Prayer and Fasting at Work

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Is a make-up or an expiation required of one who engaged in sexual intercourse with his wife during the daytime in Ramadan, while he is constant in seeking forgiveness, prayer, and fasting?
Is it obligatory for a girl suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) to re-fast days from Ramadan, the validity of which is doubted due to repeated pronouncements of "In the Name of Allah" during ablution, and what is the ruling on her many vows, and how should she deal with blasphemous obsessions?
What is the ruling on a wife working in a mixed-gender beauty center where she massages men for comfort and relaxation, without uncovering private parts, knowing that she is diligent in her prayers and that her marital relationship is characterized by understanding and love?
What is the ruling on a Muslim remaining in non-Islamic countries if he is poor, his child is ill, worship is difficult, and he cannot perform the rituals of the religion except for individual prayers?
Is it permissible to shave the beard to get a job or training, in light of family and financial difficulties?
Is the inability to wake up three hours before Fajr due to lack of time and fatigue from work considered an acceptable excuse for not fulfilling a vow made during a period of suffering from scrupulosity, knowing that the vow was made without awareness of its reprehensibility?
Is it permissible to delay a prayer beyond its prescribed time due to work pressure, and perform it immediately after finishing work? And is it permissible to perform the 'Asr prayer on the bus while returning home?
Is it permissible for someone who works in oil well drilling on a 14-day work, 14-day rest schedule, where the first seven days are strenuous daytime work from 6 AM to 6 PM, to postpone fasting the first seven days of Ramadan until after Ramadan due to continuous hardship and fatigue?
Is it more befitting to dedicate one's time to striving for a livelihood to acquire the money necessary for marriage, or to acts of worship, attending religious lessons, and remembrance of Allah?
Is it permissible to play the Holy Quran aloud in the workplace, especially if it affects the performance of other employees and causes them annoyance, and what is the ruling on one who plays it despite the objections of others, and is one who requests to lower its volume sinful?
Does sleeping after Fajr prayer affect one's energy and work performance, knowing that work starts more than two hours after the prayer?
Is a pregnant woman who has started to bleed intermittently and lightly due to a miscarriage of an empty gestational sac required to pray, knowing that she finds blood at the time of each prayer?
What are the remaining parts of Islam if the acts of worship, such as fasting, prayer, and zakat, are part of two out of its sixty-two parts?
Is the inability to distinguish between reality and imagination, social isolation, abandoning work, and occasional hallucinations considered a duress that removes the burden from a mentally ill person who does not regularly perform prayers?
Are the good deeds a person does not accepted or do they remain suspended if he is not someone who prays?
Is it permissible to break the fast on the remaining Sundays of Ramadan due to working in a supermarket that includes semi-naked customers, which leads to arousal, with the intention of making up for these days later?
Is it permissible to use money obtained from an unlawful act (gambling) to flee a country where unlawful acts are prevalent and move to a safe country, or must this money be disposed of and one wait until another opportunity arises?
Will the prayer of the store manager, who has been harmed by us, against us and our families, be answered, knowing that we are compelling him to prove his innocence based on company documents to safeguard the employer's money?
How can one improve their worship and remain steadfast in Allah's command in an environment that lacks sincere Muslims who implement the teachings of their religion?
What is the way to overcome lust and inner turmoil, and to restore faith after straying from it, especially given a history of abuse and a long period of abstaining from religious practices, bearing in mind that marriage was not the hoped-for solution?
What is the ruling on praying while sitting at work, given the absence of a place to pray in a mosque or elsewhere, and is it permissible to combine prayers in this situation?
What are the sayings and actions that might originate from a servant, unknowingly to them, yet cause their deeds to be annulled?
Is leaving work in Saudi Arabia to return to Egypt and care for one's father considered a form of ingratitude for Allah's blessings?
Is one excused for ignorance if they commit something forbidden or disliked in Muslim lands? And are they as sinful as someone who knows the ruling but does not apply it? What are the matters for which this ignorant person is excused? And will Allah punish them and admit them to the Fire?

Prayer and Fasting at Work

Is a make-up or an expiation required of one who engaged in sexual intercourse with his wife during the daytime in Ramadan, while he is constant in seeking forgiveness, prayer, and fasting?

What is the ruling on a wife working in a mixed-gender beauty center where she massages men for comfort and relaxation, without uncovering private parts, knowing that she is diligent in her prayers and that her marital relationship is characterized by understanding and love?

What is the ruling on a Muslim remaining in non-Islamic countries if he is poor, his child is ill, worship is difficult, and he cannot perform the rituals of the religion except for individual prayers?

Is it permissible to shave the beard to get a job or training, in light of family and financial difficulties?

Is the inability to wake up three hours before Fajr due to lack of time and fatigue from work considered an acceptable excuse for not fulfilling a vow made during a period of suffering from scrupulosity, knowing that the vow was made without awareness of its reprehensibility?

Is it permissible to delay a prayer beyond its prescribed time due to work pressure, and perform it immediately after finishing work? And is it permissible to perform the 'Asr prayer on the bus while returning home?

Is it permissible for someone who works in oil well drilling on a 14-day work, 14-day rest schedule, where the first seven days are strenuous daytime work from 6 AM to 6 PM, to postpone fasting the first seven days of Ramadan until after Ramadan due to continuous hardship and fatigue?

Is it more befitting to dedicate one's time to striving for a livelihood to acquire the money necessary for marriage, or to acts of worship, attending religious lessons, and remembrance of Allah?

Is it permissible to play the Holy Quran aloud in the workplace, especially if it affects the performance of other employees and causes them annoyance, and what is the ruling on one who plays it despite the objections of others, and is one who requests to lower its volume sinful?

Does sleeping after Fajr prayer affect one's energy and work performance, knowing that work starts more than two hours after the prayer?

Is a pregnant woman who has started to bleed intermittently and lightly due to a miscarriage of an empty gestational sac required to pray, knowing that she finds blood at the time of each prayer?

What are the remaining parts of Islam if the acts of worship, such as fasting, prayer, and zakat, are part of two out of its sixty-two parts?

Is the inability to distinguish between reality and imagination, social isolation, abandoning work, and occasional hallucinations considered a duress that removes the burden from a mentally ill person who does not regularly perform prayers?

Are the good deeds a person does not accepted or do they remain suspended if he is not someone who prays?

Is it permissible to break the fast on the remaining Sundays of Ramadan due to working in a supermarket that includes semi-naked customers, which leads to arousal, with the intention of making up for these days later?

Is it permissible to use money obtained from an unlawful act (gambling) to flee a country where unlawful acts are prevalent and move to a safe country, or must this money be disposed of and one wait until another opportunity arises?

Will the prayer of the store manager, who has been harmed by us, against us and our families, be answered, knowing that we are compelling him to prove his innocence based on company documents to safeguard the employer's money?

How can one improve their worship and remain steadfast in Allah's command in an environment that lacks sincere Muslims who implement the teachings of their religion?

What is the way to overcome lust and inner turmoil, and to restore faith after straying from it, especially given a history of abuse and a long period of abstaining from religious practices, bearing in mind that marriage was not the hoped-for solution?

What is the ruling on praying while sitting at work, given the absence of a place to pray in a mosque or elsewhere, and is it permissible to combine prayers in this situation?

What are the sayings and actions that might originate from a servant, unknowingly to them, yet cause their deeds to be annulled?

Is leaving work in Saudi Arabia to return to Egypt and care for one's father considered a form of ingratitude for Allah's blessings?

Is one excused for ignorance if they commit something forbidden or disliked in Muslim lands? And are they as sinful as someone who knows the ruling but does not apply it? What are the matters for which this ignorant person is excused? And will Allah punish them and admit them to the Fire?