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What kind of spiritual practice or meditation did Hazrat Ali (ra) engage in?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Hazrat Ali (AS) had highest degree of dedication to Allah (SWT) after the degree of the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA). Both of them Knew, loved and obeyed Allah like no one else in the whole creatures. Both of them were with Allah in every moment in their life.

Wassalam.
Where does the questioning by two angels occur? Is it within the material grave or in another spiritual realm? Does it take place immediately after death or is there a delay until burial?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

According to the narrations, the questioning by the two angles occurs after burial in the grave, unless the dead person has no grave because he was not buried for any reason e.g. drown in the sea or ocean or burnt in chemical or atomic or nuclear bomb and his dead body was not found, then it will happen after reasonable time after his death. 

Wassalam.
What steps can I take to attain a higher level of spirituality and establish a closer connection with Allah SWT and the Ahlul Bayt AS?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

The best way to attain nearness to Allah (SWT) is to attain nearness to Imam Al-Mahdi (AS) being the last and final successor of the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA).

The nearness to Imam Zaman (AS) can be achieved by :

1. Living with him all the time, in your heart,so you love him more
than you love yourself and your family.

2. Remembering him in practice, that you do not say or act before
being sure that he will be happy with your act.

3. Remembering him and saluting him and reciting his Ziyarat, and

continuous prayers for him in our Namaz and after Namaz and in all the
situations.

4. Doing good deeds on his behalf like doing good to your parents,
relatives and people especially the poor and needy, then gifting the
reward to Imam Zaman ( AS),

5. Preparing yourself to be a humble servant of Imam Zaman (AS). This
can be practiced now in serving any Momin or any good cause which is
in the frame of the teachings of Imam Zaman (AS).

6. Reciting Du'a Al-A'hd every day in which we re confirm out
allegiance to Imam Zaman (AS).

7. Reciting Ziyarat Aal Yaseen which has great benefits for us and it
makes us more near to him.سلام على آل ياسين

الس
‘Wassalam.
If a married couple have become impure, and they don't want to do Ghusl for health or such reason, is it permissible to extend offering Salah until such a time that only Tayammum remains possible?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

Looking at this example, the reason to avoid ghusl is for aesthetic reasons, so as to avoid loss of hair, due to excessive ghusls per day.

The couple can cut down on what leads to ghusl, and prioritise their 'ibadah and make sure their relationship with Almighty God is always stronger than their lust. 

Intimacy is very good, but not such that it makes one think in this kind of a way, and deliberately miss out on prayer. 

Ghusl should not take more than 2 minutes, all together, and not that much water as well. Therefore, if the couple do have a fear of hair loss, minimising the shower time is good option. It is also mentioned that cold water is good for hair. 

And Allah knows best