四大教法学派（即哈乃斐派、沙斐仪派、罕百里派和马立克派）一致认为，司法与哈里发制度一样，属于法定的集体义务（fard kifayyah，足够性义务）。因此，如果没有司法机构，就不会有依伊斯兰律法进行的裁决，整个穆斯林乌玛都会因此而有罪。然而，如果存在运作正常的司法机构，承担着为民众主持公正的职责，那么这项义务便已履行，穆斯林身上的罪责也就解除了。

It is agreed upon by the four schools of thought (i.e. Hanafi, Shafi‘i, Hanbali and Maliki) that the judiciary is fard kifayyah (sufficient fard) like the Khilafah. Accordingly, if there is no judiciary, there will be no judging by Islam, and the whole Muslim Ummah will be sinful for its absence. However, if there is a functional judiciary, that is fulfilling the role of administration of justice for the people, then the fard has been fulfilled, and the sin is removed from the necks of the Muslims.

安拉的使者ﷺ说："公正的伊玛目治理一天，胜过六十年的崇拜；在大地上执行一项哈杜德（伊斯兰刑罚），胜过降雨四十年。"

The Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “One day from a just Imam is better than worshipping sixty years, and the establishment of one hadud (an Islamic punishment) on the earth is better than rain for 40 years.”.

以下是杰出学者们关于司法问题的一些观点：

These are some opinions of the distinguished scholars on the issue of the Judiciary:

- 伊玛目萨尔赫西认为，司法是仅次于信仰的最重要的法定义务（fard），因为它确保真主（SWT）的法律得到实际执行。 - 伊玛目安萨里（Ghazzali）说，司法属于圣战（Jihad）的范畴。

- Imam Sarkhasi considered that the judiciary is the strongest fard after iman, because it ensures Allah’s (swt) laws are implemented in practice. - Imam Ghazzali said that the judiciary is from the Jihad.

"Abdullah ibn Mas'ud"的中文译名通常为"阿卜杜拉·本·麦斯欧德"。 **阿卜杜拉·本·麦斯欧德（愿真主喜悦他）说：我宁愿在两人之间做裁判，也不愿进行七十年的敬拜。**

- ‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud (ra) said, I prefer to sit as a judge between two people more than to perform 70 years of ibadat.