[punky]

Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo

Friday prayers should be said in congregation in the mosque, other than a Friday they dont have to be. (afternoon prayers). Everywhere I have worked (Aberdeen, Brentwood, Central London, Outer London) there has been a mosque within sufficient distance to mean that the longest time Ive taken for Friday prayers is an hour & 10 mins from my desk, to the mosque and back again. Thats going back 7 years.

Of course there are mosques which might make it take longer, I dont say Ive worked everywhere in the UK, but everyone I know makes up the time spent by working extra during the week (If its over your standard lunch).

All bosses I have worked for have had no issues regarding Friday prayers.


If I employed a muslim who told me he had to offer his prayers at a mosque and it took him an hour each time, I'd make a room available for him to prayer in and tell him he can use that. Its not against Islam to prayer in a room, as long as you're clean and the room you are in clean then its ook. I would not stop him going to the mosque for Friday prayers.

I have yet to work with muslims who take more than one 1 hour break a day to go and prayer in a mosque.

Good post