Salaah

Performing salaah with a distance between musallis and with a mask

Q: Prayers are offered in Masajid these days with distances between musallees being about one meter and leaving the alternate saff empty. Also, we need to wear a thin mask during prayers. This way the nose does not get in contact with the ground.

1. Are our prayers valid with distances in between?

2. Are our prayers valid with a face mask on? 

Amal-e-katheer in salaah

Q: Is it correct that if a person does an action that is not part of Salaah. e.g. scratching the body, etc. for more than 3 tasbeeh, the Salaah is broken?

If one performs Salaah behind someone who does this... Does he have to repeat his Salaah?

Not reciting Surah Faatihah in the third and fourth rakaat of a fardh salaah

Q:

1. If a person intentionally does not recite Surah Faatiha in the third or fourth rakaat of a fard salaah but stands for the duration of three subhanallahs or more and then goes into ruku, will that person’s salaah be valid or invalid? Also, if that person stands for less than the duration of three subhanallahs and then goes into ruku, will that person’s salaah be valid or invalid?

2. If a person forgets to recite Surah Faatiha in the third or fourth rakaat of a fard salaah but stands for the duration of three subhanallahs or more and then goes into ruku, will that person’s salaah be valid or invalid? Also, if that person stands for less than the duration of three subhanallahs and then goes into ruku, will that person’s salaah be valid or invalid?