For muslim lawyers

[Hashim_507]

Is it haram for muslims for being lawyer?

 

[north_malaysian]

Lawyers act according to what their clients ask or permit them to do. If it's unIslamic, a religious lawyer should advice the client. If the client refused, the lawyers can withdraw himself to represent the client.

If all Muslims dont want to be a lawyer, who would defend/advice Muslims in Court?

 

[Joe98]

What if the charge is under secular laws?

 

[snakelegs]

Is it haram for muslims for being lawyer?

i would think these days, muslims could use all the good lawyers they can get!

 

[aljawaad]

I dunno but whoever becomes a lawyer, he must know dat he should at least tell a lie to win a case. (My opinion)

 

[north_malaysian]

What if the charge is under secular laws?

Regarding to my country, it's not a lawyer's or judge's duty to Islamize a secular law charge. So it's not haraam. Furthermore, the duty of Advocates & Solicitors in Malaysia is to advice the client regarding to procedures, charges, punishments etc. There's no Hudud Laws (Islamic Criminal Laws) in Malaysia.

 

[north_malaysian]

i would think these days, muslims could use all the good lawyers they can get!

Before 1980, only 10% of the lawyers are Muslims, now it's 50%. Thanks to International Islamic University Malaysia for producing 1,000+ Muslim lawyers per year.

 

[north_malaysian]

I dunno but whoever becomes a lawyer, he must know dat he should at least tell a lie to win a case. (My opinion)

In Legal world, lawyers wont call it lies, they call it 'excuses'. But telling lies are bad and many lawyers did it. But not all.