In this excerpt from his work on judgeship, Māwardī emphasizes the necessity of the ruler’s careful selection and supervision of judges. In her analysis of Islamic mirrors-for-princes literature on judging in Justice and Leadership in Early Islamic Courts, Louise Marlow cites this passage as evidence of the importance of judicial appointments for Māwardī.
This source is part of the Online Companion to the book Justice and Leadership in Early Islamic Courts, ed. Intisar A. Rabb and Abigail Krasner Balbale(ILSP/HUP 2017)—a collection of primary sources and other material used in and related to the book.