Under which conditions is a judge permitted to enforce reconciliation?

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Abu 'Ubayd stated that reconciliation is only permissible for the judge in problematic or ambiguous matters. If the legal argument illuminates the position of the oppressor (*dhalim*), the judge is not permitted to force them into a settlement. This view is aligned with the saying of 'Ata' and was considered sound (*istihsana*) by Ibn al-Mundhir.