If a judge refers a case to another judge and says, "I am a witness," is his testimony accepted?
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The questioner : The judge referred the case to another judge and said, "I am a witness for you." Will this also come to us through this door?
The Shaykh : And what comes in?
The questioner : For example, a man who wants to testify will come... he will say, and we do not trust him, and he will also mean to circumvent this by saying, "Refer the case to another and I will testify for him." He says, "So-and-so came to me?"
The Shaykh : His judge.
The questioner : Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : The principle is that the judge is just, and his testimony is accepted. The principle is that the judge is just, and his testimony is accepted.
The questioner : Did we also say that it is obligatory for us in the first place?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : That judges who are open sinners come and judge, saying, "I know this?"
The Shaykh : Yes, perhaps that is correct.
The questioner : If it enters into...
The Shaykh : How does it happen from him?
The questioner : Meaning, what we anticipated there entered into him...
The Shaykh : Yes, but the testimony—may Allah bless the ruling—judging by his testimony will be by another judge. If the other judge thinks that this judge is accused or has a problem, he can reject his testimony. It is not like he became the judge himself.
The Shaykh : And what comes in?
The questioner : For example, a man who wants to testify will come... he will say, and we do not trust him, and he will also mean to circumvent this by saying, "Refer the case to another and I will testify for him." He says, "So-and-so came to me?"
The Shaykh : His judge.
The questioner : Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : The principle is that the judge is just, and his testimony is accepted. The principle is that the judge is just, and his testimony is accepted.
The questioner : Did we also say that it is obligatory for us in the first place?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : That judges who are open sinners come and judge, saying, "I know this?"
The Shaykh : Yes, perhaps that is correct.
The questioner : If it enters into...
The Shaykh : How does it happen from him?
The questioner : Meaning, what we anticipated there entered into him...
The Shaykh : Yes, but the testimony—may Allah bless the ruling—judging by his testimony will be by another judge. If the other judge thinks that this judge is accused or has a problem, he can reject his testimony. It is not like he became the judge himself.