Does the police force fall under the hadith: “Two eyes will not be touched by the Fire, among them an eye that spent the night guarding in the cause of Allah”?
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The questioner : Riyad as-Salihin 1305
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Does he mean that the text of this hadith is limited to jihad, or does it include everyone who guards any of the gates of Islam?
The Shaykh : Who guards what?
The questioner : Does he mean everyone who defends Islam, or is it limited to jihad and standing guard?
The Shaykh : It is jihad and standing guard.
The questioner : Standing guard on the borders.
The Shaykh : It is this standing guard.
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Does he mean the police officer?
The Shaykh : No, jihad and standing guard is what comes to mind from the hadith. However, this does not negate the virtue of guarding in any other place, but the intended meaning of the hadith is standing guard and fighting in the cause of Allah.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good
The Shaykh : And beware of you.
Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "Two eyes will never be touched by the fire of Hell; an eye which weeps out of Fear of Allah and an eye which spends the night in guarding in the Cause of Allah ." [At-Tirmidhi] .
عينان لا تمسهما النار منها عين باتت تحرس في سبيل اللهThe Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Does he mean that the text of this hadith is limited to jihad, or does it include everyone who guards any of the gates of Islam?
The Shaykh : Who guards what?
The questioner : Does he mean everyone who defends Islam, or is it limited to jihad and standing guard?
The Shaykh : It is jihad and standing guard.
The questioner : Standing guard on the borders.
The Shaykh : It is this standing guard.
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Does he mean the police officer?
The Shaykh : No, jihad and standing guard is what comes to mind from the hadith. However, this does not negate the virtue of guarding in any other place, but the intended meaning of the hadith is standing guard and fighting in the cause of Allah.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good
The Shaykh : And beware of you.