Prayer and Fasting at Work
1,531 questions
Does swallowing phlegm invalidate one's prayer or fast?
What is the effect of an involuntary belch from a worshipper during ablution, and food rising from the stomach to the throat during fasting, on the validity of their prayer and fast?
What is the ruling on a Muslim wife working as a servant for a disbeliever when her husband is able to provide, and is seeking divorce in prayer considered a severance of kinship ties?
What are the best worldly fields of work in professions and trades?
Is it true that earning money from working in usurious banks makes one's food and clothing unlawful (haram), and leads to the non-acceptance of prayers (Salat), supplications (Du'a), Hajj, and 'Umrah? And does it reduce the sin to use the usurious salary only to pay off debts, with the husband spending on food and clothing from his own private salary?
Is it permissible to marry a man who has declared the Two Testimonies (Shahadatayn) but is not ready to perform the obligations of Islam, claiming that it requires time, given the wife's intention to teach him the tenets of the religion?
Is a woman's desire to stay home and not work, her refusal to mix with men (non-mahrams), her lack of pursuit of financial independence, her lack of ambition, and her fear of divine accountability for knowledge not acted upon, considered deviant and dependent thinking from a Sharia and social perspective, or is her family's objection based on a misunderstanding?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to pray Fajr after sunrise if he is unable to stop to pray it on time due to the nature of his work as a truck driver?
How was the rise of our Master David (peace be upon him)?
Can you provide me with the long Prophetic Hadith in which the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) gives advice to Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning this world and the Hereafter?
1. Is it permissible to claim medical entitlements with a forged invoice with the knowledge and consent of the company? 2. Is it permissible to request sick leave without being ill in order to gain a benefit? 3. Is it permissible to wear a necktie during prayer, and what is the ruling on praying with one's shirt tucked into one's trousers? 4. Is it permissible to manipulate the check-in time at the company? 5. Is it permissible to shave one's beard to gain an advantage in a job interview if not shaving would lead to losing the opportunity?
ما هي الآيات والأحاديث التي تحث على نبذ الخلاف لمساعدة شخص يحاول إعادة علاقة مع قريب له بعد خلاف استمر ثلاث سنوات؟
Is working with cell phone ringtones considered permissible or forbidden, and is the income earned from it permissible or forbidden? Is the inability to perform Taraweeh prayers in congregation due to the nature of work with varying shifts considered a legitimate excuse?
Is "Indeed, there are sins not expiated except by striving in search of sustenance" a Hadith? What is its explanation and درجه (degree of authenticity)?
Is there a solution for a 23-year-old girl, who is committed to prayer and reading the Quran, facing a problem of halted life (neither marriage nor work) after regretting a past relationship with a young man, and now desiring marriage and work?
ما حكم الشرع في إمام مسجد يتقاضى أجرته من المخدرات؟
What are the stages of development of Islamic legislation and what is the fruit of these developments?
Is the prayer valid of one who has ruled by other than what Allah has revealed and then admitted and acknowledged that after years, and can a believer diminish any of the Beautiful Names of Allah, such as the Name "The Judge," for example?
Is drawing close to a sick young man to help him and alleviate his pain, while preserving one's honor, consideredzina (unlawful sexual intercourse)? And what is the optimal behavior towards this young man in a work environment? Is repentance, seeking forgiveness, and fasting sufficient for the forgiveness of this act?
Is leaving a higher-paying job in China and returning to a lower-paying job in Saudi Arabia considered "kicking a blessing," especially when the aim is to maintain commitment to prayer and the remembrance of Allah, given the pressures and lack of support for such commitment in the Chinese environment?
1. Is it permissible to wash cups and utensils used in the preparation of intoxicants and pastries that contain alcohol or wine in their making? 2. Is it permissible to work in a place that sells intoxicants, and the carrying of them by disobedient Muslims is not denounced, knowing that one might be compelled to carry them oneself? 3. Is it permissible to remain in workplaces where the Divine Being, religion, and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, are reviled, or is it obligatory to leave the job? 4. Is the wage earned from this work lawful or unlawful, and what should be done with the money if it is unlawful? 5. Was prayer permissible in the storage room containing alcoholic beverages, and what should be done if it was not permissible?
How does a person know that what will happen after Salatul Istikhara will be good, and is the questioner's failure to find a job after Istikhara related to his sins, or will Allah choose what is best for him in any case?
Is it permissible to dedicate oneself to seeking knowledge in Egypt, while leaving one's job in the UAE, knowing that the financial situation in Egypt might not be as good as in the UAE, and that the questioner supports a family of seven?
How are the two prayers combined, and what is meant by combining prayers by delaying (jam‘ al-ta’kheer) and advancing (jam‘ al-taqdeem) due to necessity? Is it permissible to combine the Asr and Maghrib prayers due to the hardship of work in non-Islamic countries? Is this considered an ease with hardship?