Taraaweeh prayers, - Dought&clear, - * The imaam forgot and stood up for a third rak’ah in Salaat al-Taraaweeh,then he sat down

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If an Imam in Salah Taraweeh forgot to sit down for tashahud in the 2nd rak'ah and get up straight (few seconds) but without utering AlFatiha and then get down to perform the tashahud. What must the Imam and the makmum do?
Praise be to Allaah.
They should all do sujood al-sahw for this extra action, which was standing up for a third rak’ah.

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Taraaweeh prayers, - Dought&clear, - * Taraweeh prayer is two by two rak’ahs

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Some imams in Taraweeh put four or more rak’ahs together with one tasleemah, without sitting between each two rak’ahs, and they claim that this is Sunnah. Is there any basis for this action in sharee’ah?.
Praise be to Allaah.
This action is not prescribed in sharee’ah, rather it is makrooh or haraam according to most scholars, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The night prayers are two by two.” Saheeh – agreed upon, from the hadeeth of Ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him). And it is proven that ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to pray eleven rak’ahs at night, and say the tasleem after each two rak’ahs, and he would pray Witr with one rak’ah. Saheeh, agreed upon. And there are many similar ahaadeeth.
With regard to the famous hadeeth of ‘Aa’ishah, which says that “the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to pray four rak’ahs at night, and do not ask how beautiful and how long they were, then he would pray four, and do not ask how beautiful and how long they were”, the hadeeth is agreed upon – the answer is that he said the tasleem after each two rak’ahs; it does not mean that he would follow four rak’ahs with one salaam, because of the hadeeth quoted above. And it is proven that he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The night prayers are two by two” as stated above. The ahaadeeth confirm one another, so the Muslim is obliged to study all of them together and to interpret those that are general in meaning by those that are more specific. And Allaah is the Source of strength. End quote.
Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him)

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Zakaath, - Dought&clear, - * Should the equipment in a store be included whencalculating zakaah?

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I want to ask about zakaah, I have a store selling stationery and offering services for students. I have read about zakaah on trade goods when one year has passed, but there is a question about student services – should photocopying equipment be included when calculating zakaah, as it is very costly?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
You have to pay zakaah on all the wealth that you have in the form of cash or products offered for sale in the stationery store after one full (Hijri) year has passed, if their value meets the minimum threshold for zakaah (nisaab).
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 9/313.
Secondly:
The nisaab is twenty mithqaal of gold, i.e., eighty-five grams; or one hundred and forty mithqaal of silver (i.e., 595 grams). The equivalent in Saudi dirhams of silver is fifty-six riyals.”
Fataawa al-‘Uthaymeen, 18/93.
If the value of the goods offered for sale, plus the cash money that you have is equal to one of these two nisaabs, gold or silver, then you have to pay zakaah.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 9/257.
Thirdly:
How zakaah is to be calculated.
If one year has passed for the threshold, you should calculate how much money you have, and add to that the value of the goods offered for sale in the stationery store, then pay one-quarter of one-tenth (i.e., 2.5%) of the total, which you should give to those who are entitled to it of the groups mentioned in the verse (interpretation of the meaning):
“As-Sadaqaat (here it means Zakaah) are only for the Fuqaraa’ (poor), and Al-Masaakeen (the poor) and those employed to collect (the funds); and to attract the hearts of those who have been inclined (towards Islam); and to free the captives; and for those in debt; and for Allaah’s Cause (i.e. for Mujaahidoon — those fighting in a holy battle), and for the wayfarer (a traveller who is cut off from everything); a duty imposed by Allaah. And Allaah is All-Knower, All-Wise”
[al-Tawbah 9:60]
The value of the goods on sale in the stationery store should be based on the price for which they are sold, not the price for which they were bought. See question no. 26236.
Fourthly:
With regard to the photographic equipment, there is no zakaah on it, unless you have prepared it for sale.
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
There is no zakaah on items that are for use, whether they are tools or other things. The basic principle is that whatever is prepared for sale is that on which zakaah is due. Tools or equipment used in the store are not subject to zakaah.
Fataawa Ibn Baaz, 14/184.
And Allaah knows best.

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Zakaath, - Dought&clear, - * He bought some land in order to sell it after awhile – how should he pay zakaah on it?

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How should zakaah be paid on land which was bought with the aim of leaving it for a while then selling it?.
Praise be to Allaah.
If a person has bought land with the intention of selling it after a while, one of the following two scenarios must apply:
1 – He aims to save the money so that he will not spend it on anything else, but he does not intend to trade or make a profit. In this case there is no zakaah on the land.
See question no. 34802
2 – He does intend to trade and make a profit, in which case this land comes under the heading of trade goods, so zakaah must be paid on it.
The value of trade goods should be worked out at the end of one year on the basis of their current value, not the price for which they were bought, and the zakaah must be paid on them. The rate of zakaah that must be paid is one-quarter of one-tenth, i.e., 2.5%.
For example: if you bought land for one hundred thousand riyals, and when zakaah becomes due on it its value is now one hundred and fifty thousand riyals, then when one year had passed you must pay the zakaah of one hundred and fifty thousand riyals. The converse also applies. If you bought it for one hundred thousand riyals and when one year has passed its value is now only fifty thousand riyals, then you only have to pay zakaah on fifty thousand riyals.
SeeFataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 9/334;Fataawa wa Rasaa’il al-ShaykhIbn ‘Uthaymeen, 18/205, 236
Note:
It should be noted that the year for reckoning zakaah on trade goods does not begin from the time one bought the land or other product, rather it begins from the time when the wealth with which you bought those goods reached the nisaab (minimum threshold).
Based on this, the year for this land is the year for the money with which you bought it.

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