{"id":118646,"date":"2025-02-11T10:52:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T07:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=118646"},"modified":"2025-02-11T10:52:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T07:52:22","slug":"grand-ayatollah-shirazi-judges-cannot-act-based-on-their-own-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/grand-ayatollah-shirazi\/118646-grand-ayatollah-shirazi-judges-cannot-act-based-on-their-own-knowledge\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Ayatollah Shirazi: Judges Cannot Act Based on Their Own Knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another daily scholarly session led by Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Hosseini al-Shirazi was held in his honourable residence in Qom on Wednesday, the 28th of Rajab. As in previous sessions, the Supreme Marja addressed attendees&#8217; questions regarding various jurisprudential issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In discussing the role of a judge, his Eminence stated that according to the views of Shia jurists, a judge cannot act based on their own knowledge and must rely on evidence and oaths when making judgments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He highlighted the practices of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) and Amir al-Mu&#8217;minin (peace be upon him), noting that both figures based their judgments on evidence and testimonies rather than personal knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/photo_2025-01-29_17-53-52-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/photo_2025-01-29_17-53-52-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/photo_2025-01-29_17-53-52-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/photo_2025-01-29_17-53-52-1-768x437.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, Grand Ayatullah Shirazi emphasized that even if a judge possesses extensive knowledge, they must still base their rulings on the testimonies and oaths of individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In response to claims made by some that Imam Al-Mahdi (may Allah hasten his reappearance) judges based on his own knowledge, Grand Ayatollah Shirazi stressed that this assertion contradicts the practices of the Prophet and Amir al-Mu&#8217;minin, peace be upon them both, and there are no authentic narrations supporting this claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let us watch the remarks of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another daily scholarly session led by Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Hosseini al-Shirazi was held in his honourable residence in Qom on Wednesday, the 28th of Rajab. 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