Zikr & Dua

Making dua to be friends with a non mahram

Q: I've been asking Allah to make me friends with a non mahram. Its been a lot of time now I see no signs of my dua getting accepted. I am really confused if this is prohibited thats why its not getting accepted or somewhere I found we can be friends with a non mahram with boundaries so if its permissible then why is Allah not accepting it. I've looked up everywhere and I still remain in an utter state of confusion. I cry for this dua every prayer, every rain, every azaan yet its not being accepted. I really don't know if I should wait or give up. If this is right or wrong. Please help me.

Zikr in a gathering

Q: I have a question regarding Halqah Thikr and loud congregational thikr. Recently I have heard reports from many Ulama that this action is not an ibadah but a bid'ah. They cite the incident of Abdullah ibn Masud (RadhiAllahu Anhu) and the dhikr majlis (which I'm sure Mufti Saheb is familiar with) as proof for their claim. Is this claim true? That the Halqah Thikr is a bid'ah.

Reciting masnoon duas at their prescribed times

Q: Do I have to say duas before everything such as before sleeping, before shower, before eating & after eating, before going out & before entering the house, before journey by bus, plane, train, every kind of transportation, before going to the washroom, before wearing clothes, before intercourse, before wedding etc.? 

Will my Salaah not be accepted if I don't do this?