Salaah

Q: Should a female sit in tashahud with her right leg over the left leg and right foot over the left?

Q: During Ramdhaan in the Haramain both at Makkah and Madinah they conduct Tahajjud namaaz in Jamaath during the last 10 days from 1 am to 2.30 am. Following this now a days the same method is being followed in mosques in our country (India) as well and also women participate in this congregation but of course in a enclosure segregated for women. Also now a days women attend Jummah namaaz in mosques on a regular basis. Please give your expert option on these two issues.

Q: I have very attentively heard calling of aazan fron different masajid. Most of them pronounce " hayya las salah and hayya lal falah" whereas the correct pronunciation is " hayya alas salah and hayya alal falah". Please comment.

Q: I traveled from Cape Town to KZN for work for approximately 10 days. My work requires much travel to far flung places like Durban, Harrismith, Van Reenen and Vryheid. Based on the locations of the work areas, can I combine my salaah for my entire stay in KZN or should I make salaah separately after three days?

Q: I prayed witr salaah with three rakaats. Meaning, my witr is similar to magrib salaah but with a Surah and then duaa qunoot in the third rakaat. Is this the correct way of reading witr salaah?

Q: I started praying the 12 Sunnahs prayer. However, I want to pray four rakats after Dhur and not two because four is recommended. Are the four rakats after Dhur with two tasleems like the four rakats before Dhur?

Q: If I am the Imaam in maghrib salaah and I mistakenly read the qiraat softly, should I repeat the qiraat loudly? Also, is it necessary for me to perform sajdah-e- sahw?

Q: When performing salaah sitting on the floor, and going into ruku, how far down should one go down?

Q: In a four rakaat sunnah salaah, if a person reads Surah falaq and naas in the first 2 rakaats, is it fine to read surahs before that thereafter, such as Surah wal aadiyaat and qariah?

Q: I am 50 years old. I have been making namaaz regularly in the musjid daily all my life and for the past year or so. I make namaaz at home and only jumah in the musjid. This is due to chronic pain in my feet, toes and legs and I can't bend my toes anymore hence I sit on a chair when I make namaaz. I only go for jumah and don't sit on a chair at jumah. I make the two rakaat fard of jumah normal though I go through great pain. As soon as the fard is over I leave the musjid instantly. My great worry is that recently I read that we can't sit and make namaaz. The article read beware of the chair and stay away from the chair as namaaz on a chair is not accepted. I am in deep worry and cry a lot daily. I am unable to go for treatment to a private doctor or hospital as I am a pauper. I cannot go to government hospitals as every person I know with feet problems like mines land up with operations in the government hospitals but either loose their legs or land up with their feet being worse. I don't drink nor smoke. I strictly eat halaal food and live a clean life but still have this problem. I want to know if all my namaaz I made sitting is baatil. Yesterday I put pads around my feet and legs and attempted namaaz standing but the pain extends to my back. I am not cripple nor old aged and have no sickness so old age is not an excuse. Kindly advise what to do as I am unable to go for treatment so this pain becomes worse hence I will be sitting and makng namaaz.