Narrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: judges are of three types, one of whom will go to Paradise and two to Hell. The one who will go to Paradise is a man who knows what is right and gives judgment accordingly; but a man who knows what is right and acts tyrannically in his judgment will go to Hell; and a man who gives judgment for people when he is ignorant will go to Hell. (Book #24, Hadith #3566 (Sunan Abudawud))
So this is why you don't see too many Muslim lawyers, and why we're going to see a shortage of learned people (i.e, actual scholars); we're terrified of being even the tiniest bit ignorant in our judging.
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