Is it permissible for a Muslim to work in a prison that carries out executions for crimes that do not warrant execution in Islam, knowing that the nature of the work involves rehabilitating prisoners and does not participate in carrying out death sentences?
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The work of rehabilitating prisoners and instilling righteous values in them is an important and obligatory matter, especially for prisoners involved in moral and behavioral cases. The death penalty for drug traffickers is not denied in Islam; it is a discretionary punishment due to the great corruption and severe harm caused by drug trafficking. Among the greatest things that can be done in rehabilitating prisoners is inviting the non-believers among them to Islam, and reminding those who abandon prayer of the seriousness of their sin and the obligation to establish prayer.
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