Is it permissible to practice law and deal with man-made laws—while trying to avoid those that violate Sharia—in order to restore rights? And is reading legal books forbidden, or is it obligatory to abandon the profession and burn the books?

The legal profession is permissible, and it is akin to agency and representation in litigation. It is permissible for a lawyer to plead cases where a right has been usurped or an injustice has occurred, because that is cooperation in righteousness and piety.

However, pleading cases that involve usurping people's rights or aggressing against them is not permissible, because it is cooperation in sin and aggression.

Scholars such as Ibn Baz and Al-Fawzan affirmed the permissibility of the legal profession, provided that the lawyer seeks the truth and does not intentionally lie, and that the case is rightful and not false.

In countries that are not governed by Islamic Sharia, it is permissible for a lawyer to work to restore rights and repel injustice, because the oppressed person is compelled to resort to man-made laws to obtain their right. The sin falls upon those who replaced Allah's laws, not upon the oppressed person or the lawyer who represents them.

The lawyer should be trustworthy and intend to support and assist the oppressed.