-What is the ruling on working in prisons (correctional institutions)?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
Imprisonment is a legitimate means of disciplinary punishment in Islam for disciplining disobedient individuals, and it was legislated by Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him. It is permissible to work in a prison if only those whom Islamic law decrees to be imprisoned are incarcerated there. However, if both criminals and innocent people are imprisoned there, then it is not permissible to work in it, as it involves cooperation in sin and aggression.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/34547
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 34547
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy