Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Bahjat responds negatively to the question: "Are women allowed to enter the judicial system and work as a judge?"

Fatwa, posted 4.22.2010, from Iran, in:
Religious Authority: 
Muhammad Taghi Bahjat
Website URL: 
http://www.bahjat.org/index.php
Fatwa Question or Essay Title: 
Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Bahjat responds negatively to the question: "Are women allowed to enter the judicial system and work as a judge?"

Question: Are women allowed to enter the judicial system and work as a judge?

Answer: No, it is not allowed.

[Note: Opposite opinions on this topic are available on this site.]

ورود زنان به دستگاه قضايى
. ورود زنان به دستگاه قضايى جهت رسيدگى به دعاوى حقوقى، كيفرى و امور حسبيّه از بدو تشكيل پرونده، مرحله تحقيقات و ختم رسيدگى و صدور و ابلاغ و اجراى حكم را مرقوم فرماييد؟
ج. جايز نيست، با تماميّت دليل بر هر مورد.

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