Is being in the police force wrong
Mu' meneen Brothers
and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa
Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be
upon all of you)
One of our
brothers/sisters has asked this question:
is being in the
police force wrong
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Answer:
Police job legal or
illegal
In the
name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness.
Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray,
none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no
person, no grave, no prophet, no imam,
no dai, nobody!) worthy of
worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His
slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
In its
essence, there is absolutely no restriction or wrong in joining a police force,
be it of an Islamic nation or otherwise.
Like most other ‘lawful’ jobs, what one does when employed in those jobs
will determine whether their deeds are right or wrong, virtue or sin.
If a
believer is employed in the police force, is honest and truthful, enjoins what
is good, forbids and tries to prevent what is evil, and lives, works, and says
what is within the declared boundaries of Islam, he will receive his due reward
for his good deeds from his Lord Most Gracious.
But if
one who is employed in the police force is dishonest, takes bribes, oppresses
the doers of good, encourages the doers of evil, and lives, works and says what
is in transgression of the declared boundaries of Islam, he will have his due
accounting with the Lord Most High.
Thus
working in a police force, regardless of whether it is in an Islamic country or
not, is absolutely lawful; what one does there will determine whether his deeds
are amongst the right or the wrong in the Sight of Allah Subhanah.
Whatever
written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance,
and whatever of error is of me alone.
Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
