Prayer and Fasting at Work
1,531 questions
Will a woman who practiced lesbianism and regretted her actions be forgiven, despite her repeated relapses into the same sin and her weakness before it? Is her prayer accepted, and is there a prescribed punishment for her? Is the miscarriage of her fetus considered a sign of Allah's wrath?
Is it a religious obligation to leave work abroad and return to one's home country to care for one's parents?
Is it permissible to gradually perform religious acts of worship and obligatory duties if committing to them all at once is difficult for a recovering addict, and does this apply to prayer and fasting?
Is it permissible for a sick person to pray while having a glucose IV drip that provides him with fluids, and does this invalidate the fast?
What is the view of Islam regarding parents who allow their children to commit some forbidden acts, such as listening to music, thinking that this protects them from falling into more severe forbidden acts, or fearing that their children will run away if Allah's law is applied at home?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to work in a slaughterhouse that slaughters sheep in a non-Sharia-compliant manner (stunning and piercing), and is it permissible for him to participate in cleaning and carrying them, and is prayer permissible in clothes stained with the blood of these sheep?
What is the ruling on dealing with a sister who is obscene in speech and respects no one, and is it permissible to boycott her for a period, hoping she might come to her senses?
Is it permissible to perform Istikhara regarding the issue of a committed young man who proposed to a female gynecologist, given that he objects to her work while she insists on working in her field? And is a woman's work in the field of gynecology and obstetrics considered a violation of religious principles?
What can one do who can no longer bear himself and wishes to commit zina after ten years of patiently enduring celibacy and the failure of all his attempts, despite his prayers, fasting, and supplications that remain unanswered?
Is it permissible to pray in a ritually impure garment for someone who is unable to change their clothes due to work circumstances?
Is it permissible for a woman whose husband has passed away to leave her house during the iddah (waiting period) for recreation or work?
Is a young man who suffers from bad breath and avoids marriage and social interaction because of it considered afflicted, and does the حديث "When Allah loves a people, He afflicts them" apply to him, and will he be rewarded for his patience? Is it permissible for him to forgo marriage to avoid wronging his future wife, and what is the ruling on his practicing masturbation and watching films to quench his desires? What should he do regarding people accusing him of arrogance and his colleagues at work slandering him, and will he be rewarded for that? Is he sinful for not moving his lips during prayer for fear of disturbing other worshippers?
Is it permissible to pray facing a restroom, knowing that the prayer area is fenced and exposed to the sun, and there is no designated prayer area at work?
Is it permissible for the muezzin to bring a competent substitute, for a salary less than his original salary, during his leave, so that he can pay off his debts?
Is prayer obligatory for someone who experiences intermittent red discharge after it had stopped for five days following a uterine curettage procedure?
What is the ruling on fasting Friday?
Is it permissible to perform the Night Vigil (Salat al-Qiyam) on the 30th night of Sha‘ban, considering it as one of the nights of Ramadan, and what is the evidence for its permissibility?
How can one balance worldly matters and acts of worship, given the abundance of commitments and the exhausting demands of work that negatively affect acts of worship?
Is it permissible to leave work a quarter of an hour before its end to perform prayer in the governorate where the questioner resides, given the presence of a mosque in the work area, in order to ensure catching the prayer time?
Does my fasting become void if I lie out of fear of the consequences of telling the truth?
Am I sinful if I do not stop my work as a construction worker, and I sweat a great deal until the time for prayer expires, so I combine the prayers and perform them after their prescribed time has passed, due to my excessive sweating which I am ashamed to meet Allah with?
Is it permissible for me to offer the Fajr prayer before its prescribed time due to work circumstances that prevent me from performing it at its due time, or must I continue to make it up after returning home?
What is the ruling regarding a person who used to not pray, and Allah guided him, but he suffers from urinary incontinence, which makes him ashamed to go pray at work despite his repeated attempts to seek treatment?
What is the ruling on boys who are nearing puberty wearing shorts? What should I do if my daughter refuses to wear the hijab and abaya? What should I do with my extremist husband who wants to shield our children from the forbidden while he himself commits it? How can I learn Islam amidst these problems, and is it permissible for me not to trust my husband's knowledge and not to follow his sayings?