Prayer and Fasting at Work
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What is the ruling on working in a restaurant owned by a Jew that serves intoxicants and foods containing alcohol, knowing that the worker used to wash the glasses and utensils used in their preparation? Is it permissible to remain in a place where the Divine Being, religion, and the Prophet are insulted? What is the ruling on the earnings acquired from this work? Is it permissible to pray in a place that contains alcoholic beverages?
What is the way to help my husband perform and adhere to prayer, given his work circumstances that prevent him from doing so and from leaving the office?
What should one do if their phone rings while they are performing supererogatory (nafila) prayers at work; should they conclude their prayer and answer the phone?
Is it permissible to continue working in a factory where there is excessive obscene and vulgar talk, backbiting, and insulting of parents, coupled with the fear of being influenced by them after attempts to advise them and change the workplace have been futile? And what is the ruling on someone who insists on vulgar talk while maintaining prayer and fasting?
How can one mend the heart and return to a state of reverence and devotion to obedience after feeling a setback and a decrease in faith, despite maintaining prayer and memorizing the Quran, and with the presence of divine whispers?
Is it permissible for a woman who has had an IUD inserted and experiences odorless bleeding six days after the cessation of her menstrual period to fast and pray?
Are the collected funds permissible or forbidden, from a company that buys a paper from a person for 200 dirhams, deposits 200 dirhams into its account, and another 200 dirhams into the account of the first person on the list, then sends them payment receipts, and thereafter the depositor receives three papers to sell for 200 dirhams per paper (i.e., 600 dirhams), then waits for the funds to be deposited to him, and is automatically removed from the list after 250 deposits?
Is it permissible to perform Tayammum for prayer when there is not enough time for Wudu due to work circumstances, and is it valid to wipe over the head covering (hijab) without wiping the ears?
Is it permissible to supplicate for mending the relationship between a person and his female teacher after suspicion and hatred have crept in between them, and is this supplication pleasing to Allah?
Is it obligatory to abandon the rituals of Islam—such as prayer and fasting—until one is able to adhere to all the commands and prohibitions of Islam, especially if one is unable to marry and unable to protect oneself from zina (unlawful sexual intercourse)?
When should a woman begin to fast and pray if she experienced bleeding for two days, then light brown discharge, tending towards whitish, on the seventh day of Ramadan?
What is the ruling on breaking a fast during Ramadan if the fasting person exerted effort that led to a circulatory collapse, a drop in blood pressure, and sudden vomiting shortly before the Maghrib call to prayer?
Are the prayers, supplications, and fasting of one who went to a diviner and then repented accepted? And are all of his deeds invalidated, or only the prayer? And are only the obligatory prayers or all prayers invalidated? And do the deeds that were annulled return after repentance?
Is it permissible to fast while consuming suhoor after the Fajr adhan, on the premise that the adhan is recited approximately 45 minutes before true dawn?
What is the ruling on someone who prays at work but does not pray at home, and is this act considered deception towards Allah?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to pray but not fast, or to fast but not pray, or to work in a place that sells alcoholic beverages and continue to pray while searching for another job?
Do light or non-existent blood drops at the beginning of the menstrual period (which ranges between 13 and 15 days) count as istihadah, thereby permitting prayer, fasting, and sexual intercourse, or are they also considered menstruation?
Is it permissible to perform tayammum or wipe over light, regular socks for someone who finds it extremely difficult to perform ablution at work due to high sink basins, and is unable to perform ablution at home or in a nearby mosque?
Is it obligatory to obey and be dutiful and kind to one's father, and to treat him well, even if he is of bad character and irreligious, and mistreats his children and their mother?
Is it permissible to sever ties with my brother who believes his wife's false accusations against us, and then proceeds to insult and curse us based on that?
Does refraining from visiting relatives in their homes, and merely greeting them in public places, visiting their sick, and attending their occasions, constitute a severance of kinship ties if it is due to the mother's anger at their actions?
Should one withdraw from marrying a respectable girl who works in a mixed environment and sometimes tolerates talking to her male colleagues, especially given intense jealousy and a desire for her to stop this leniency, despite repeated Istikhara prayers indicating her suitability?
What is the ruling on prayer and fasting if a woman sees yellowish discharge after taking something to prevent menstrual bleeding, knowing that this discharge is usual for her?
Is it permissible to work long hours at night in a way that affects the performance of prayers at their prescribed times, while experiencing distress and an inability to change the nature of the work schedule or leave the job?