The Ruling on Releasing Criminals Who Promote Narcotics
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Question:
The questioner says: I am a security officer, and sometimes we arrest people who have narcotics with them, or who are wanted in narcotics cases. Some of my colleagues suggest that we release them on the grounds that Allah the Mighty and Majestic might guide them. Is this action permissible?
Answer:
This is betrayal, may Allah protect us from it. If you arrest a criminal who spreads evil in society, do not release him. If you release him, you encourage him to commit crimes and spread evil, and others will become bold. Your duty requires that when you arrest him, you hand him over to the authorities, because this is your job. So the one who says this is either ignorant or negligent. Do not pay attention to him.
The questioner says: I am a security officer, and sometimes we arrest people who have narcotics with them, or who are wanted in narcotics cases. Some of my colleagues suggest that we release them on the grounds that Allah the Mighty and Majestic might guide them. Is this action permissible?
Answer:
This is betrayal, may Allah protect us from it. If you arrest a criminal who spreads evil in society, do not release him. If you release him, you encourage him to commit crimes and spread evil, and others will become bold. Your duty requires that when you arrest him, you hand him over to the authorities, because this is your job. So the one who says this is either ignorant or negligent. Do not pay attention to him.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-13-الحياة السعيدة|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (46:55)
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