Jamaat Salaah and Imaamat

Q: There appears to be no practical requirement for a microphone to be used for certain Salaah in the Masjid, in particular Fajr where, unfortunately, the congregation is small. Therefore I have 5 specific questions:

1. Is it necessary from a Shar'ee perspective that the followers of the Imam need to hear the Qir'at of the Imam?

2. If the answer to the first question is in the negative, why are our Ulama using microphone for Salah?

3. What are the Shar'ee objections or requirements, if any, for using a microphone in Salah and

4. Even if the Jamat is large, is it not sufficient to use the method of citing people at intervals in different rows so that they recite the takbeer and everyone else can therefore come to know that the Imam has gone in to Ruku, Sajdah etc?

5. Finally, the use of the microphone also entails the Imam engaging in loud congregational Du'a after the Salah and/or announcement and/or Naseehah which then disturbs the Masbooq. Is this permissible? If not, why is it done by our own Deobandi Ulama?

Q: If one is travelling in a plane and wants to read salah with another brother in jamaat, in the limited space at the back of the plane would it be permissible due to space being limited:

1. The imam stands directly in front of a single muqtadi?
2. The imam stands almost next to muqtadi, just a few centimetres in front (due to space restrictions the ideal of one foot behind the imam cannot work)?
3. The imam stands on the right of the muqtadi, muqtadi behind imam one foot length?

Q: Can Hanafis in countries whose asr Salaah time is in accordance with the other three Mazhabs perform the Asr Salaah with the Jamaah without
re-performing it later when the Hanafi asr time is due?

Q: If a person led salaah intentionally without wudhu many years ago and now cannot tell each musalli because he does not know who they are
individually. How does one make up for this shameless act. The Fear of allah has entered him and it does not give him peace of mind until he knows that he is forgiven and he does not have to worry.

Q: Qiyaam-ul-layl: I am a Hanafi  living in an area where, unfortunately, many do not follow a set mazhab. One of the brothers requested that 'Qiyaam-ul-layl' be performed in jamaat during Ramadaan. From his description, I understand this to be tahajjud salaah (as we have already
arranged for Taraweeh salaah). Is it permissible to perform any nafl salaah in jamaat?

Q: Can I offer salaah with my husband and do I have to recite iqamah to offer Salah only with him?

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: Is it permissible for an Aalim who is appointed as Imam in a musjid to receive salary for Imamat whereas the five times salaah is obligatory for
the imam also and also it is a duty of a muslim who keeps the knowledge of fiqh and recites quran properly to lead the salah only for the sake of Allah without a salary?