The Procedure of a Qadi’s Letter to Another Qadi (kitab al-qadi ila al-qadi)

Question

What is the rule for a qadi’s letter to another qadi (maktub al-qadi ila al-qadi)?

Answer

The ruling or the testimony is written down in the presence of witnesses, read out to them and sealed; then this sealed document is sent with these witnesses to the other qadi, the addressee. When these witnesses bring the document, the addressee asks them what is written in it, and the witnesses give full testimony that such-and-such a qadi wrote this document in their…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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