ASALAMOALAIKUM sis :)
here this might help u with ur first question :
Bismillah
1.
Al-jawab billahi at-taufeeq (the answer with Allah's guidance)
2o rakaat of taraweeh is the sunnah. less than 2o rakat are called nafl and it wont be called taraweeh.
If you cannot pray 20 lengthy Rakats, pray 20 brief Rakats. The important thing is: pray them. Do it out of love for Allah Ta'ala, and out of thanks for the gift of guidance and Sunnah of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), which is the clear path to success in this life and the next.
Please refer to this link on 8 Rakat:
http://qa.muftisays.com/index.php?vi...&question=2414
Also, refer to this link on 20 Rakat:
http://www.muftisays.com/qa.php?view...&question=2622
The 20 Rakat of Tarawih is the Sunnah of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and the consensus of the Sahabah (Companions) (Ijma-as-Sahaba). (al-Mughni vol.1, pg 803)
The four great Mujtahids, Abu Hanifah, Malik ibn Anas, Muhammad bin Idris Shafi'i al-Hashimi, and Ahmad ibn Hambal (Radhi Allahu Anhum) are in agreement that the Taraweeh consists of twenty Rak'ahs.
It was stated in Fayd ul-Bari Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari (by Shaykh Anwar Shah Kashmiri):
"Al-Imam Abu Yusuf (RA) asked Al-Imam Abu Hanifah (RA), 'Did Hadrat Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhu) have any compact from the Holy Nabi (Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim) for 20 rak'ahs of Taraweeh?' The Imam replied, 'Hadrat Umar was not one to invent on his own; certainly he had some proof with him for this!'" (also found in Maraqi ul-Falah, pg. 81, by Imam al-Shurunbulali and Bahr ur Ra'iq, vol.2, pg. 66, by Imam ibn Nujaim al-Misri).
Imam Qurtubi states: “20 Rakat Tarawih and 3 Rakat Witr is the most authentic narration.”
Imam Nawawi (RH) states: “Tarawih is a unanimously accepted Sunnah (practice) of the Muslims, it is 20 Rakat.
Allamah ibne Taymiyyah (RH) writes, “this action (i.e. 20 Rakat Tarawih) of Umar (RA) is Sunnah and we have been ordered by the messenger (sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) to hold fast to the Sunnah of the righteous Khulafa.
(Majmu' Fatawa Li Ibne Taymiyyah, Vol.22 Pg.234 and 276)
If one is absolutely unable to pray 20 Rakats, then one should do what one can, because, “That which one cannot do completely should not be left completely,” as the scholars explain. However, one should be remorseful, because one is leaving a confirmed Sunnah of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and his Sahabah (RA)
and regarding the the last 2 questionz of urz ..... these are the replies of hanafi mufties ... if ur the follower of imam shafi or anyother imam so please dont follow the answer givin below... just check the referred link and then search for ur answer their according to ur fiqah sect..
2.
Question:
Is it recommended or required to use water for istinja? If required, how much water is required? Is wiping with damp toilet paper enough or does the water need to flow?
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والصلاة والسلام على سيدنا محمد و على آله و صحبه أجمعين
1. Using water is obligatory in istinja (removing filth from one�s private parts after using the toilet) if the filth has spread out from its point of exit by more than the size of a dirham (approximately a circle of 6cm radius as mentioned by some contemporary scholars).
This is so as to wash away the extra unexcused amount of filth.
2. If the filth is less than 6 cm in diameter beyond the point of exiting then istinja itself remains a confirmed sunna (sunna mu�akkada), and not obligatory.
This sunna can be fulfilled either by washing with water, which is superior, or wiping with a dry, value-less substance such as toilet paper in our times.
3. If one removes the trace of the filth by wiping with toilet paper, one has fulfilled the sunna of istinja and using water after it is merely superior, and not necessary. Infact, one should use dry paper rather than wet, so as not to spread the filth. The scholars mention that the superior course of action is to use both a dry substance such as toilet paper followed by washing with water.
4. The amount of water that is required is the amount by which one can remove the substance (�ain) and the traces (athar). [al-Shurunbulali, Maraqi al-Falah]
It is really quite a simple procedure and does not require large amounts of water.
5. Places where people relieve themselves are gathering sites for devils, as the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) told us. People spending unnecessary time on the toilet, scrubbing themselves senselessly, are merely prolonging their sitting in the company of devils.
And Allah knows best.
Sohail Hanif
and as for the last question....it is not applicable for me to answer here in this thread... i will send u a private message..