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Chapter on Those to Whom Judgment is Permissible and Those to Whom it is Not Permissible

faqih-3210Vol. 3, p. 2

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّادِقُ ع‌ إِيَّاكُمْ أَنْ يُحَاكِمَ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً إِلَى أَهْلِ‌

Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Beware that none of you should take another to judgment before the people of tyranny. Instead, look for a man among you who knows something of our judgments, and appoint him as a judge between you, for indeed I have appointed him as a judge. So refer to him for

faqih-3211Vol. 3, p. 3

لَهُ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تُؤَدُّوا الْأَماناتِ إِلى‌ أَهْلِها وَ إِذا حَكَمْتُمْ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ أَنْ تَحْكُمُوا بِالْعَدْلِ‌ قَالَ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ‌[2] أَنْ يَدْفَعَ مَا عِنْدَهُ إِلَى الْإِمَامِ الَّذِي بَعْدَهُ وَ أُمِرَتِ الْأَئِمَّةُ أَنْ يَحْكُمُوا بِالْعَدْلِ وَ أُمِرَ النَّاسُ أَنْ يَتَّبِعُوهُمْ.

Hadith.3217 - Mualla ibn Khunays narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as). He said: I asked Imam (as) about the saying of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic: "Indeed, Allah (swt) commands you to render trusts to their owners and when you judge between people, to judge with justice." (Surah An-Nisa 4:58) Im

faqih-3212Vol. 3, p. 3

إِذَا كُنْتُمْ فِي أَئِمَّةِ جَوْرٍ فَاقْضُوا فِي أَحْكَامِهِمْ[4] وَ لَا تَشْهَرُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ فَتُقْتَلُوا وَ إِنْ تَعَامَلْتُمْ بِأَحْكَامِنَا كَانَ خَيْراً لَكُمْ.

"When you are under oppressive rulers, then judge according to their rulings and do not expose yourselves, lest you be killed. However, if you conduct your dealings according to our rulings, it will be better for you."

faqih-3213Vol. 3, p. 4

أَيُّمَا مُؤْمِنٍ قَدَّمَ مُؤْمِناً فِي خُصُومَةٍ إِلَى قَاضٍ أَوْ سُلْطَانٍ جَائِرٍ فَقَضَى عَلَيْهِ بِغَيْرِ حُكْمِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَقَدْ شَرِكَهُ فِي الْإِثْمِ[2].

"Any believer who refers another believer to a judge or a tyrannical ruler, and he rules against him contrary to the judgment of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, has indeed shared in the sin."

faqih-3214Vol. 3, p. 4

اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- أَ لَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُمْ آمَنُوا بِما أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَ ما أُنْزِلَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ‌ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يَتَحاكَمُوا إِلَى الطَّاغُوتِ‌ وَ قَدْ أُمِرُوا أَنْ يَكْفُرُوا بِهِ‌ الْآيَةَ[3].

Hadith.3220 - Hariz narrated from Abu Basir, from Abu Abdillah (as) that he said: "Any man who has a dispute with his brother over a right, and he calls him to a man from among your brothers to judge between them, but he refuses and insists on taking him to these (unjust judges), is like those about whom Allah (swt), t