Prayer and Fasting at Work
1,531 questions
Is it obligatory to stop working and repeat what the muezzin says upon hearing the call to prayer, or is it permissible to combine both, and which is better?
Must I make up the day in Ramadan if menstruation occurs intermittently and lightly after it has stopped, and what is the ruling on fasting that day?
What is this blood that came to my wife two weeks after her purification from postpartum bleeding, and stopped after two days, and what should she do?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to perform his daily litany (wird) from the night vigil (qiyam al-layl) during the period between the Maghrib adhan and its iqamah, or a little before the Isha prayer, given that he is occupied with work that extends late after the Isha prayer?
What qualified Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) for the great status he attained in Islam? And what was the reason for his immediate belief in the Prophet (peace be upon him) upon his call, even before most of the Holy Qur’an was revealed? Was it due to his sound nature and readiness for monotheism, or due to his intimate knowledge of the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) noble character?
How do we reconcile the preference for the prayer and fasting of David, peace be upon him, mentioned in the Hadith, with the fact that the Messenger of Allah's — may Allah bless him and grant him peace — standing in prayer (qiyam) and fasting were not of this description? And did the Prophet — may Allah bless him and grant him peace — sleep after the night vigil (qiyam al-layl) before Fajr? What was the description of his — may Allah bless him and grant him peace — night vigil in terms of time, number, and manner?
What is the ruling on traveling to Australia in Ramadan to recover jewelry and finalize important documents, knowing that it will cost a large sum, and istikharah was performed without a decision being settled upon?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who did not perform istinjāʾ during fasting despite needing to, and is istinjāʾ permissible during fasting?
Is it permissible to shorten the prayer when going to work or to a parent's home 100 km away, especially when sometimes staying there for half a week, and if not permissible, is it allowed to shorten the prayer while en route?
Is it permissible to omit the Sunnah acts in prayer—performing only the obligatory acts—due to time constraints caused by work pressure, and is that considered reprehensible, or is it obligatory to perform the Sunnah acts regardless of the consequences?
Is it permissible to shorten and combine prayers at the workplace in Cairo, knowing that the questioner has been working there for 15 years and resides in Faiyum, which is 100 km away from Cairo?
Is it permissible to delay prayer and combine Dhuhr and Asr due to extreme sleepiness resulting from work fatigue?
Is a person considered negligent if he ignores the severe whisperings (waswas) that afflict him during acts of worship, such as prayer, fasting, intention, and so forth, which push him to constantly seek out jurisprudential rulings, all in order to resist these whisperings?
"Should I work and spend on myself, despite my father's refusal, to avoid depending on his spending after learning that the one who abandons prayer out of laziness is considered a disbeliever? "
Does the mere doubt of a scrupulous person regarding a vow make it binding, and is his saying to a Mufti, "I have made a vow," considered a confirmation of it? And is missing a prayer on time due to the unavailability of a prayer room at work, or saying, "I must stop working," considered a breach of a vow or another vow?
Are worldly deeds such as being "a doctor, an engineer, a businessman" considered hypocrisy (riya') if the intention behind them is to please parents and people?
Is it permissible for an imam of a mosque affiliated with the Egyptian Ministry of Endowments to give two lessons in his mosque and two other lessons in any other mosque, even if it is not affiliated with the Ministry, in order to avoid excessive preaching, with a detailed explanation of the ruling on delegation in leading prayers?
Do the slight streaks and spots of blood that precede menstruation by two or three days count as part of it, thus prohibiting prayer and fasting, or not?
Is staying up late for work and then sleeping through the Dhuhr prayer until the Asr prayer considered an excuse, or does it fall under heedlessness concerning prayer?
What is the ruling regarding the admiration and love of males that arises due to perversion, if a person repels it to the best of his ability, and these are simple feelings that do not reach the level of infatuation?
Is it permissible to cease the verbal ذكر (dhikr) if it becomes difficult to pronounce during prayer?
Is it obligatory to obey the mother who commands not to listen to the father and not to clean the house in order to pressure him to take her back home, or to obey the father?
Is the fasting and repentance of one who drank alcohol and is about to perform 'Umrah accepted, and what is the ruling on frequent wet dreams after abandoning fornication?
Is hashish considered intoxicant, and is the fast of one who consumes it during Ramadan valid, taking into account that the prayer of one who drinks alcohol is not accepted for forty days?