Q: I would like to know if there is any labour law that states that an employee is allowed to take his or her breaks at work when it is Salaah times eg. @1pm for Zuhr then Asr, Maghrib & Esha & for the month of Ramadaan do we as muslims have the right to not work compulsory late shifts in this month in order for us to be able to perform our Tarawih Salaah. I work in a call centre enviroment & our break times are always scheduled to us out of Salaah times & some weeks we have to work late shifts from 11am to 8pm & early from 7am to 4:30pm & we are restricted to take our breaks together. I am always making my salaah past the time. I really feel very depressed when I am at work or at home for this very reason & it really eats on me all the time especially when I have heard so many talks & read many books about one who neglects his or her Salaah & yet I am still continuing to do this very sinful act over & over for so the 6 years that I am working here. Please Mufti saab I would really like you to help me & other muslims at work. 

Q: Please answer and give me the references with the normal page number:

1. There is a hadith something to this effect: "I am the first to which the Earth will burst open (on the Day of Judgment), then Abu Bakr, then Umar. I will then come to those who are buried in al Baqi and they gather with me. After that I'll wait for the people of Mecca to be gathered by the inhabitants of the two sacred cities. "(Tirmidhi)
2. The Messenger of Allah () said: « One who dies free from three things, i.e. arrogance, cheating and debt will enter paradise ». (Tirmidhi)
3. There was a young man in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah (saw) which had some hair on his chin. Whenever the Messenger of Allah (saw) saw him, he laughed. The young man who did not understand why he was laughing, assumed it was in connection with some hair on his chin, he shaved those hairs. When the Messenger of Allah (saw) crossed and saw, he did not look any more. One day, the young man who was sad that the Messenger of Allah (saw) do not look any more, he went to find him and asked him: ' O Messenger, before I had some hair on my chin and when you saw me you laughed, now that I've shaved, you do not look at me anymore, why? The Messenger of Allah () replied: ' before I laughed because I saw angels fighting to swing at the end of your hair, now that you have shaved them, they left]. Something to this effect. 

Q: A person has relations with his wife with a cloth inbetween during haiz, both climax. The husband obviously needs to make ghusl but should the wife also take a bath, or is it fine for her to stay in this state? Would the malaa'ika stay away from her in this state and return if she has a ghusl whilst still in haiz.

Q: This is regarding child custody post talaq/khula. From my research I have been able ascertain that the children are eventually given to their father. My question is, do the children have any say in this? Will they be asked with whom they wish to live with? My sisters husband has an extremely good reputation outside the house, however at home his wife and daughters are terrified of him. My sister does not wish to abandon the kids by taking khula. How does islam tell us to approach this situation?

Q: Are Hanafi's allowed to pray this Tashahhud:

التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ السَّلَامُ عَلَى النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللَّهِ الصَّالِحِين. أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ.