Prayer and Fasting at Work
1,531 questions
Is slaughter by electric shock, when it may be difficult to verify the death of the bird afterwards, permissible? And is slaughter by merely pricking, without ensuring the cutting of the throat, esophagus, and jugular veins, permissible? And is it permissible to delay prayer beyond its prescribed time due to work circumstances?
Is it permissible to give charity on behalf of a father who does not fast and smokes heavily? And is one who abandons prayer considered a disbeliever, especially since he suffers from a psychological condition and refuses to perform acts of worship?
Is a Hafiz of the Quran concealing his memorization from people considered concealing knowledge, or is it correct to do so to avoid ostentation, especially if his work is far from religious scholarship?
Does open commission of a minor sin, such as smoking, prevent prayers and fasting from atoning for sins?
Is it permissible to combine the Dhuhr prayer with the Fajr prayer in the morning due to work circumstances that might lead to missing the prayer time upon returning, and is it permissible to delay the prayer beyond its time for the same reasons, and what is the ruling on offering prayers early or delaying them, and what is the number of rak'ahs for each prayer?
What is the ruling on working with a person who resorted to trickery to obtain the position of muezzin and imam, a position he does not deserve?
What is the ruling on the imam and muezzin taking turns leading prayers in a mosque within a military unit, given the varying numbers of worshippers and the distance from the mosque, and what is the ruling on the compensation they receive?
Is the uninterrupted presence of intention a condition in acts of worship like prayer and fasting, and is it severed by speaking, sleeping, and the like? Is intention a condition for travel in order to shorten and combine prayers?
How can a young man choose between two girls who are equal in religiosity, beauty, and lineage, after performing Istikhara and supplication without finding a decisive answer, and what is the correct course of action in this situation, especially given the parents' current disapproval of marriage?
Is it permissible to count the amount paid for the university education of an orphaned student as part of zakat?
Is it permissible to delay the prayer time if leaving the sheep to perform the prayer would lead to them straying into neighboring lands?
Are prayer and fasting obligatory on the fourth and fifth days if menstrual bleeding stopped on the second or third day, and then nothing came down on the fourth and fifth days, and then the sign of purity appeared on the sixth day?
Is it permissible for a resident in the Netherlands, who works as a teacher and travels a distance of 35 km between educational institutions at noon during winter time, to combine the Dhuhr and Asr prayers?
What are the daily glorifications (tasbihat) and seeking of forgiveness (istighfarat) for the acceptance of repentance, forgiveness, mercy, and elevation in the degrees of worship?
Is it permissible to perform legitimate acts such as remembrance (dhikr), Dhuha prayer, and reading the Qur’anic exegesis during official working hours? Is the one who does so sinful for occupying time that he does not own? Will he be rewarded for it? And what is the ruling if there is no work for the institution?
Is it permissible to waive a debt owed by someone in exchange for them mentioning God one hundred times daily for three years, so as to increase their connection with God?
What is the ruling on one who drinks alcohol until the end of Sha’ban, then fasts Ramadan, and then returns to drinking thereafter, knowing that he does not pray in Ramadan?
What was the condition of the Companions with regard to work, and did they work most of the day, or at night during the time of the night prayer? And is one who works long hours considered a slave to the dinar and the dirham?
How can books be provided in English about Islam, prayer, fasting, and Hijab to help an American wife interested in Islam?
Why does a woman not pray during her menstrual period and postpartum bleeding, and is that considered an insult to her?
Is consulting and organizing a daily schedule after Fajr prayer, then secluding oneself for ذكر (remembrance of Allah) and reciting the Quran in the mosque until sunrise, considered a form of Shura (mutual consultation) from the Sunnah, and what are its evidences and virtues?
Is there anything wrong with saying "May Allah accept your supplication" to someone who does not pray or fast, after they said to you, "May Allah admit you to Paradise"?
How can self-control be strengthened when facing attraction to the opposite sex?
Is the ignorant person excused for his ignorance of the rulings of Islamic law, or are there cases in which he is not excused, and does this apply to the worldly scholar who is ignorant of the Sharia rulings under the pretext of his preoccupation?