Are muslims islamically allowed to become a policeman/policewoman in the UK?
Jazkhallkheir Brothers & Sisters
Asalaamu Alaikum Wr Wb,
According to Sheikh Muhammed Ibn Adam Al Kawthari:
In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful,
In principle, it would be permissible to work as a police office, rather, if the intention is to help and assist the oppressed, prevent crime and give people their just rights, it will be an act of virtue, provided one refrains from sins such as bribery, etc.
However, if becoming a police officer entails one to be involved in something that is contrary to Shariah, then it will not be permissible to take this occupation. If there are principles within the establishment that are against Islamic teachings, but one is able to avoid them, then it would be permissible to become an officer. We see Sikhs, for example, that they evade certain rules and principles, of which the concession of wearing a turban is well-known.
Therefore, the above is the criteria on which one must decide whether to take this profession. The ruling may change from one individual to another and from one country to another.
Bear in mind male police offers are required to search females if they are suspected of carrying weapons. This is the kind of search where you 'pat down' the suspect's body without going into their pockets. The suspect can request a WPC but there may not be one available, so you would have to do it. If you don't and it turns out the suspect was carrying a weapon, then it could be your job on the line, or your life even. Then again what about searching a male? Even a frisk search requires feeling down a suspects legs, including the inside of the legs - a part which is part of a man's awrah. What if you are asked to do a strip search where a suspect has to remove their entire clothing and his entire awrah is revealed? All these things are prohibited in Islam. The only time a muslim can see/treat member of opposite gender is when one is in dire need of medical treatment. There are other reasons too, but I won't go into that. If you ask a scholar, be sure to tell them exactly what this job involves - other wise you may not get the correct reply.
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Bear in mind male police offers are required to search females if they are suspected of carrying weapons. This is the kind of search where you 'pat down' the suspect's body without going into their pockets. The suspect can request a WPC but there may not be one available, so you would have to do it. If you don't and it turns out the suspect was carrying a weapon, then it could be your job on the line, or your life even. Then again what about searching a male? Even a frisk search requires feeling down a suspects legs, including the inside of the legs - a part which is part of a man's awrah. What if you are asked to do a strip search where a suspect has to remove their entire clothing and his entire awrah is revealed? All these things are prohibited in Islam. The only time a muslim can see/treat member of opposite gender is when one is in dire need of medical treatment. There are other reasons too, but I won't go into that. If you ask a scholar, be sure to tell them exactly what this job involves - other wise you may not get the correct reply.
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