Need your opinions.

[BADTASTEBEARS]

Assalamualaikum!

I'm posting this to have your insights of being a Prison Officer as a career, islamically. The job is to counsel & rehabilitate inmates back to society.

What are your views?

 

[Aapa]

Assalaam walaikum,

What a blessing it would be. A job with real impact on human beings. InshaAllah, think of the good you will be doing.

 

[strive-may-i]

:salam2:

A Good Prison Officer would bring a real impact to the inmates of walled isolated place called the Jail. Its a place, where incidents would happen more often than say in outside world. Its a dynamic place, needing an alert staff. So, it must be a very demanding role, physically and psychologically. But if one can be Good in such a role, then it definitely has its rewards.

Prison Officer - is always among the inmates in a jail. A Jails core motive, from the way its seen in todays world, is to bring that deep change in a person, without destroying the person, by warding the inmate away from the real world, which made the person do the offence. And the legal and justice system is of the opinion- that when given a chance a person would change, its a matter of time/effort and rehab.

As long as it does not go against the Islamic values any job would be fine. And definitely the police force aligns to the values and ideals in Islam. If as an Prison officer if you can change a dozen persons and bring that change in them, then that is one worthy way to lead life! Many of these inmates are intelligent, capable and have a drive, even if one of them has a change, they can make more difference.

May ALmighty Guide you and each of us to a Halaal source of income, which helps in the here and also ensures a way to the hereafter... Ameen

 

[strive-may-i]

Hope this helps.

Muslim working in law enforcement in a non-Islamic country

From : http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/1052/enforcement

I have a question regarding the permissibility of becoming a law enforcement officer in this country that does no follow sharee 'ah. Is it haraam to be enforcing laws that have not been developed by our Creator Allaah and His holy Prophets (upon whom be peace)? Even if it means enforcing laws on non-Muslims?
Partciluarly, is it permissible to enforce a law like punishing someone for speeding on the highway? What about allowing someone to drink alcohol if he is over 21 but not if he is under 21? Even though this is not Islamic, should a Muslim allow such behaviour among non-Muslims? Of course, Muslims will be accountable for these haraam actions in the Hereafter, but is it okay to let non-Muslims do this?

Praise be to Allah.

If a Muslim is able, through such work, to fight evil and oppression, or to prevent or reduce it by using the existing laws which may contain something of justice and decency, then it is permissible if his intention is to seek the pleasure of Allah. He may do this work even if it involves preventing only some people - but not all - from getting drunk, for example.

But if it involves enforcing laws that are unjust to people - whether they are Muslim or not - or enforcing something that goes against the Sharee'ah, like preventing people from wearing hijaab or praying, or giving some kind of protection to criminals, and so on, then this is not permitted at all.

The wise and clever Muslim knows from experience to what extent his work is in accordance with the Sharee'ah that is based on the common good and on preventing corruption. And Allaah knows best.

Islam Q&A
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid

 

[BADTASTEBEARS]

JazakAllahu khayr for the responses.

Well I've passed the interview and I'm invited for a job preview next week. InsyaAllah