The work of Muslim judges in the shariʿa courts ranges from enforcing specific moral standards to redistributing wealth in accordance with Islamic inheritance norms. Judgments in cases involving divorce, alimony, and the custody of children are nonetheless part and parcel of the judges’ daily routine. This paper uses ethnographic work in Gaza–Palestine to explore whether, how, and why judges assert certain rules and norms on some occasions but make adjustments or accommodations on others during the process of adjudication. It tries to uncover certain ambivalences in the law and society that allow them to adjust situationally. Social factors such as gender, social status, educational background, and class are scrutinized to see how they are played out, together or separately, in the process of adjustment. Orality as a method is central to the judges’ work as well as to the analysis.

伊斯兰教法法院的穆斯林法官的工作范围从执行特定的道德标准到根据伊斯兰继承规范重新分配财富。然而，有关离婚，a养费和子女监护权的判决仍然是法官日常工作的一部分。本文利用加沙地带的民族志研究来探讨法官在某些情况下是否，如何以及为什么主张某些规则和规范，而在裁决过程中对其他规则和规范进行调整或适应。它试图发现法律和社会中的某些矛盾之处，使他们可以根据情况进行调整。仔细研究诸如性别，社会地位，教育背景和阶级等社会因素，以了解它们在调整过程中是如何一起发挥或分开发挥。