Can I work as a security guard for an insurance company? Will my wages be halal?
The answer
As a principle, when analysing the Shari’ah compliancy of any job, one must examine the nature of the job itself. If the hours at work are spent in permissible activities, then the job will be permissible. If one’s services are impermissible, the job will be impermissible.[1]
Explanation
The services provided by a security guard are of a permissible nature. Thus, it is permissible to work as a security guard for an insurance company. Your remuneration will also be halāl and lawful for you.2
And Allah knows best.
Mufti Faraz Adam
References
1(قَوْلُهُ وَجَازَ تَعْمِيرُ كَنِيسَةٍ) قَالَ فِي الْخَانِيَّةِ: وَلَوْ آجَرَ نَفْسَهُ لِيَعْمَلَ فِي الْكَنِيسَةِ وَيُعَمِّرَهَا لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ لِأَنَّهُ لَا مَعْصِيَةَ فِي عَيْنِ الْعَمَلِ (رد المحتار ج 6 ص 391 أيج أيم سعيد)
مُسْلِمٌ آجَرَ نَفْسَهُ مِنْ مَجُوسِيٍّ لِيُوقِدَ لَهُ النَّارَ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ. كَذَا فِي الْخُلَاصَةِ. (الفتاوى الهندية ج 4 ص 450 دار الفكر)
لو أن مسلما آجر نفسه ليعمل في الكنيسة و يعمرها لا بأس به لأنه لا معصية في عين العمل (فتاوى قاضيخان ج 3 ص 330 دار الكتب العلمية)
2مسائل رفعت قاسمي في مسائل حج ج 5 ص 51 حامد كتب
إمداد الأحكام ج 4 ص 390 مكتبة دار العلوم كراتشي
Based on the Hanafi school and on the question as it was asked. Another mufti may reach a different conclusion. Read the disclaimer.