Recitation and Listening to the Quraan

Q: Is it against the respect of the Holy Quran that one recites it by sitting on a praying mat on the floor while other people are sleeping on the bed?

Q: Is the playing of Surah Baqarah continuously in ones home permissible for protection against all things unseen etc. the Surah is kept on low, and played throughout the day 'for protection' but no attention is actually paid to it. If it is played in a place where people get together, eat etc. is this permissible? 

Q: If music is being played somewhere and a person doesn't want to listen to the music and he plays tilawat in his headphones to avoid the sound of the music, is it a correct thing if he has no authority to stop that music?

I go to the gym and they play music there. So I listen to tilawat in a loud voice in my headphones to avoid the music. Is it a correct thing ?

Q: I travel quite early to work and I travel with other people. I try to recite Quraan after fajr, that means I am travelling to work at that time. In my transport the people listen to music. I want to recite Quraan. Can I read even though there is music playing in the background? May Allah Ta'ala protect us.

Q: Without knowing the recitation of Quran with tajweed, many people recite surahs that are mentioned in the hadeeth with great rewards (fazeelat) for example, surah Mulk, surah Kahf, surah Waqiah etc.Will they get the rewards as mentioned in the hadeeth or will they get sin? Secondly, should they recite these surahs mentioned in the hadeeth on regular basis.

Q:

1. Please advise on how to recite Surah al-Muzzammil for the sake of increase in Rizq and barkat.

2. What can be recited and blown into food for barkat therein?

Q: In the masjid where I learn tajweed of Quran, it is a common practice that the one entering the masjid says salaam and does musaafaha with everyone present there, even if the person is busy in recitation of Quran. Should the person reciting the Holy Quran answer to his salam and do musaafaha with him?

Q: I have read a few pages of the Quran with translation but can I now read it without translation because it takes me too long and sometimes I don’t understand?

Q: I'm in a habit of reading ruba (quarter) para daily. One alima told me that if there's no ruku sign at the ruba (quarter), then I must not stop at the ruba (quarter), instead I should continue till the point where the ruku sign is. I wanted to inquire if it is so?

Q: Is it sinful to not want to listen to the Quran right before an exam because you fear that listening to it might cause you to forget some of the stuff you are trying to memorize for the exam? Would it take one outside of Islam to think that the Quran could cause any sort of harm? Obviously, harm can only occur with the permission of Allah, but I mean thinking that the reason for the harm could be the Quran?