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I am 20yrs indian girl,grew up and live in KSA.pl also refer Q 2217060 and this is the forced sin - am going to a college where missing my maghrib prayer,and asr prayer is at risk twice a week.i complained "muslim" teacher for timings , now mosque is removed.i told my father to discontinue my studies but i got bad words and told -"many are doing that way.education is very important".this worldly edu. it is weakning my emaan ,taking me way from dhkirs,my exams are ahead and i have to start learning i fear of getting intersted in it ,competing in it and losing zuhd - it is destruction and back to betrayal.till now i did not get any proposal while others get at age 18.nor iam expecting becoz few yrs back my uncle gave me gift and my father told me it is low cost , i replied "yes" in inocence .this word along with additions(Allah knows best) spread all over and people started taunting me ,they show money to me ,then give me- too hurtful.and the other side there are people of bidah,shirk and i do not know what is spread against me -a man told my dad "your daughter sliped your hands" and also indirect comends and i did not do any haram.if i get any proposal from my non-practising muslim iam bound to agree it even if i hate. You advised me to inform my parents directly or indirectly to get married -which i did before.but here proposal can be form male side only.i am expecting proposal from the man -which i mentiond in my questionBefore.this man did not marry for his brother's 4 orphans and taking care by money of 4 widows and capable for having a family .he loved me -never any contact with him except i gave him a hint by looking frm far at him in hijab and he understood it.he gave hints to my father also.but till now he didnot come.my parents think that iam in contact with him due to our too similar thoughts.but when my dad feel that he is wrong his treatment towards me gets too harsh .pls ans. soon
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.
With regard to delaying the prayer from its prescribed fixed time because of studies, you should know that a Muslim is obliged to perform the prayer at its prescribed fixed time and it is not permissible to delay the prayer from its prescribed fixed time for the purpose of study as we clarified in Fatwa 83812.
It only takes few minutes to perform the prayer and it is possible to perform it at any pure place at the school or university and it is not a condition for it to be performed at the mosque. The Prophet said: "The earth has been made a place of prayer for me and a source of purification – wherever and whenever any member of my nation wants to pray, he may pray." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
The answer to the statement of your father ‘‘many are doing that way and education is very important’’ is that the prayer is more important than the studies and that Allaah Says to His Prophet (what means): {And if you obey most of those on the earth, they will mislead you far away from Allaah's path.}[Quran 6:116]
Therefore, large numbers are not a criterion to distinguish truth from falsehood, and Allaah will not ask a person on the Day of Judgment if he neglected his studies, but He will ask him if he neglected his prayer.
As regards marriage that no one proposed to marry you, then we advise you to earnestly supplicate Allaah to bless you with a pious husband who would help you in your worldly affairs and in your religion. Besides, you should fear Allaah as Allaah Says (what means): {… And whosoever fears Allaah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty). And He will provide him from (sources) he never could imagine.} [Quran 65:2-3] Allaah further Says (what means): {And whoever fears Allaah -- He will make for him of his matter ease.} [Quran 65:4]
Also, you may seek the help of some pious sisters in seeking a pious husband for you and there is nothing wrong for a woman to ask about this matter.
Concerning the unkind treatment of your father, we advise you to be patient with him and be keen on being kind and dutiful to him, and you should avoid severing ties with him, because severing ties with kinship has bad consequences in this worldly life and in the Hereafter.
Allaah Knows best.
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