Which is better for an employee: to take the initiative to pray when the adhan is called, or to complete transactions first? And what is the ruling on absolute supererogatory prayers after the obligatory prayer?
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It is preferable for Muslims to hasten to prayer upon hearing the , in response to "Hayya 'ala al- (Hasten to prayer)," and to avoid missing it. It is not permissible for an employee to voluntarily offer supererogatory prayers after the obligatory prayer, other than the regular prayers, because their time is owned by the entity for which they work. As for the regular Sunnah prayers, there is no harm in them because they are customarily tolerated.
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