Salaah

Q: I visited a senior sheikh in Cape Town who qualified in Al Azhar Egypt. The sheikh asked me to stay the night at his house. We made fajr salaah at his house in his study. I gave the iqamah and the sheikh walked into the study and led the salaah as the imaam. Only the two of us were present. The room was dark and after we had completed the salaah the light was switched on and I then only realised that the respected sheik led the fajr salaah in his underpants and a pyjama top. I was taken aback and asked the sheikh if its correct to lead salaah whilst only wearing an underpants and no long pants. The sheikh answered abruptly by saying " are you greater than Imaam Shafee and do you know better than Imaam shafee" I want to know if this was correct to make salaah in an underpants and do I perform my fajr over again as he was the imaam.

Q: If the azan has just started, will it be fine for a person to start Sunnats whilst the Azaan is on? Or is it better to wait till it is over?

Q: Please tell me what is the correct way of doing sajdah for hanafi mazhab sunni muslim women? Some say there is no difference in the way of doing sajdah between men and women and some say that the elbows of the women should touch the ground and a woman should contract her body during sajdah. Please tell me what is the correct way of doing sajdah.

Q: Is it proper to read Salaah wearing a kurta that has short sleeves?

Q: Somebody told me that we must not reply to the Azaan of musjids where the words of the Azaan have been changed and distorted.

Q: Is there qadhaa for broken Sunnah Salaah?

Q: On Fridays, should women offer the Zuhar namaz after men arrives from musjid after offering their namaz? Can women offer Friday zuhar namaz after the azaan?

Q: I am 30 years old. I started offering Salaah on time at time. I want to make qadha for the past 23 years. How can I offer qadha of those Salaah?

Q: If a person is performing salaah and needs to check the time so as not to miss Takbir-e-oola.

1) Can he look at his wrist watch which may involve him having to move his kurtha and tilt his wrist in qiyaam?

2) If it is dark would it be permissible to press the light button with the other hand as well?

Q: I know if a person's phone rings on loud during salaah, it is permissible to use one hand and switch the ringer off. If the phone rang very loud, and the person expects that it will ring again, someone mentioned that it will be permissible with one hand to take the phone slightly out the pocket, and look at the screen and press a couple things to switch it off (because today's phones can't be switched off without looking). Is this permissible?