Question 2222) - Is it permissible to join the judicial system?

A: There is no harm in it if one can fulfil one's duty with justice. It is Makruh for one who fears that he will be weak in fulfilling the legal duties or that he will not be able to be impartial. It is not appropriate to desire or seek a judicial post. A judicial appointment is not valid if the appointee does not fulfil the prerequisites of Arsh* and that he be capable of Ijtihad.*

* Sanity, adulthood, freedom, Islam and justice.

* This condition is one of preference [not obligatory] - al-Hidayah

~ al-Quduri ~