Salaah

Q: I have two questions which I kindly request you to answer me.

1. I have doubt regarding tahajjud Salaah. I want to know when it exactly ends. Say the fajr Salaah starts at 5.23 am in where I live , now. Till wheat time then can we pray tahajjud Salaah? I want to know the timing so I can rectify if I make any mistakes.

2. Can we recite salawatun naariya with a particular niyat to be fulfilled? Where I live people recite it 4444 times with a particular niyat he or she has. Is it permissible?

Q:

1. If someone intends traveling to a place more than 55 miles (i.e. 88 km) from his hometown but intends staying at his destination for more than 15 days, will he do qasr while traveling to that place?

2. If a person intends going to a place more than 55 miles (i.e. 88 km) from his hometown. After reaching he intends to stay for 15 days. Later on he changes his mind and intends to stay for 2 days. Will he be musafir or muqeem?

Q: A person is late for fajr in the musjid. If he prays his two rakaats of sunnah, he will miss the congregational prayer, but will still have time to pray individually. What is most important: that he prays his Sunnah or that he prays in congregation?

Q: If I perform a namaz other than Asr that I start late just before the prayer time ends and then when I finish it is like a couple of minutes over it's time. Does the prayer count or must it be made up?

Q: My question is can a woman read her five daily salaah in her bedroom where sexual relations between husband and wife take place? Is her Salaah accepted? Is it a sin or not? Is it makhrooh or haraam?

Q: I want to know that is there any other way of doing istikhara (accurate and fast). Someone told my mum that take a bowl with water and write the decision on the paper and let it float on the water and the direction will determine the answer. But I am not sure and forgot the way. So please guide me in the light of Islam.

Q: Is it permissible for a muqtadi to offer dua after jumma namaaz instead of the Imam? Please advise.

Q: I have received a proposal and read Istikhara for which I received a positive reply. On Saturday a lady came to my house who "sees" and asked if she could "see" for me. I thought it was like going to a Moulana where they check to see if any nazar or jaadu is troubling you. She told me a lot of things about my future. She also said that my Istikhara even though it was positive, if I married the man it would be the biggest mistake of my life. She is a Muslim and made me read durood sharif and blow in a glass of water before taking the glass and "seeing". I have always been under the impression that Istikhara is guidance from Allah and that only Allah can know what our future holds. I am very confused. Please advise if what this woman does is accepted in Islam? Is my Istikhara still valid. Would it be best to get an Aalim to read istikhara on my behalf? I am very confused.

Q: I have lot of qadha namaaz. Can I read ishraaq, chashth, awwabeen namaz? I have lot of fear. How can I overcome this?

Q: What to do if I pray three rakaats Salaah in asr by mistake? Should I have to repeat the namaaz or sajdaa sahu will be enough to complete the namaz? Also if I forget which rakaat I am in, then what should I do?