His Eminence, the late Religious Authority, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah (ra) actively advocated for women's legal careers, rejecting gender-based restrictions when aligned with Shariah principles.
In a related context, His Eminence, the late Religious Authority, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah (ra), says: “It is permissible for the Mukallaf to study positive laws, even if they were contradicting with the rulings of Islamic jurisprudence, yet, it is impermissible to adopt [from these laws] what contradicts with Islam or to issue verdicts derived from them…"
[Fiqh Ash-Shariah, vol. 3, p: 325]
In another context, His Eminence (ra) says: “It is acceptable to work as lawyers and judges in what does not contradict with the Shariah, as in the cases where one defends the oppressed and the downtrodden and when one delivers the rights to those entitled to them and prevents any form of violation or aggression that could destabilize the general order of the nation’s and society’s life…"
[The jurisprudential issues, Transactions, p: 561]
In a related context, on the issue of women assuming judiciary positions, His Eminence (ra), says: "The narrated traditions which do not allow women to assume judiciary positions are weak and their denotations can be subjected to discussion. It must be noted that the issue of judiciary is based on [the notions of] knowledge and piety; thus, if they were embodied in a certain woman, then, indeed she can assume judiciary posts, keeping in mind that there are few reservations."
His Eminence (ra) adds: "This issue is not one of those issues that are final and cannot be discussed, but rather, it is always open to Ijtihad."
[World of the Woman, p: 123]
His Eminence, the late Religious Authority, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah (ra) actively advocated for women's legal careers, rejecting gender-based restrictions when aligned with Shariah principles.
In a related context, His Eminence, the late Religious Authority, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah (ra), says: “It is permissible for the Mukallaf to study positive laws, even if they were contradicting with the rulings of Islamic jurisprudence, yet, it is impermissible to adopt [from these laws] what contradicts with Islam or to issue verdicts derived from them…"
[Fiqh Ash-Shariah, vol. 3, p: 325]
In another context, His Eminence (ra) says: “It is acceptable to work as lawyers and judges in what does not contradict with the Shariah, as in the cases where one defends the oppressed and the downtrodden and when one delivers the rights to those entitled to them and prevents any form of violation or aggression that could destabilize the general order of the nation’s and society’s life…"
[The jurisprudential issues, Transactions, p: 561]
In a related context, on the issue of women assuming judiciary positions, His Eminence (ra), says: "The narrated traditions which do not allow women to assume judiciary positions are weak and their denotations can be subjected to discussion. It must be noted that the issue of judiciary is based on [the notions of] knowledge and piety; thus, if they were embodied in a certain woman, then, indeed she can assume judiciary posts, keeping in mind that there are few reservations."
His Eminence (ra) adds: "This issue is not one of those issues that are final and cannot be discussed, but rather, it is always open to Ijtihad."
[World of the Woman, p: 123]