Mufti | November 11, 2004

In Islamic law, a Mufti is an "attorney" who writes his opinion (futwa) on legal subjects for private clients or to assist judges in deciding cases. The recorded opinions of the muftis are a valuable source of information for the actual working of Islamic law as opposed to the abstract formulation. Only in the fields of marriage, divorce, and inheritance are the futwas binding precedents; on other subjects they might be set aside.