What about Desi Standard Time? Re: The Fiqh of Punctuality
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, with blessings & peace on the Beloved of Allah,
and his folk and all lovers of Allah
Walaikum assalam,
Desi Standard Time (often referred to as PST, 'Pakistani Standard
Time') would take the same rulings as Muslim StandardTime, discussed
below, because the fiqh principle is that,
"What counts in actions is meanings and not merely forms." [Majallat
al-Ahkam al-`Adliyya]
And Allah alone grants punctuality.
Faraz Rabbani.
Wassalam.
[For those of us functionally challenged when it comes to punctuality,
it is defined by WordWeb as, "The quality or habit of adhering to an
appointed time." Some claim that being late is excused in desis
because "it is genetic." However, scientific studies do not seem to
support this, nor does the claimants' punctuality in their
professional life.]
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