Summary: For Muslims, Friday is the day of prayer. It is the one day a week Muslims are expected to pray in the mosque, but because Friday is a work day this can sometimes complicate things for Muslims in the workforce. Of course, thatrsquo;s only outside Muslim countries ndash; typically Friday is the day off there. There is no prohibition against Muslims working on Friday ndash; itrsquo;s not set aside as a ldquo;day of restrdquo; ndash; but many feel that, once the call of prayer is given they cannot work. A verse from the Koran even states that after the call a Muslim must ldquo;leave off business.rdquo; The prayer service takes place just after noon ndash; in some work places Muslims will go into the office early to get the dayrsquo;s work done before leaving for prayer. Others will work longer hours through the rest of the week to make up for the hours they might miss on Friday. While still others will return to the office after the service is over. In the United States employers are required to provide ldquo;reasonable accommodationrdquo; to people to practice their faith ndash; as long as it doesnrsquo;t create an ldquo;undue hardshiprdquo; on the employer. It usually just takes a sit-down with the boss.
