Prayer and Fasting at Work
1,531 questions
Is it permissible to combine prayers because a non-Muslim official prevents one from performing them on time?
How can the research I conducted on taking sports as a worldly profession be guided to serve the slogan: "Say, 'Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds'" (Al-An'am: 162), considering that the purpose of work is sincerity to Allah, development, and cultivation, and not merely profit-making or people's entertainment? And can sports work be categorized as productive work for which a servant will be questioned on the Day of Judgment?
Is it obligatory to make up the days exceeding the menstrual period if menstruation continues for 14 days?
What is the ruling on a wife working to help her husband, given the harassment she faces at work, and what is the appropriate prayer for her?
Is a soldier excused for not praying if he is prevented from doing so inside his military unit, and his disobedience to the order would necessitate a severe punishment?
Is it considered a sin for a fasting woman to inform her non-Muslim colleagues at work about the arrival of the iftar meal?
What is the ruling on Taraweeh prayer for a person who has repented, is 60 years old, and has missed days from Ramadan, and how does he make up for the fasting he missed from previous Ramadans?
What should I do to repent to Allah and become beloved among people, especially since I sometimes abandon prayer, and I feel distressed and unsuccessful, and I believe that my car has corrupted me and caused me to decline academically, so should I leave my studies and go to work?
How authentic is the Hadith: "If you hear the call [to prayer] while one of you has a vessel in his hand, he should not put it down until he has fulfilled his need from it"?
In which of the two regions am I entitled to combine and shorten prayers: the region of my family or the region of my work, if the distance between them is 600 km and I do not know where I will settle?
What is the ruling on the fast of an employee who works at sea, more than 120 km away from the shore, where the call to prayer (adhan) is not made at his place of residence, and he does not know when to begin fasting (imsak) or when to break his fast (iftar), but rather this is determined by the diligence of the young men?
Is it permissible for a wife to abandon her husband who insults her family, utters obscene words, confessed to her that he committed adultery before marriage, and neither prays nor fasts? And what is the permissible duration of abandonment?
Is it permissible to fast on Friday or Saturday as a punishment for not performing the Fajr prayer, knowing that the intention of fasting is not for the virtue of the day but for the negligence of the Fajr prayer?
Is his failure in marriage and work a result of his sins during his study period, and does the saying of Allah (SWT) "So as for the orphan, do not oppress [him]" (Quran 93:9) apply to the orphan girl whom he was with but did not marry?
Is it permissible to say, "O Allah, busy us with Your obedience"?
What is the ruling regarding female teachers removing the jilbab and relying instead on a loose-fitting 'dir’' (outer garment) and a concealing 'khimar' (head covering) to avoid the closure of the school and the resulting harms, taking into consideration that some teachers are in financial need of the work, and others fear fitna (temptation/strife) if they leave their jobs?
Should the questioner tell his smoker friend, who is not committed to prayer, about a study opportunity at one of Makkah's universities, bearing in mind that it might help him repent, or it might contribute to polluting Makkah's air, and others might follow his example?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a recently converted Muslim wife who continues to conceal her conversion and does not wear the hijab for fear of her family and her work, knowing that she is customarily married and lives in a separate home from her husband?
What is incumbent upon me so that I do not sin, given that I made a vow years ago to gift my teacher upon my success in a specific subject, knowing that I do not know his whereabouts now, and I was unaware of the methodology of vows at that time?
What are the words that can be used to remind brothers to maintain family cohesion, especially as parents age and fall ill, and so that they remain like a solid structure?
Is it permissible to quit working with one's paternal uncle, despite the ease of starting work with him after performing Istikhara, if he treats one badly, coupled with the fear of not finding another job and psychological distress?
Is money earned from working in a shop that sells alcohol, during a period when the questioner was unaware of its prohibition, considered unlawful money?
Is the fast of one who works in a shop that sells alcohol and pork valid or invalid?
Will good deeds, such as prayer and fasting, be accepted from a person who wronged a child ten years ago and repented, knowing that he intends to ask for forgiveness from this person (who is now a young man) upon his return from travel, and will good deeds be accepted until forgiveness is obtained?