Prayer and Fasting at Work
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What is the expiation for someone who led the Dhuhr prayer while not in a state of ritual purity (wudu'), and is he required to repeat the prayer on behalf of the congregants, or is another expiation due, such as fasting or charity?
How can a poor 22-year-old young man, who cannot find a job with a sufficient salary, nor does he possess money for marriage, deal with his sexual desires, given that he is unable to fast to control them, and falls into masturbation and conversations with girls, despite his repeated repentance and his feeling of distress and fear of disobeying Allah, reaching the point of contemplating suicide?
What is the ruling on my breaking the fast in Ramadan, thinking that my menstruation had not stopped, knowing that my usual period is four days, but the menstruation stopped after two days?
Is it permissible to pray Dhuhr five minutes before its time because work starts when the time for prayer begins?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a wife who neglects her husband and does not fulfill his legitimate desires after they have been blessed with offspring?
What is the ruling on reciting poems that contain much praise and boasting, such as "We are the house of glory and grace, and we have never been ignoble, for we have not hungered except in fasting, and we have not tired except in standing [in prayer]. We were raised upon noble deeds, and our descent upon the land is peace"?
What is the ruling on work that led to the death of a worker, given that safety conditions were not met due to the engineer's refusal and reliance on available labor, which resulted in my being accused of causing accidental death?
What is the ruling on playing chess on a computer if the game does not contain statues, but rather images?
Is there a Hadith stating that a man will come on the Day of Resurrection with prayer, fasting, Hajj, and good deeds, but he will be punished for neglecting those under his care?
What was the nature of the prayer, zakat, and fasting of the previous prophets, peace be upon them, and their followers, before they were legislated for our Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him?
Should a woman wear the niqab and forgo work and study, or should she wear it and uncover her face upon arriving at work, while attempting to avoid mixing with men and organizing her time to balance study, work, and children, considering her family and professional circumstances?
What is the ruling on women working in Islam, and the ruling on one who did not fast the Ramadan debts for three years out of ignorance, and what are the consequences for one who left fasting her debts until a new Ramadan begins?
What is the ruling on one who suffers from urinary incontinence and is unable to change his najis clothes at prayer time while at work; should he delay the prayer or combine it?
Does completing an urgent task requested by the manager before performing the prayer—knowing that the prayer will not go out of its time—constitute shirk or incur sin, and is an employee's prayer in his office instead of the mosque, due to the imam's prolonged "takbirat al-ihram," correct or sinful?
Is the current marriage, entered into after a controversial, innovated (bid'i) divorce, considered invalid (fasid) and unlawful (haram)? And is it null and void, and a departure from the methodology of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah, to adopt and act upon the fatwa of Ibn Baz, may Allah have mercy on him? And does the invalidity of this act entail the invalidity of all acts of worship, such as Hajj, prayer, fasting, and Zakat, thereby making the questioner fall under the meaning of the two Quranic verses: "And We shall turn to whatever deeds they did and make them as scattered dust" (Al-Furqan 25:23) and "Say, 'Shall we inform you of the greatest losers as to their deeds? Those whose effort is lost in worldly life, while they think that they are doing good work'" (Al-Kahf 18:103-104)? And is the questioner a heretic (zindiq) for departing from the madhhab of Imam Malik to the madhhab of Imam Ahmad in his fatwa? And are the obsessions, distractions, and pangs of conscience that dominate him the voice of truth calling him to separate from his wife and family, or are they whispers from the accursed Satan?
Am I obligated to leave the prayer when I feel that wind has been emitted without hearing a sound or smelling an odor, and what is meant by "تجد ريحاً" (finding wind), and is it permissible for me to hold in the wind to complete the prayer, knowing that I suffer from excessive passing of wind and it frequently occurs during prayer, which might lead to missing the prayer time due to the nature of my work?
What is the ruling on the prayer of someone who works in poultry slaughter and whose clothes are soiled? Is it permissible for him to make up the prayer after finishing work and changing his clothes?
Is there a hadith regarding fasting three days before the Prayer for Rain (Salat Al-Istisqa)?
What is the ruling on the imam's saying to the youth after Fajr prayer: "Now, read the verse of coffee, or the verse of bread, or the verse of work"?
Is a single expiatory offering (kaffarat yamin) sufficient for repeatedly delaying Fajr prayer after making a vow, and does this fall under the category of a "vow of obstinacy" (nadh al-lajaj), and is expiation due every time the prayer is delayed, even if one is unable to pay?
How can one obtain the reward for awaiting prayer and for Ribat between Asr and Maghrib, when mosques close immediately after Asr prayer and do not open until just before Maghrib?
What is the ruling on fasting, prayer, and sexual intercourse when there is almost daily bleeding due to a contraceptive drug?
Is tucking up one's trousers or thawb to avoid al-isbal included in the prohibition of folding clothes during prayer? And must one undo the usual tucking up of one's shirt when entering into prayer?
What is the ruling on masturbating to quench desire, given the financial inability to marry and the inability to have children?