Is it obligatory to adjudicate between a Muslim and a Dhimmi in a dispute?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Ḥudūd (Prescribed Penalties)

Book 51 · Issue 1 · Bab 1

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Adjudication between a Muslim and a Dhimmi is obligatory without dispute. This obligation stems from the necessity to repel injustice from each party against the other.