The profession of a lawyer (wakil)

Question

Question: What is the ruling on a Muslim taking up the profession of a lawyer (wakil), given that the laws are often contrary to the true Shariʿa? And what is the status of the money received from it?

Answer

If he takes on truthful cases and does not have to commit anything contrary to the Shariʿa in them, then the profession of a lawyer is permissible; and income earned in a way contrary to the Shariʿa will be haram.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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