Did any of the Four Imams assume the role of a judge, and what was the reason for their refusal to do so?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
None of the four Imams assumed the role of a judge. Rather, they refrained from drawing near to kings and from taking on judicial positions, fearing to fall into what the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, warned against: "Whoever is appointed as a judge has been slaughtered without a knife." Many scholars, however, did assume the role of a judge when it became incumbent upon them.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/74130
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 74130
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy