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Three Kinds Of Judges & Taqlid
Assalamualaikum
There’s a hadith which I’m pasting below :
Buraydah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The judges are three kinds: two judges are in Hellfire and one judge is in Paradise. A man who judges without the truth while he knows it, he is in Hellfire. A judge who has no knowledge and violates the rights of people, he is in Hellfire. A judge who judges with the truth, he is in Paradise.”
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1322
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-‘Iraqi
عَنْ بُرَيْدَة أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ الْقُضَاةُ ثَلَاثَةٌ قَاضِيَانِ فِي النَّارِ وَقَاضٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ رَجُلٌ قَضَى بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ فَعَلِمَ ذَاكَ فَذَاكَ فِي النَّارِ وَقَاضٍ لَا يَعْلَمُ فَأَهْلَكَ حُقُوقَ النَّاسِ فَهُوَ فِي النَّارِ وَقَاضٍ قَضَى بِالْحَقِّ فَذَلِكَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ
1322 سنن الترمذي كتاب الأحكام باب ما جاء في القاضي
1/78 المحدث العراقي خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في تخريج الإحياء للعراقي
My question is , does this hadith talk only about those who occupy the office of a judge ( Qadi) or anyone who’s “judging” on a matter that comes up in his everyday life like determining which position to take on an Islamic question based on which argument makes more sense to you and you feel is more in accordance with Islam. For example, I read somewhere that taqlid is compulsory because if you’re not practicing taqlid, you become a judge who’s judging without knowledge and as such you’re in the Fire and that the hadith about ijtihad is related only to qualified mujtahidin and not laymen.
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Three Kinds Of Judges & Taqlid
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This is about disputes and arbitration.
Following a specific person is not ordained by God or His prophet. A Muslim is supposed to judge different arguments and decide for himself as he doesn in other matters of life. He uses his best efforts to reach a conclusion. If he commits a mistake in his judgment he is not sinful. As soon as he realises his mistake he corrects it. This is what is required.
But when you start following a specific personality, you become biased and reject a better opinion when it comes up. This attitude is objectionable and unacceptable.
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