the judges? The state would have a problem with this.