Qualities of the Imaam

Q: Can a person sitting on the floor lead the salaah with jamaat? What about if sitting on a chair?

Q: What is the ruling if the Imams of haramain / shareefain perform masah on socks and perform their salaah, will our salaah be accepted? I have heard personally that one of the Imams were seen doing masah on socks, while visiting South Africa.

Q: Is it permissible for someone who is not a Qari (someone well versed in qiraat) to read the different qira'ats (sab'a) while in Salaah. Does it invalidate the Salaat if he does?

Q: Is it permissible for the Imam to do Imamat (lead salah) of daily five prayers congregation sitting on the wheel chair, doing rku and sajda with Isharaa and the muqtadis are standing?

Q: If the Imam saheb is not available, in that case how to do Imamat?

Q: I was travelling through a certain town two Fridays ago and the Aalim that performed the Jummah Bayaan, Khutbah and Namaaz clearly had a shortened and trimmed beard. I enquired from the local people who informed me that he is an Aalim. They also informed me that the trustees and imaam are all aware of this and have done nothing about it. I was a traveller and wanted to find out what will be the status of my Salaah?

Q: Can we offer namaz behind a person who commits shirk or has the aqeedha of shirk?

Q: If the ahle hadith wash their feet with water during wuzu after taking their socks off can we offer salah behind them?

Q: If a child born out of wedlock completes his hifz, is he allowed to be Imam?

Q: Is it permissible to read namaaz behind an imam who's garments are below his ankles?