Some questions relating to death, ghusal and burial

Q:

  1. Which shahadat should be given preference for the talqeen of the muhtadar, the first shahadat or the shahadatain.
  2. From which side the qabr must be close with the plank for man and woman. The head side or the leg side.
  3. In the niyyat of the janazah salaah, is it necessary for the muqtadis say within themselves “behind this imam”.
  4. We used to walk in between the qabr with the shoes, I came across the Hadith discouraging to walk with the shoes. What should we do?
  5. Can we eat the fruits and take home the flowers of the qabarastan. If not, what should be done especially with the fruits? Let it get rotten on the trees?
  6. What the Shariah says about of planting on the qabr, especially after the burial. The flowers most of the time are taken from another qabr. Sometimes we find big big plants on the qabr. Should we keep the qabr completely neat at all times?

Keeping pictures of animate objects

Q: My question is that is it a major sin or a minor sin to keep pictures of animate objects in the house? I know that it must be avoided, but I was having a discussion with my family about this, and now I am very curious as to whether this comes in category of major sins or minor sins? (These photos were taken by someone else, I am asking about keeping them in the house).

Making dolls

Q: Is it permissable to make dolls as a hobby? If one has already made them, created them, is it permissable to then sell them? Will the money made from selling them be halaal?

Checking my Horoscope

Q: By curiosity I went on the net and check the characteristic of my horoscope but not what they predicts. for example they say that scorpio is strong by nature etc. Some were true but did i do shirk? I have promised not to read these things again.

Dreaming of my male friend

Q: I recently discovered that my male friend hasn't been loyal as a friend and consequently, I have cut him out. For the last two evenings, I've dreamed of him even though he hasn't been on my mind.

Dream #1:

I dreamed that around the corner from where I currently live, lived a woman who can read people somehow. She looked after children. (I'm not sure if I asked or if she just mentions it) she tells me that he will come right and that I should croak like a frog close to the light switch. However, I'm not sure what sound a frog makes to which a little boy explains. I can't make the sound and instead, I say "quack". It starts raining.

Dream #2:

My male friends family fetch me. We are on a bus and his sisters baby girl comes to play with me. Then we get to his house and the baby girl is still with me. I go to the lounge and his mom is sitting there and we greet each other. Suddenly kitchen staff are apparent which my friend sent for us to sort out food for us. The one kitchen lady walks to the table to place salad on a table but she looks annoyed and gives my friends mother a funny look to which I am appalled and we (his mother and I) mention to each other that the lady had an attitude. Yet his mother seemed chilled.

What does this mean?