ANSWER: Standing is a pillar in fard salah and the prayer is invalid if you did not stand without a valid reason.

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ANSWER: You can say any dua you want. Abu Hurayrah said: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “When any one of you recites the Tashahhud [according to one report: when any one of you finishes the final Tashuhhud ], let him seek refuge with Allah from four things, let him say: ‘Allahumma inni […]

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ANSWER: This is not normal as one must not care what people think of him if he is doing what he is doing for the sake of Allah. This is why some scholars said: “Doing something to show off to people is riya’a. Leaving something mandatory for the fear of people talking is shirk!”

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