The Judiciary is the pronouncement of the rule that becomes binding. It settles the disputes between the people and prevents that which harms the community’s rights, or it eliminates the disputes arising between people and members of the ruling system – both rulers and civil servants – from the Head of State downwards.

The origin of the judiciary and its legitimacy is the Book and the Sunnah. As for the Book, the words of Allah (swt).

“And judge, [O Muhammad], between them by what Allah has revealed.” (TMQ 5:45), and His (swt) words.

“And when they are called to [the words of] Allah and His Messenger to judge between them.” (TMQ 24:48).

As for the Sunnah, the Messenger (pbuh) used to undertake the judiciary by himself and judge between the people, such as what Bukhari narrated from 'Aisha (ra), the wife of the Prophet (phuh) , that she said.

. )كَانَ عُتْبَةُ بْنُ أَيبي وَقَّاصٍ عَيهدَ إيلَى أَ ي خييه سَعْ ي د بْ ي ن أَيبي وَقَّاصٍ أَنَّ ابْنَ وَلييدَةي زَمْعَةَ يمنِّي فَاقْبيضْهُ، قَالَتْ: فَ لَمَّا كَانَ عَامُ الْفَتْ ي ح أَخَذَهُ سَعْدُ بْنُ أَيبي وَقَّاصٍ وَقَالَ: ابْنُ أَ ي خي قَدْ عَيهدَ إيلَََّ فيييه ، فَ قَامَ عَبْدُ بْنُ زَمْعَةَ فَ قَالَ: أَ ي خي وَابْنُ وَلييدَةي أَيبي وُليدَ عَلَى فيرَا ي شيه، فَ تَسَاوَقَا إيلَى فَ قَالَ سَعْدٌ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّيه، ابْنُ أَ ي خي كَانَ قَدْ عَيهدَ إيلَََّ فيييه، فَ قَالَ عَبْدُ بْنُ زَمْعَةَ: النَّيبِِّ ،» هُوَ لَكَ يَا عَبْدُ بْنَ زَمْعَة « : أَ ي خ ي وَابْنُ وَ لييدَةي أَيبي وُليدَ عَلَى فيرَا ي شيه ، فَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّيه )» الْوَلَدُ لِلْفِرَاشِ وَلِلْعَاهِرِ الْحَجَرُ « : ثُمَّ قَالَ النَّيبُِّ .

“`Utba bin Abu Waqqas took a firm promise from his brother Sa`d bin Abu Waqqas to take the son of the slave-girl of Zam`a into his custody as he was his (i.e. `Utba's) son. In the year of the Conquest (of Mecca) Sa`d bin Abu Waqqas took him, and said that he was his brother's son, and his brother took a promise from him to that effect. 'Abu bin Zam`a got up and said, "He is my brother and the son of the slave-girl of my father and was born on my father's bed." Then they both went to the Prophet (phuh) Sa`d said, "O Allah's Prophet (phuh) ! He is the son of my brother and he has taken a promise from me that I will take him." 'Abu bin Zam`a said, "(He is) my brother and the son of my father's slave-girl and was born on my father's bed." Allah's Prophet (phuh) said, "The boy is for you. O 'Abu bin Zam`a." Then the Prophet (phuh) said, "The son is for the bed (i.e. the man on whose bed he was born) and stones for the one who has done illegal sexual intercourse”. And the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) used to appoint judges; he appointed ‘Ali (ra) as the judge over Yemen and he gave him instructions about how to judge by saying: . إِذَا تَ قَاضَى إِلَيْكَ رَجُلاَنِ، فَلاَ تَ قْضِ لِلأَوَّلِ حَتَّى تَسْمَعَ كَلامَ الآخَرِ، فَسَوْفَ « » تَدْرِي كَيْفَ تَ قْضِي .