Salaah

Q: Does the whole forehead have to touch the ground in sajdah?

Q: I want to stay home to focus on my studies and quit outside because whenever I go outside home I get distracted. Can I pray Salah at home rather than in the mosque?

Q: Please advise on the following situation: 

My wife has one sister, who is younger than her and unmarried. Their mother passed away last year. Her sister is working and currently stays alone. 

My wife has asked if her sister can join us on holiday as she has no one to travel with. 

Furthermore, my wife has proposed that if I do not agree to her sister joining us on holiday, she will have no option but to travel alone with her sister and our children to either Durban or Cape Town.

 My wife does not feel comfortable leaving her sister alone at home, nor does she feel comfortable with her sister travelling alone. 

Please advise if any of these options put forward by my wife are permissible. Are there any other options that can be considered?

Q: If quarter of the Awrah is exposed for less than three subhaanAllah, is the salaah valid? 

A: Yes, this is in the case where it was done unintentionally. If it was done intentionally, then the salaah will break immediately (i.e. even before the time of three subhaanallahs).

Q: During the second rakaat of a sunnah salaah, someone while reading another surah, remembers that he forgot to read Surah Faatihah. Thereafter, he reads Surah Faatihah and another surah. Must this person perform sajdah sahw or not?

Q: If a lady is reading salaah and she reads a bit loudly on purpose, does her salaah break? Can she read a bit loudly if she concentrates better?