"Description of Hell"

... In Ramadhan the gates of Hell are closed...
In Ramadhan Allah has some `utaqqa' (freed persons) from Hell...
What is this Hell that it is being told about so much?...
Paradise and Hell had already been created andthey exist now ...
When Allah created Paradise and Hell-fire, He sent Gabriel to Paradise, saying:
Look at it and at what I have prepared therein for its inhabitants. The
Prophet (pbuh) said: So he came to it and looked at it and at what Allah had
prepared therein for its inhabitants. The Prophet (pbuh) said: So he returned
to Him and said: By your glory, no one hears of it without entering it. So He
ordered that it be encompassed by forms ofhardship, and He said: Return to it
and look at what I have prepared therein for its inhabitants. The Prophet
(pbuh) said: So he returned to it and found that it was encompassed by forms of
hardship. Then he returned to Him and said:By Your glory, I fear that no one
will enter it. He said: Go to Hell-fire and look at it and what I have prepared
therein for its inhabitants, and he found that it was in layers, one above the
other. Then he returned to Him and said: By Your glory, no one who hears of it
will enter it. So He ordered that it be encompassed by lusts. Then He said:
Return to it. And he returned to it and said: By Your glory, I am frightened
that no one will escape from entering it. [at-Tirmithi and al-Hakim among
others]
Paradise and Hell quarell...
The Prophet said,"Paradise and Hell (Fire) quarreled in the presence of
their Lord. Paradise said, 'O Lord! What is wrong with me that only the poor
and humble people enterme ?' Hell (Fire) said, I have been favored with the
arrogant people.' So Allah said to Paradise, 'You are My Mercy,' and said to
Hell, 'You are My Punishment which I inflict upon whom I wish,and I shall fill
both of you.'" The Prophet added, "As for Paradise, (it will be filled with
good people) because Allah does not wrong anyof His created things, andHe
creates for Hell (Fire) whomever He will, and they will be thrown into it, and
it will say thrice, 'Is there any more, till Allah (will put) His Foot over it
and it will become full and its sides will come close to each other and itwill
say, 'Qat! Qat! Qat! (Enough! Enough! Enough!). [Bukhari]
In another version of thishadith :
Paradise and Hell-fire disputed together, and Hell-fire said: In me are the
mighty and the haughty. Paradise said: In me are the weak and the poor. So
Allah judged between them, [saying]: You are Paradise, My mercy; through you
I show mercy to those I wish. And you are Hell-fire, My punishment; through
you I punish those I wish,and it is incumbent upon Me that each of you shall
have its fill.
A Dialogue between the dwellers of Hell and the Dwellers of Paradise
Surah: 7. al-A`raaf
36. But those who reject our signs and treat them with arrogance they are
companions of the fire to dwell therein (for ever).
37. Who is more unjust than one who invents a lie against Allah or rejectshis
signs? For such their portion appointed must reach them from the Book (of
decrees); until when Our messengers (of death) arrive and take their souls
they say: "where are the things that ye used toinvoke besides Allah?"
They will reply "they have left us in the lurch" and they will bear witness
against themselves thatthey had rejected Allah.
38. He will say: "enter ye in the company of the peoples who passed away before
you men and Jinns intothe fire. Every time a new people enters it curses
its sister-people (that went before) until they follow each other all into
the fire. Saith the last about the first: "Our Lord!it is these that
misled us: so give thema double penalty in the fire." He will say:
"doubled for all": but this Ye do not understand.
39. Then the first will say to the last: "see then! no advantage have ye over
us; so taste ye of the penalty for all that ye did!"
40. To those who reject Our signs and treat them with arrogance no opening will
there be of the gates ofheaven nor will they enter the garden until the
camel can pass throughthe eye of the needle: such is Our reward for those
in sin.
41. For them there is hell as a couch (below) and folds and folds of covering
above: such is Our requital of those who do wrong.
42. But those who believe and work righteousness no burden do We place on any
soul but that which it can bear they will be companions of the garden
therein to dwell (for ever).
43. And We shall remove from their hearts any lurking sense of injury; beneath
them will be rivers flowing; and they shall say: "Praise be to Allah Who
hath guided us to this (felicity): never could we have found guidance had
it not been for the guidance of Allah: indeedit was the truth that the
apostles of our Lord brought unto us." And they Shall hear the cry:
"Behold! the garden before you! Ye have beenmade its inheritors for your
deeds (of righteousness)."
44. The companions of the garden will call out tothe companions of the fire:
"We have indeed found the promises of our Lord to us true: have you also
found your Lord's promises true?" They shall say "yes"; but a criershall
proclaim between them: "the curse of Allah is on the wrong- doers;
45. "Those who would hinder (men) from the path of Allah and would seek in it
something crooked: they were those who Denied the Hereafter."
46. Between them shall be a veil and on the heights will be men who would know
everyone by his marks: they will call out to the companions of the garden
"peace on you" they will not have entered butthey will have an assurance
(thereof.)
47. When their eyes shall be turned towards the companions of the fire they
will say: "Our Lord! send us not to the company of the wrong- doers."
48. The men on the heights will call to certainmen whom they will know from
their marks saying: "Of what profit to you were you hoards and your
arrogant ways?
49. "Behold! are these not the men whom you swore that Allah with his mercy
would never bless? Enter ye the garden: no fear shall be on you nor shall
ye grieve."
50. The companions of the fire will call to the companions of the garden; "pour
down to us water or anything that Allah doth provide for your sustenance."
They will say: "Both these things hath Allah forbidden to those who
rejected Him.
51. "Such as took their religion to be mere amusement and play and were
deceived by the life of the world." That day shall We forget them as they
forgot the meeting of this day of theirs and as they were wont to reject
Our signs.
52. For We had certainly sent unto them a Book based on knowledge which We
explained in detail a guide and a mercy to all who believe.
WHAT IS HELL ABOUT ?
Allah Ta`ala describes Hellin the Qur'an and His messenger, salla Allahu
alaihi wa sallam, in the pure Sunnah
Anas Bin Malik relates: The Prophet (S) deliveredbefore us a sermon the like
of which I had never heard form him before. In course of it he said: 'If You
could know what I know,you would laugh little and weep much.' Thereupon those
present covered their faces and began to sob loudly. [Bukhari and Muslim].
Another version says: Some reports from the companions reached the
Messenger of Allah (S). Hetherefore addressed them and said: Heaven and Hell
were shown I have neverseen the like of (the these two) till this day in good
and in evil. If you could know what I know, you would laugh little and weep
much. That was the hardest day for the companions of the Messenger of Allah
(S). They covered their faces and started weeping loudly. [Bukhari& Muslim]
I. Hell described in al-Qur'an
Surah: 2. al-Baqara
24. But if ye cannot and of a surety ye cannot then fear the fire whose fuel
is Men and Stones which is prepared for those who reject Faith.
167. And those who followed would say: "If only we had one more chance we
would clear ourselves of them as they have cleared themselves of us." Thus
will Allah show them (thefruits of) their deeds as (nothing but) regrets nor
will there be a way for them out of the fire.
Surah: 4. an-Nisaa
10. Those who unjustly eat up the property of orphans eat up a fire intotheir
own bodies: they will soon be enduring a blazing fire!
14. But those who disobey Allah and His Apostle and transgress His limits will
be admitted to a fire to abide therein: and they shall have a humiliating
punishment.
56. Those who reject Our Signs We shall soon cast into the fire: as often as
their skins are roasted through We shall change them for fresh skins that
they may taste the penalty: for Allah is Exalted in Power Wise.
145. The hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the fire: no helper wilt
thou find for them.
Surah: 5. al-Ma'ida
40. Their wish will be to get out of the fire but never will they get out
therefrom: their penalty will be one that endures.
Surah: 6. al-An`aam
27. If thou couldst but seewhen they are confronted with the fire! They will
say: "Would that we werebut sent back! then would we not reject the Signs of
our Lord but would be amongst those who believe!.
Surah: 9. at-Tauba
34. ... And there are thosewho hoard gold and silver and spend it not in the
way of Allah : announce unto them a most grievous chastisement
35. On the day when heatwill be produced out of that (wealth) in the fire of
hell and with it will be branded their foreheads their flanks and their backs
"this is the (treasure) which ye buried for yourselves: taste ye then the
(treasures) ye buried!"
Surah: 10. Yunus
27. But those who have earned evil will have a reward of like evil: ignominy
will cover their (faces): no defender will they have from (the wrath of) Allah:
their faces will be covered as it were with pieces from the depth of the
darkness of Night: they are Companions of the Fire: they will abide therein
(for aye)!
Surah: 11. Huud
106. Those who are wretched shall be in the Fire: there will be for them
therein (nothing but) theheaving of sighs and sobs:
Surah: 13. ar-Ra'd
5. If thou dost marvel (at their want of faith) strange is their saying:"When
we are (actually) dust shall we indeed then be in a creation renewed?" They
are those who deny theirLord! They are those round whose necks will be yokes
(of servitude): they will be Companions of the Fire who dwell therein (for
aye)!
Surah: 14. Ibrahim
15. But they sought victory and decision (there and then) and frustration was
the lot of every powerful obstinate transgressor.
16. In front of such a one is Hell and he is given for drink boiling fetid
water.
17. In gulps will he sip it but never well he be nearswallowing it down his
throat: Death will cometo him from every quarter yet will he not die: and
in front of him will be a chastisement unrelenting.
18. The parable of those who reject their Lord is that their works are as ashes
on which the wind blows furiously on a tempestuous day: No power have they
over aught that they have earned: That is the straying far far (from the
goal).
21. They will all be marshaled before Allah together: then will the weak say
to those who were arrogant, "For us, we but followed you; can you then avail us
at all against the wrath of Allah?" They will reply,"if we had received the
guidance of Allah, we should have given it to you; to us it makes no
difference (now) whether we rage, or bear (these torments) with patience: For
ourselves there is no wayof escape"
Surah: 15. al-Hijr
43. And verily Hell is the promised abode for themall!
44. To it are seven Gates: for each of those Gates is (special) class (of
sinners assigned).
Surah: 18. al-Kahf
29. Say "The Truth is fromyour Lord": let him who will believe and let him
who will reject (it): for the wrongdoers We haveprepared a Fire whose (smoke
and flames) like the wall and roof of a tent will hem them in: if they implore
relief they will be granted water like melted brass that will scald their
faces. How dreadful the drink! How uncomfortable a couch torecline on!
53. And the Sinful shall see the Fire and apprehend that they have to all
therein; no means will they find to turn away there from.
Surah: 22. al-Hajj
19. These two antagonists dispute with each other about their Lord: but those
who deny (their Lord) for them will be cut out agarment of Fire: over
their heads will be poured out boiling water.
20. With it will be scaldedwhat is within their bodies as well as (their)
skins.
21. In addition there will be maces of iron (to punish) them.
22. Every time they wish to get away there from from anguish they will beforced
back therein and (it will be said) "Taste ye thePenalty of Burning!"
Surah: 23. al-Mu'minoun
103. But those whose balance is light, will be those who have lost theirsouls;
in Hell will they abide.
104. The fire will burn their faces, and they will therein grin, with their
lips displaced.
Surah: 25. al-Furqaan
11. Nay they deny the Hour (of the Judgment to come): but We have prepared a
Blazing Fire for such as deny the Hour:
12. When it sees them from a place far off they will hear its fury and its
raging sigh.
13. And when they are cast bound together into a constricted place therein they
will plead for destruction there and then!
14. "This day plead not for a single destruction: plead for destruction
oft-repeated!"
15. Say: "Is that best or the eternal Garden promised to the righteous? For
them that is a reward as well as a goal (of attainment).
16. "For them there will be therein all that they wish for: they will dwell
(there) for aye: a promise to be prayed for from thy Lord."
Surah: 26. ash-Shu`araa
94. "Then they will be thrown headlong into the (Fire) they and those straying
in Evil
Surah: 27. an-Naml
90. And if any do evil their faces will be thrownheadlong into the Fire:"Do
ye receive a reward other than that which ye have earned by your deeds?"
Surah: 32. as-Sajda
20. As to those who are rebellious and wicked their abode will be the Fire:
every time they wish to get away there from theywill be forced there into and it
will be said to them:"taste ye the Penalty of the Fire the which ye were wont
to reject as false.

Ramadan Articles - Education of Children inRamadan

Children (who have not reached puberty) are not commanded to fast.
However, their parents orguardians are strongly recommended to
encourage them to fast a few days so that they get used to it and they
grow up knowing of the worship of fasting as they would know that of
praying. In fact this was the practice of the first women of Islam who
were living around the Prophet, salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam. An
example of that is Ar-Rubayya' bint Mu'awiyyah who reported that:
"The Messenger of Allah sent a man on the morning of the day of
'Ashurah, to the residences of the Ansar, saying: 'Whoever has spent
the morning fasting is to complete his fast. Whoever has not spent
this morning fasting should voluntarilyfast for the remainder of the
day.' We fasted after that announcement, as did our young children. We
would go to the mosque and make toys stuffed with cotton for them to
play with. If one of them started crying due to hunger, we wouldgive
him a toy to play with until it was time to eat." [al-Bukhari and
Muslim.]
Dear brothers and sisters,remember that among the seven that Allah
will shade under His shade onthe Day of Judgement is ayoung man who
grew upin the worship of Allah. Therefore let your children be one of
these.
There are many ways to educate your children about Ramadan. The
bestand most important way is to set the good example by fasting
properly and behaving according to the Prophetic teachings. This is
what your children willtake from you first. Whenyou are fulfilling
this you can very easily teach them what you want, and they will
accept it and practise it easilly as well. Here are few tips that you
can use with your children. No doubt you can think of others as well:
*.Depending on their ageencourage them to fast a number of days upto
every other day or more for those who arealmost at the age of puberty.
For those who are still young let them fast a day or two and praise
them in front of friends and relatives fortheir achivement.
*.Let your children go with their father to the Masjid for Maghrib
prayer and break the fast with the larger Muslim community to make
them feel the greatness of fasting and the unity of Muslims in
worshippingAllah.
*.If your children cannot fast let them eat with you at the time of
Maghrib and teach them that you are breaking the fast even if they ate
before.
*.Teach your children thesupplication of breaking the fast.
*.Take your children to the Taraweeh prayer sothat they get used to it
and know about it fromtheir early age. They may sit or stay in the
back of the prayer room if they get tired.
*.Teach them to give charity. Do it in front of them and tell them you
are doing it because the reward increases in Ramadan.
*.Teach them to recite Qur'an regularly and inform them that the
Prophet (S) used to do that in Ramadan.
*.Correct them if they behave wrongly or say unaccaptable words and
remind them that they are fasting or they are in Ramadan and this may
alter their reward.
*.Wake them up for Suhoor (even if they don't fast) and Fajr prayer.
*.Teach them to feed the fasting people for iftaar, and tell them
about the reward for that.
*.Dress them in the best clothes, give them baths and take them with
you to the Eid Prayer. Teach them thatthis is our feast and
celebration and that Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving and otherholidays
are not ours. Stress the distinction.
And remember that the Prophet salla allahu alaihi wa sallam said:
"For one who is given theresponsibility of the bringing up of
daughtersand treats them well, they will be a shield for him from
Hell."(Bukhari and Muslim)

Ramadan Articles - The Inner Dimensions of Fasting

Three Grades
It should be known that there are three grades of Fasting: ordinary,
special and extra-special.
*.Ordinary Fastingmeans abstaining from food, drink and sexual satisfaction.
*.Special Fastingmeans keeping one's ears, eyes, tongue, hands and
feet -- and all otherorgans -- free from sin.
*.Extra-special Fastingmeans fasting of the heart from unworthy
concerns and worldly thoughts, in total disregard of everythingbut
Allah, Great and Glorious is He. This kind of Fast is broken by
thinking of worldly matters, except for those conducive to religious
ends, since these constitute provision for the Hereafter and are not
of this lower world. Those versed in the spiritual life of the heart
have even said that a sin is recorded against one who concerns himself
all daywith arrangements for breaking his Fast. Such anxiety stems
from lack of trust in the bounty ofAllah, Great and Glorious is He,
and fromlack of certain faith in His promised sustenance.
To this third degree belong the Prophets, the true awliya and the
intimates of Allah. It does not lend itself to detailed examination
inwords, as its true nature is better revealed in action. It consists
in utmost dedication to Allah, Great and Glorious is He, to the
neglect of everything other than Allah, Exalted is He. It is bound up
with the significance of His words: 'Say: "Allah (sentit down)": then
leave them to play in their vain discussions.' [al-An'am,6:91]
Inward Requirements
As forSpecial Fasting, thisis the kind practiced by the righteous. It
means keeping all one's organs free from sin and six things are
required for its accomplishment:
1. See Not What Displeases Allah
A chaste regard, restrained from viewing anything that is blameworthy
or reprehensible, or that distracts the heart and diverts it from the
remembrance of Allah, Great and Glorious is He. Said the Prophet, on
him be peace:
"The furtive glance is oneof the poisoned arrows of Satan, on him be
Allah's curse. Whoever forsakes it for fear of Allah will receive from
Him, Great and Glorious isHe, a faith the sweetness of which he will
find within his heart."
Jabir relates from Anas that Allah's Messenger, onhim be peace, said:
"Five things break a man's Fast: lying, backbiting, gossiping, perjury
and a lustful gaze."
2. Speak Not What Displeases Allah
Guarding one's tongue from idle chatter, lying, gossiping, obscenity,
rudeness, arguing and controversy; making (the tongue) observe silence
and occupying it with remembrance of Allah, Great and Glorious is He,
and with recitation of Quran. This is the fasting of the tongue. Said
Sufyan: 'Backbiting annuls the Fast.' Layth quotes Mujahid as
saying:'Two habits annul Fasting: backbiting and telling lies.' The
Prophet, on him be peace, said:
"Fasting is a shield; so when one of you is Fasting he should not
usefoul or foolish talk. If someone attacks him or insults him, let
him say: "Iam Fasting, I am Fasting!"'
According to Tradition:"Two women were Fastingduring the time of
Allah's Messenger, on him be peace. They were so fatigued towards the
endof the day, from hunger and thirst that they were on the verge of
collapsing. They therefore sent a message to Allah's Messenger, on him
be peace, requestingpermission to break theirFast. In response, the
Prophet, on him be peace, sent them a bowl and said:"Tell them to
vomit into it what they have eaten."One of them vomited and half
filled the bowl with fresh blood and tender meat, while the other
brought up the same so that they filled it between them. The onlookers
were astonished. Then the Prophet, on him be peace, said:"These two
women have been Fasting from what Allah made lawful to them, andhave
broken their Fast onwhat Allah, Exalted is He, made unlawful to them.
They sat together and indulged in backbiting, and here is the flesh of
the people they maligned!"'
3. Hear Not What Displeases Allah
Closing one's ears to everything reprehensible; for everything
unlawful to utter is likewise unlawfulto listen to. That is why Allah,
Great and Glorious is He, equated the eavesdropper with the profiteer,
in His words, Exalted is He:"Listeners tofalsehood, consumers of
illicit gain."[al-Ma'idah, 5:42] Allah, Great and Glorious is He, also
said:"Why do their rabbis and priests not forbid them toutter sin and
consume unlawful profit?"[al-Ma'idah, 5:63] Silence in the face of
backbiting is therefore unlawful. Allah, Exalted is He, said:"You are
then just like them."[al-Nisa, 4:140] That is why the Prophet, on him
be peace, said:"The backbiter and his listener are copartners in sin."
4. Do Not What DispleasesAllah
Keeping all other limbs and organs away from sin: the hands and feet
from reprehensible deeds, and the stomach from questionable food at
the time for breaking Fast. It is meaningless to Fast -- to abstain
from lawful food - only to break one's Fast on what is unlawful. A man
who Fasts like this may be compared to one who builds a castle but
demolishes a city. Lawful food is injurious in quantity not in
quality, soFasting is to reduce the former. A person might well give
up excessive use of medicine, from fear of ill effects, but he would
be a fool to switchto taking poison. The unlawful is a poison deadly
to religion, while the lawful is a medicine, beneficial in small doses
but harmful in excess. The object of Fasting is toinduce moderation.
Said the Prophet, on him be peace:"How many of those who Fast get
nothing from it but hunger and thirst!"This has been taken to mean
those who break their Fast on unlawful food. Some say it refers to
those who abstain from lawful food, but break their Fast on human
fleshthrough backbiting, which is unlawful. Others consider it an
allusion to those who do not guard their organs from sin.
5. Avoid Overeating
Not to over-indulge in lawful food at the time ofbreaking Fast, to the
point of stuffing one's belly. There is no receptacle more odious to
Allah, Great and Glorious is He, than a belly stuffed full with lawful
food. Of what use is the Fast as a means of conquering Allah's
enemyand abating appetite, if at the time of breaking it one not only
makes up for all one has missed during the daytime, but perhaps also
indulges in a variety of extra foods? It has even become the custom to
stock up for Ramadan with all kinds of foodstuffs, so that more is
consumed duringthat time than in the course of several other months
put together. It iswell known that the object of Fasting is to
experience hunger and to check desire, in order to reinforce the soul
in piety. If the stomach is starved from early morning till evening,
so that its appetite is aroused and its craving intensified, and it is
then offered delicacies and allowed to eat its fill, its taste for
pleasure is increased and its force exaggerated; passions are
activated which would have lain dormantunder normal conditions.The
spirit and secret nature of Fasting is to weaken the forces that are
Satan's means of leading us back to evil. It is therefore essential to
cut down one's intake to what one would consume on a normal night,
when not Fasting. No benefit is derived from the Fast if one consumes
as much as onewould usually take during the day and night combined.
Moreover, oneof the properties consists in taking little sleep during
the daytime, so that one feels the hungerand thirst and becomes
conscious of the weakening of one's powers, with the consequent
purification of the heart. One should let a certain degree of weakness
carry over into the night, making it easier to perform the night
Prayers (tahajjud) and to recite the praises (awrad). It may then be
that Satan will not hover around one's heart, and that one will behold
the Kingdom of Heaven. The Night of Destiny (Laylat al-Qadr)
represents the night on which something of this Kingdom is revealed.
Thisis what is meant by the words of Allah, Exalted is He:"We surely
revealed iton the Night of Power."[al-Qadr, 97:1] Anyone who puts a
bag of food between his heart and his breast becomes blind to this
revelation. Nor is keeping the stomach empty sufficient to remove the
veil, unless one also empties the mind of everything but Allah, Great
and Glorious is He. That is the entire matter, and the starting point
of it all is cutting down on food.
6. Look to Allah with Fear and Hope
After the Fast has been broken, the heart should swing like a pendulum
between fear and hope. For one does not know if one's Fast will be
accepted, so that one willfind favor with Allah, or whether it will be
rejected, leaving one among those He abhors. This is how one should be
at the end of any act of worship one performs.It is related of
al-Hasan ibn Abil Hasan al-Basri that he once passed by a group of
people who were laughing merrily. He said: "Allah, Great and Glorious
is He, has made the month of Ramadan a racecourse, on which His
creatures compete in His worship. Some have come in first and won,
while others have laggedbehind and lost. It is absolutely amazing to
find anybody laughing and playing about on theday when success
attendsthe victors, and failure the wasters. By Allah, if the veil
were lifted off, the doer of good would surely be preoccupied with his
good works and the evildoer with his evil deeds. I am too full of
joyto indulge in idle sport, while for one who has suffered rejection
laughter will be precluded by remorse."
Of al-Ahnaf ibn Qays it is reported that he was once told: "You are an
aged elder; Fasting would enfeeble you." Buthe replied: "By this I am
making ready for a long journey: Obedience to Allah, Glorified is He,
is easier to endure than His punishment." Such are the inwardly
significant meanings of Fasting.

Fathwa - Pursuing a job that entails missing Friday and 'Eed prayers

Question
salaam alaikum, dear brother/sister )who ever reads this( in islam may
allah's blessings be with you. I am an electronics and communication
engineer working in kuwait with a stable job from 7 am to 3 pm.
HOWEVER the job that i am pursuing is not the one that i am interested
in. I would like to be an Air traffic controller and the timings for
this job are in shifts and coincide with prayer times and also there
is no guarantee that i may get to pray friday prayers or eid prayers
as there are no holidays as such for air traffic controllers. my
question is can i still work towards being an air traffic controller
or is it forbidden to go ahead despite knowing that there is a chance
of missing prayers which include fridays and eid ??
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad,
is His Slave and Messenger.
There is nothing wrong with pursuing that job, and do not let the
possibility of missing some Friday prayers because of it, prevent you
from that. That is because the current permissible matter is not to be
left for an obligatory matter whose obligation has not become due
yet.Al-Kharashisaid: "'Ali Al-Ujhoori said, it is permissible for one
to sleep at night even if he thinks that his sleeping will last until
the time of Fajr prayer ends. So, one should not leave something
permissible for something that has not become obligatory on him yet as
reported byAl-Baaji from our companions )the Maaliki scholars(." ]End
quote[
However, if you got that job, then you are an employee and it is
obligatory upon you to attend Friday prayer because its duration is
excluded from the Ijaarah )hiring( contract, unless you fear that a
harm may be caused to the work for which you are hired. If this is the
case, then you will be given concession not to attend Friday prayer.
For more benefit, please refer to Fatwa 162925.
As for 'Eed prayer, there is no blame on you if you miss it at all
because it is a Sunnah or Fardh Kifaayah )collective obligation(.
Allaah Knows best.