Prayer and Fasting at Work
1,531 questions
Who is the bankrupt person mentioned in the noble Hadith?
Are the deeds of all people, including those who abandon prayer or the Asr prayer intentionally, raised (to Allah), or are the deeds of those who do not pray not raised? And does intentionally abandoning prayer on the mentioned days (Monday and Thursday and mid-Sha’ban) prevent the raising of deeds?
What is obsessive-compulsive disorder, especially the obsession with water and impurity and the repetition of prayer, ablution, and verses, and what is its treatment?
What should I do regarding my wife who observes prayer and helps me with acts of obedience, but refuses to give up makeup and perfumes and demands separation when reminded of it, considering my fear of Allah’s wrath due to not compelling her to wear a full hijab, and my fear of her reverting to her former ways if I divorce her, knowing that she supports her mother?
What should one do who leaves work a little before Asr and arrives home after Maghrib has entered, and should he combine Dhuhr with Asr by way of advanced combination (Jam' Taqdeem)?
Is it permissible to advise one's mother to reduce her voluntary fasting when it causes her fatigue and illness? Is it permissible for her to pray sitting due to her illness, specifically knee pain? And would she be sinful if she prayed standing despite her illness, believing that doing so is better?
What is the ruling regarding the salary of an Imam who appoints someone else to lead the prayer, and then that appointee also becomes absent, and how can he expiate for past salaries if they were unlawful?
What is the ruling on delaying sleep such that it leads to not waking up for prayer? And does the ruling differ if not waking up for prayer is unrelated to the time of sleep? And is it obligatory to sleep early even without feeling sleepy? And is it obligatory to postpone work until the next day to ensure early sleep? And what is the Shar'i (Islamic legal) criterion for a late bedtime?
Is it valid to fast in atonement for Ramadan for one who intended to fast, then hesitated in the intention with the beginning of the dawn (Fajr) call to prayer (adhan), then firmly resolved to fast before the adhan finished?
What should I do with the money I found in my pants, as I don't know if it belongs to me or to the hall where I work?
Does preoccupation with work, exams, or driving a car count as heedlessness of God, even with performing the prayer on time?
What is the reason for a single woman's aversion to the idea of marriage, the retreat of suitors from her, the disruption of her work affairs, and her feeling of gas in the abdomen during ablution and prayer?
Is participating in an Islamic competition with the intention of obtaining money considered shirk for the participant, and would the resulting money be unlawful?
Is it permissible to enroll in a college where there is no time to perform prayers at their prescribed times except at the end of the day, in جمع (combining prayers), with the exception of Fajr prayer?
What is the expiation for intentionally having intercourse with one's wife during the daytime in Ramadan ten years ago, and repeating this act on most days of that month, while also not completing the fast of that month? Does the expiation also apply to the wife, knowing the difficulty of fasting due to field work?
Is it acceptable to pray, recite the Qur’an, and perform acts of remembrance (adhkar) without understanding their meanings and interpreting their verses, and is it necessary to know the pillars of prayer for it to be accepted?
When was the Ramadan fast mandated?
1. Is ruling by other than what Allah has revealed a minor or major shirk, citing the verse: "And He does not associate anyone in His rule"? 2. Is ruling an act of worship like prayer, fasting, and supplication, based on the verse: "The judgment is only for Allah. He has commanded that you worship none but Him"?
What is the expiation for adultery, and is going for 'Umrah encouraged in this case?
What is the ruling on someone who died in an accident while returning from work, fasting, and having an appointment with a loved one?
Is a person deserving of their reward if they haven't completed their work?
If I considered abandoning prayer as a major act of disbelief, then repented, do I have to make up all the prayers from the beginning, because the days I fasted before abandoning prayer were nullified after I abandoned prayer?
Is it possible to substitute the vow of fasting two consecutive months with something else due to the nature of strenuous field work?
Does God forgive one who has committed sodomy and repented, and is there any expiation upon him?