Employee’s Right to Prayer According to Islamic Law

Prayer means that a Muslim stands before Allah at certain times of the day for the purpose of worship, and his soul enters a state of concentration with Allah. Prayer is the second of the five fundamental principles of Islam, which purifies a person from material and spiritual impurities, provides inner peace, and shows direction. The fact that one of the last recommendations of the Prophet Muhammad on his deathbed was directly related to performing prayer, and that he described prayer as “the light of our eyes,” shows the value of this act of worship in the religion of Islam. Because when the human soul does not establish a relationship with its Creator, it falls to the level of savagery and becomes dissatisfied with everything. For this reason, it is a necessary condition for a person to establish a relationship with his Creator at certain times of the day. This is why Allah has made prayer obligatory.

Prayer, which is one of the worker rights that most employers do not care about, is also a human right. The failure of the employer to take such a right into consideration is a violation of human rights. According to Islamic law, the employee does not have to get permission from the employer to pray during the workday. However, the employee who prays should avoid adding or extending non-obligatory (supererogatory) prayers and should be content with only the obligatory prayers. However, if the employer opposes the employee’s right to pray in this way during the workday, the employee should pray during break hours if the prayer time has not expired. If this is not possible, the employee should definitely pray at home after the workday by combining the prayers.

In this research article, the subject of “Employee’s Right to Prayer According to Islamic Law” will be examined with evidence.

Keywords: Islamic law, employee, worker, right to prayer

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