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In the Hanafi madhhab, can women be appointed as judges or Qadi’s?

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IN the hanafi madhhab can women be appointed as judges or Qadi’s?

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(Fatwa: 1526/1189/B=1431)

Yes, she can be appointed as judge, but it is makrooh tahrimi, i.e. doing so is near haram. It is mentioned in hadith:
لن يفلح قوم ولوا امرأة (بخاري شريف)
It means that a nation that makes a woman their ruler will never succeed, hence woman should not be appointed as judge.

Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best

Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband

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