Salaah

Q: My question is regarding istikhara. I performed istikhara regarding a person and recently found out something that would be counted as an obstacle/barrier between me and this person. So I understand that Allah is showing me there is no good in this matter and so my question is that does this mean that this person will never be good for me or perhaps that this person is not good for me in this moment. And I am transgressing against Allah by hoping that we could perhaps reunite, since I genuinely believe this person is good for my deen and aakhirah and I am saying that based on me ignoring my desires and thinking hard whether or not this perosn will help me get closer to Allah.

Q: What is the ruling regarding wearing shoes and performing salaah according to the Hanafi madhab? Is it permissible? If so, then under which circumstances etc?

Q: If the Azaan starts while testing hifdh students, is it better to pause the recitation and reply to the Azaan or should the student carry on reciting but then can (the ustaadh) reply to the Azaan?

Q: In Zohar when reading behind the imaam, are we supposed to also read Surah Fatiha and a Surah?

Q: How many minutes after sunrise can one pray again? Is it correct that one cannot pray salah as well as quran during sunrise or only salah (qadha)?

Q: What should a person do if he doubts (during salah but after the posture) whether he had read a waajib such as the duaa e qunoot?

Q: I am living in Canada and perform salaah in a masjid or musalla where sometimes the salah is led by an Imam whose pants are below his ankle or someone has no beard and I don’t have any other choice. This happened once in a while. Do I have to repeat that salah after the jamaat or will it be okay? If I have to repeat the salah then I can repeat it in the future if this one happens but what about the past salah that I don’t know how many it was.

Q: Can a person read Salaah with a Topee only and no Kurta?

Q: Can one read fardh salaah in the cemetery?

Q: The problem I face throughout the prayer is that I feel laughter in my chest. I think it comes from fear of breaking prayer due to laughter. There are times when I compulsively (quite intentionally) pronounce letters, especially "haa", mixed with laughter and sometimes, by forgetfulness.

Most of the time, voice cracks continously while reciting and very little part of my voice is audible (due to uncleared throat) and feelings of laughter seem to get mixed. Can you please let me know what is the type of laughter that breaks Namaz? I keep feeling every Namaz is invalid.