Assalaamu 3alaikum,
Salah (prayer) is a religious duty that has specified times as Allah(God) says: “Verily, the prayer is enjoined on the believers at fixed hours.” (An-Nisa’: 103)The time of the prayers shouldn´t therefore be violated but this rule is relaxed in certain situations as islam is an easy and practical religion( for example the combining of prayers). However, one should not make it a regular habit. Regarding work, this can easily be handled if one can speaks to his or hers boss in order to explain the situation and I`m sure it can be solved as the prayers do not take much time to perform. We should also know as muslims that this world is finite and being “afraid” of ones “boss” is not a good excuse to neglect ones religious duties. After all, the day of resurrection is approaching and if it is anyone who deserves to be feared it`s surely only Allah sub7anahu wa ta3la and not human beings. And Gary, losing a job is not our first priority. I´m not saying it`s insignificant but what I`m saying is that Islaam takes precedence over everything and anything. And you as an employer should not take it personally when a muslim insists on praying;it is a religious duty nor should you feel that your trust is being misused. I hope that I made myself more understood inshaAllah.
(For further information, it would be wise if you looked in the threads which deal with acts of worship ect.).
peace
I understand. But as an employer, if I found that it was costing me more money to employ this person than it should, then it would become necessary to let them go. Unless they could come up with a way of resolving it that was not hurting my business.