The difference between a mufti and a qadi

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Question: What is the difference between a mufti and a qadi?

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The rulings concerning a mufti and a qadi differ in several respects. With regard to the office itself, one important difference is that the mufti is an informer (mukhbir), while the qadi is one who binds (mulzim)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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