Question
A Muslim is part of a jury to decide a case. Is it permissible for a Muslim to be part of a jury?
Answer
It is haraam for a Muslim to serve on a jury. Allah Ta'ala states in the Qur'aan Shareef:
"Those who do not decree according to that (Shariah) which Allah has revealed, verily, they are the kaafiroon."
A Muslim who acts as a judge or sits on a jury deciding issues in terms of kuffaar law, loses his Imaan.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 21 No 03
- PDF page
- 2
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