ANSWER: If you can cover them while praying then you should, if its not possible then no problem due to necessity.
Read moreANSWER: Standing is a pillar in fard salah and the prayer is invalid if you did not stand without a valid reason.
Read moreANSWER: 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 […]
Read moreANSWER: Yes, you must say it. Deliberately not saying it invalidates the prayer.
Read moreANSWER: You should stand back up after the imam stands up. If you can’t see the imam, stand up after he finishes saying “samiAllah huliman hamidah.”
Read moreANSWER: No.
Read moreANSWER: If they dodge you, avoid forcing it down their throats.
Read moreANSWER: You must repeat it again as thuhur as catching the imam in tashahud means that you had missed the Jumah prayer but Allah will reward you for it fully for attending that brother.
Read moreANSWER: It’s makrooh if done without a valid reason.
Read moreANSWER: 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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