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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo
I would say that most muslims who go for prayers on Friday are actually doing so in their lunch time/own time, or taking the time that would have been given for lunch.
Or are you saying that they take a lunch break (say an hour) and then go for their Friday prayers (say another 45min to 1 hour)
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First i'm not a foremost expert on this, but it has cropped up before once or twice.
Your assuming they want to worship in their workplace. Most I have asked about this prefer to travel to their mosque. You have to factor in travel from and to work. as you know in London even short journeys can take time. And then on top of that you have the prayers and the extra time around that (washing, traffic leaving mosque, etc).
I dare say they do roll prayers into lunch as the times coincide, however considering lunch is normally only 45-60 mins, and prayers last that long, they are bound to overshoot. And then you say sometimes its more than once a day, and supplemental breaks are normally only 15 mins. AFAIK its unpaid so its no different from choosing to work part-time. I'm guessing unlike Escapee's mate these issues were agreed prior to signing their contract.