A lecturer from the faculty of Law, University of Ilorin, Prof Abdulrazaq Alaro, has harped on the need for Muslim lawyers to exhibit high professional conduct in line with their professed faith, in the course of their practice.
According to him, legal practice is a principle in Sharia, and Islam can accommodate it, but it has to be based on other injunctions of Allah.
Calling on Muslim lawyers to shun lying, Alaro made the call on Wednesday in Ilorin, during the annual Ramadan lecture organised by the Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria (MULAN), Kwara state chapter.
He said โWherever Allah has prohibited any false of action, practising law can never be an escape in perpetrating same.
โMy advice for practising Muslim lawyers is that they should have a check list on what are the injunctions of the Creator for lawyers and non lawyers.
โFor example, a Muslim must not tell lie, so because you are practicing law, that should not be a justification for you to either tell lie or coach others, witnesses, to tell lieโ adding that we should all remember the lying in Islam isย .
Also speaking at the occasion, Justice Hassan Gegele said that as Muslims, lawyers should always show good example.
โWhat is expected, when it comes to practicing law, is the ability to showcase your religion as a good Muslim, which others could emulate,โ he said.
Speaking during the programme, Kwara State chairman of MULAN, Imam Umar Saad said the branch has been fighting the course of Islam and expanding the frontier of Islam through judicial processes since it was founded in 2005.
Saad called on other kind-hearted Muslims to contribute financially toward achieving the aims of the programme, saying that anything given in a charitable manner will be rewarded in multiple folds by Allah, especially during Ramadan.
Highlights of this year programme included Iftar (breaking of Fasting) with members and non members, prison and Borstal home visitations, hospitals, among others.
O you yearners for Paradise! This is the auspicious period you can race towards Paradise, the extensiveness of which is (as) the heavens and the earth. Four deeds indeed when performed on a single day guarantee you Paradise. These are: fasting, feeding someone, following a bier to the grave and paying visit to the sick.
Your time in this month is precious. So you can’t afford to lose a second, not to talk of a minute nor hour. Time is more precious than gold you should know. Time is life completely. Are you now acquainted with this fact? The early Muslims passed no time without doing good, such as learning new things, disciplining themselves and helping others.
Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said:” I have never felt regret for something like my regret when the sun has set on a day in which I have not increased my good deeds whereas my lifetime has decreased.” See Dr. Majdi Al-Hilali, Duties of Muslim youth page 5.
