Salaah

Q: Does thinking of worldly things while in prayer makes the prayer invalid? How do I know that my prayers are being accepted?

Q: A person went to a city intending that he will stay there for 14 days and was performing qasar salaah alone until he noticed his wife and mother were performing full salaah. He told them that their stay in the city was 14 days and they should perform qasar salaah.

1. Is it correct?

2. I also heard that the intention of a man is counted if he is with his family. Is it correct?

Q: In salaah, after reciting Surah Faatiha, if a person is reading from the middle of a surah, is it preferable to read bismillah or not to read bismillah.

Q: What is dua  for istikharah? And After performing istikharah, is there a certain number of days one should wait before making his final decision?

Q: If one is making qadha salaah of Maghrib, Esha or Fajar Salaahs, must they read the Surahs aloud or can they read it softly?

Q: We are 4 girls and our room is very small. We don't have enough space to pray in one line. Is it allowed for me to pray behind them? For example, can 2 of us pray in front and the rest behind them because our room is very small.

Q: Can you please explain in detail what the makrooh times are for salaah, sajdah tilawat, nafl salaah, qada salaah, and tahiyyatul wudhu? I read it in a book, and I’m confused. Like, for example, after asr Athan but BEFORE praying, you can do sajdah tilawat, and AFTER praying Asr but BEFORE Maghrb, you can pray qada salaah.

Q:

1. How many rakaats can I pray for Tahajjud, without including witr?

2. How many rakaats of Ishraaq can I pray, and when is the time for Ishraaq?

3. When is Chaasht prayer time if Zuhr is at 12:41? And how many rakaats should I pray for Chaasht Salaah?

4. As for Awwaabeen Salaah, how many rakkats can I pray?

Please include any mustahab surah’s that I should recite in the rakaats. e.g. For Ishraq first rakaat, recite Ayat-ul-kursi, and for the second rakaat, recite Surah Ikhlaas. 

Q: If a Shaafi Imaam makes a major mistake in salaah which changes the meaning completely, what will happen to our salaah as Hanafis? And is there any difference whether we know about it or not?

Q: While reciting tashahhud, when one says Rasooluhu, instead of this if one says it as Rasooluh, does this constitutes as adding words to the Quraan if the person saying this knows that its Rasooloohu. In arabic is it changing A with O sound like 'zabar' and 'paish' difference?