Re: Friend needs advice.
You’re right Sahar. That is unacceptable and unprofessional. But he’s not planning on bailing out for an hour without even letting anyone know. He has spoken to the manager beforehand but it’s just one of those things that depends on the guy who trains him. Since it’s training information it might be stuff he can’t make up on his own by working the extra hour. The guy training him might have to go over it again with him later on to make sure he’s on the same page. But his point was, this is 4 weeks and if they say no to it at some point he would rather quit the job than compromise on the prayers (going back and forth to masjid takes about an hour).
Zobia suggested that he find other Muslims in the workplace. Thing is , he is new there and doesn’t know other people except the new hires. There are 2 muslims in the new hire group and he asked them what masjid they go for prayers, one of the guys responded saying “oh so you’re the ‘strict’ kind of muslim”. So he doesn’t want to put them on the spot again or make it seem like he’s trying to preach them or judge them by suggesting an arrangement of prayers with them.
But from what limited knowledge my friend has, she always thought Friday khutbah was farz as well. Not just the two rakat part.
Amoureux, yeah I know what you mean but how can one be so sure this argument will hold up if Allah asks you on the day of judgement “so buddy, what was up with those khubahs you missed when you started that new job, no trust in me? I see how that goes”
the person who missed the prayers: “Allah swt, I just wanted to see how much you love me and would be willing to forgive me. Now would you pretty please forgive me?”
(I’m sure we all have our own twisted variations of how that conversation is going to go , that’s mine lol).
Sandals, I’m not going to touch on the interest part because I really dont have the right knowledge for it. But when I’m at crossroads like that, I think whether what I’m about to do is for a necessity or luxury. Say, if I have to pay insurance on my car because its required by law, then it’s a necessity even though it could be argued that insurance is haram. On the other hand, getting a job in a bank because you want a higher income or paying interest on a house you own are luxuries. If you can do okay without that extra income and by renting a house instead of owning one than that’s where you have to pick between between what’s right in Islam and what you want out of this dunyaa. I might not have control over the law, the payroll system or the economic system this country relies on but I can control whether I personally want to pay interest on something or not or work for a company that relies solely on interest. That’s just a good rule of thumb that works for me. It can’t apply to other people who are in different situations.
Khair, let’s just hope this guy doesn’t lose his job because deep down my friend is more scared for him for losing the job than missing the khutbah and she shamelessly admits it.