Salaah

Q: In ruku should the arms be kept straight or should they be bent with the elbows sticking out?

Q: A person is performing Salaah reading his dhor and he forgets where he is. He thinks for a few seconds and goes back and continues. Does this pause make sajdah sahw necessary?

Would this change depending on the Salaah he was performing e.g. if it were sunnats or taraweeh or fardh etc?

Q: I have two questions I want you to help me with. May Allah Ta'ala grant you the ability.

1. I want to know how to perform istighfaar Salaah with full details.

2. And also, are there any particular Surahs to be recited or any particular prayers to be performed for one to get married soon? They have been searching for a good groom for me for the past one year but nothing is become finalized and is failing for some reason or other. I don't know why but Allah knows best.

Q: What I wanted to ask you is that how can one make dua in sujood? Is it allowed for one to make dua in a speaking way in sujood or you just make dua in your heart when in sujood and the second thing is that I want to know how to make dua to Allah Ta'ala and at what time when some one has wronged you, has hurt you etc, what should I pray to just complain about that person to Allah Ta'ala?

Q: Can you tell me please in gulf countries I see mostly the Imams finish salaah only with one salam. Is this ok or not?

Q: If we control gas during namaaz, will it be valid or not or again we need to perform the prayer and wudhu? If we are not sure that wind is passed or not at that time, then what should we do?

Q: I want to know that is it permissible to offer Salaah wearing clothes on which deodorant or perfume is used?

Q: Is it compulsory for a female to cover her hands up to the wrists during Salaah i.e. the area of the hands from the fingers till the wrists?

Q: A person is a musafir, visiting a city and shortening his prayers during his visit. May he pray his sunnah prayers sitting on a horse/camel/car whilst in this city (facing any direction) since he is a musafir? Or is this never permissible inside cities?

Q: If I miss fajr and perform it when I wake up before zuhr, then do I perform the two sunnats first or only the fardh?