FatwaNegeri SembilanPrayer (Salah)
Solat di tempat kerja
Can a company set specific prayer times for its employees at the workplace?
Short answer
A company may set prayer times for employees, for example 5.30 pm for office staff and 6.00 pm for workshop staff, as long as the time given is still within the prescribed prayer period.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Negeri Sembilan Mufti Department
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Soal Jawab Agama
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A company may set prayer times for employees, for example 5.30 pm for office staff and 6.00 pm for workshop staff, as long as the time given is still within the prescribed prayer period. The Mufti's Office has no legal authority or provision to direct companies on determining employees' prayer times. However, the permission given by the company must not extend beyond the end of the prayer time.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Boleh, kerana masa yang diberikan oleh pihak syarikat masih di dalam tempoh waktu solat.
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Negeri Sembilan Mufti Department. “Solat di tempat kerja”, date not stated. https://muftins.gov.my/soaljawab/solat-di-tempat-kerja/. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/company-set-prayer-times-employees/