JazakAllah khair for your comments. Allahumma la tu aakhizni bi ma ya’quloon waj alni kharim momma yazunoon, waghfirli li ma la ya’lamoon. (O Allah, do not take me to account for what they say, make me better than what they think of me, and forgive me for what they do not know about me). I apologize for the delay in responding as I had not realized the article was published.

Br. Musa – I am not sure about the law in Netherlands, but in North America, an employer has no right to know my religion, ethnicity, race, etc. And it’s against the law to discriminate based on this. I am not saying that this is what occurred for you as it’s not for me to speculate. Sometimes it’s not what you say but how you say it and the timing. For myself, I informed my employer after they hired me because I know that legally, the employer should accommodate my request unless they can prove that it significantly impairs the running of their business and so forth. I also informed my employer the length of time this takes so that they realize that it only takes a couple of minutes and do not feel anxious that I am taking loads of time away from the company. Also, I was aware that the nature of the job would allow me to pray 5x a day Alhumdulillah without issue. With that being said, I want to commend you masha’Allah for stepping out of your comfort zone for the sake of Allah. Stepping out of the comfort zone, especially for Allah’s sake, may not necessarily lead to immediate positive “dunya” outcome. Perhaps, Allah has something better stored for you. Whatever, the case, you should know that you will definitely have a positive “akhirah” outcome insha’Allah for prioritizing your religion over work. I hope that helps insha’Allah and sorry for the delayed response.

Jazak Allahu Khair for your story.
I am musa and converted to islam. I need and want to pray 5 times a day. I am a man from the Netherlands. So in my second interview for a really really nice job, I told them that I am muslim and that I pray 5 times a day. So i stepped out of my comfort zone. That was a huge Step with consequences that they easily could go for someone else. They were very very interested in me and my qualities. I wanted to be honest for Allah (swt). They choose for someone else.

Did you told them in the interview that you are muslim and how did the company reacted when you told them that you pray 5 times a day?