Intention

Q: If I unintentionally make an intention of praying Asr fard Salaah instead of Zuhr and I realize that after the takbeer, then do I continue or break the Salaah?

Q: I understand it is a condition of the prayer when following an imam to intend to be linked to the imam. I also understand that the intention should be such that if a person was asked regarding his prayer, he should respond immediately without having to think-otherwise his prayer is invalid. I spend several minutes trying to make the intention for prayer, for example, to intend to read Fard of Isha Behind the imam. Despite this even after a few minutes of trying to make the intention, if one was to ask me what prayer I was praying I am able to respond immediately without thinking Fard of Isha. However, I have think very briefly remind myself I am praying behind the imam. And this happens almost every time even after five minutes of intention making. I am getting depressed over this because apparantly it makes my prayer invalid. Please can you help me?

Q: For Fardh and Wajib Salaahs:

1. Is it necessary to state the number of rakaats you are praying? i.e I am praying 3 rakaats maghrib, 2 rakaat fajr etc
2. Is it sufficient to just state the salaah i.e I am praying Fajr ,Maghrib etc?

Q: For Sunnah Salaah does one have to make it with the niyyah of the Fardh Salah one is praying it for? E.g making niyyah that I am performing 2 Sunnah of Zuhr?

Q: We are Hanafi. If I am leading the salaah at home, and my wife wants to read salaah behind me. What intention should I make? E.g. during ramadhaan, I read Esha, Taraweeh and Witr. Do I need to make an intention for each two rakaats that she is behind, or can I make an intention once for Esha and let it count for all. How must the intention be made? Verbally, in the mind, or just a realisation that she is behind me?

Q: Is one allowed to change one's niyyat of Salaah (during salaah) from Fardh to Qadhaa?

Q: Should I make niyyah for leading jamaat, if I pray together with a non-baligh child of 6 or 7 years?

Q: What is the ruling regarding making niyaat for women not in the saff?