Prayer and Fasting at Work
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What is the ruling on prayer, fasting, and sexual intercourse after an IUD has been inserted, and there have been bloody discharges for 3 days, then menstrual blood for 8 days, then yellow discharges for 2 days, then intermittent spots of blood for 4 days and still ongoing, knowing that menstruation had been absent for 4 months before the IUD insertion?
What is the ruling on money earned from a government job where one does not adhere to its work hours, and must this money be returned if the non-adherence was overlooked?
What is the ruling on a girl marrying if she fears and is shy of marriage, intercourse, and childbirth, and she prays to God that no suitor comes to her? Is it permissible for her to marry a man and agree with him to live with him "as a sister"?
Is there still hope for repentance for one who feels ill will towards God due to failure at work, and is suffering from depression and shortcomings in worship?
Is one who decides not to repeat fasting and prayer due to obsessive-compulsive whispers (waswas) sinful, knowing that these whispers trouble him in all acts of worship, according to the Shafi'i school of thought?
How can a woman ascertain her purity, and what is the ruling on her prayer and fasting, if her menstrual period stops for three days and then a brownish discharge and secretions appear, knowing that her period does not have a fixed duration?
How can a young man, observant of his prayers and acts of worship, who grew up in an environment that does not encourage religious commitment, avoid sins and maintain his repentance despite having abundant free time and his family's rejection of his work?
Is my prayer acceptable in the office in the presence of a young male employee, knowing that I wear a pad due to a white discharge, and is it obligatory to remove it for prayer?
Is merely uttering the two Shahadas sufficient for repentance from apostasy, and must they be recited publicly?
Does the noble verse: "Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews or Christians or Sabeans – those who believed in Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness – will have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve," mean that some non-Muslims will enter Paradise, and what is the ruling concerning one who was from the People of the Book and believed in the Messenger Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and disavowed polytheism and distortion in his creed, and remained upon what is sound of it, such as prayer, fasting, and acts of worship specific to the laws brought by Moses and Jesus, peace be upon them?
Is it permissible to pray Fajr before its prescribed time to avoid missing it due to going to bed early for work?
Is the prescribed punishment for zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) mandatory for someone who committed an act that they ignorantly believed, based on a mistaken definition, was not zina necessitating the حد (prescribed punishment)? And what is the authority that enforces it? And is one obliged to surrender oneself to it? And what is the consequence if it is not enforced? And is marriage permissible with the girl with whom the act occurred? And does an accepted Hajj expiate major sins?
What is the obligatory position for the fingers of the hands during prostration (sujud) and how is it performed? What is the ruling on prostrating on a barrier, such as clothing, on the forehead? And how can a woman who leaves home before Fajr to reach her work solve the problem of missing the prayer time?
What is the obligatory amount to be disbursed to fulfill a vow, and is it obligatory to fulfill it before settling debts, given that the exact wording of the vow is not remembered?
What is the ruling for a woman who experiences continuous istihadah (non-menstrual vaginal bleeding) throughout the blessed month of Ramadan, and how should she perform Wudu, prayer, and fasting in this situation? And what should she do to perform Umrah if the time for prayer begins during the tawaf and she cannot perform Wudu due to the crowd? Is Wudu required for her to perform the Qiyam prayer?
What should I do with my colleagues who do not pray or fast, despite my attempts to advise them and remind them of the seriousness of abandoning prayer and fasting?
Is it permissible for a woman to uncover her feet during prayer or work, and what is the ruling on wearing sandals that reveal part of the foot?
Is the fasting of one who stopped drinking alcohol a few days ago accepted, given the hadith, "Whoever drinks alcohol, his prayer will not be accepted for forty mornings," and he has make-up days from the previous Ramadan that coincided with the beginning of the current Ramadan?
Is a woman considered to be fasting if bleeding occurs due to the rupture of the hymen on the wedding night in Ramadan and the bleeding continues until daylight? And what is the ruling on marriage in Ramadan?
What is the ruling on committing sins alongside acts of worship, without ceasing these sins or repenting from them? Are acts of worship (such as prayer, charity, and fasting) accepted while persisting in sin? Do these forbidden actions nullify good deeds? And has anything been mentioned regarding someone in this situation?
What are the aids to performing acts of worship such as prayer, fasting, and reading the Quran, in a state of sluggishness towards them after having been committed to them?
Is the university stipend, disbursed to all students, considered haram due to previous academic cheating, and do the profits from real estate work, earned using a computer repaired with money from this stipend, become haram? And how can the money and the device be purified if the answer is yes? And is real estate work considered haram if it is completed using devices in an internet cafe that run non-genuine software, and are these concerns about the source of halal money a lingering obsession that should be ignored?
Does fasting become void and require making up for it if a woman uses a menstrual suppressant due to illness, and some yellowish or brownish discharge comes out along with that suppressant?
What are the conditions for entering the Highest Paradise and the deeds that lead to it?