Prayer and Fasting at Work
1,531 questions
Is a pregnant woman in her seventh month obliged to fast, and if not, what should she do?
How do we reconcile that hardship is not rewarded if intended for its own sake, with the Hadith of the man who did not buy a donkey to be rewarded for the multitude of his steps to the mosque, and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, approved of that?
How can one get rid of masturbation and watching pornography, become regular in prayer, and control anger, in order to regulate life and work for the hereafter?
Is Salatul Ragha'ib a Sunnah prayer, and is it recommended to perform it?
Is it permissible for a girl to delay Dhuhr prayer until the end of its time due to sleep, whether that is to make up for previous sleep that inconvenienced the parents, or for the purpose of continuous sleep for bodily rest and to increase ability to work and concentrate? And does she sin in both cases? And does honoring parents outweigh the fear of death before prayer if she intends to wake up later?
What is the ruling on the prayer, fasting, and 'Umrah of one who used to practice masturbation out of ignorance of its ruling, and must he make up for what he missed?
How can one please God Almighty, and what should a young man do when he delays prayer due to his night work, and is his prayer valid if not performed in the mosque, and what is the ruling on his watching TV series?
Is it permissible to give the vowed offering to the poor or to make expiation for it, after having inadvertently made a vow to one of the Imams, knowing that it is not permissible to make a vow to anyone other than Allah, and that the Imam's location is far away?
What is the ruling on one who vows an act of obedience to perform it every time he commits a specific sin, but then becomes unable to fulfill his vow? And is one rewarded if his engagement in worship hinders him from excelling in his studies, and does this apply if his vow obliges him to do so? And if the vow conflicts with obedience to parents, which takes precedence? And is it permissible to gradually commit to the vow if that is deemed more appropriate?
What should the questioner do regarding his wife and children who do not pray Fajr on time due to late-night studying and work, and is he accountable for this according to the Hadith: "Each of you is a shepherd and each of you is responsible for his flock"?
Is it permissible for us to shorten and combine prayers throughout our 28-day stay at work, given the distance of the workplace from our homes and its being devoid of inhabitants and facilities?
How can I honor my parents who live in Egypt while my siblings and I work in Saudi Arabia, knowing that my salary in Egypt is low, and is it obligatory for me to leave my job and travel to sit by their side?
Could God have answered the prayer of a man who said to an inhabitant, "May God cut off your sustenance," and what is the solution if the reason for lack of success at work is this prayer?
Do contemporary jurists base the requirement of sighting the crescent moon after sunset on anything, despite the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) hadith not restricting the sighting to sunset and the availability of modern means that allow for its sighting before sunset?
Is it permissible to pray in a shirt whose sleeve has been cuffed and secured by sewing? And is it considered cuffed after it has been sewn?
Is it permissible to use a paper with supplications written on it during Qiyam prayer, and does using toothpaste break the fast?
Does the virtue of "whoever prays with the Imam until he departs, it will be recorded for him as if he had prayed the entire night" apply to someone who prayed two units (tasleematain) with the Imam and then completed his prayer in another mosque?
Is it permissible to combine the Dhuhr and Asr prayers without shortening them for employees who work in New York from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM and then from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM, and are unable to perform the Asr prayer at its prescribed time or in congregation due to the closure of the workplace prayer room after the Dhuhr prayer?
Must I make up the fast of Thursday that I vowed and then forgot for three weeks?
Is it permissible for a guard to interrupt prayer to open the door for residents who are knocking?
Is it permissible to break the fast in Ramadan due to the nature of work that requires raising one's voice, with the intention of making up the days later?
Is it permissible to pay the fidyah instead of fasting in Ramadan due to strenuous work and debts, knowing that not fasting might be a sin?
What is the ruling on working in the cultivation of grapes designated for alcoholic beverages, and does it invalidate good deeds and fasting after learning of its prohibition?
What is the ruling on the fast of one who swallowed their saliva upon tasting vomit in their mouth without anything coming out, and then swallowed food that came out involuntarily during prostration?