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I live near a Sunni mosque and there are no Shia mosques nearby. Sunni Muslims fold their hands and do Sujud on the carpet. If I don't follow their practice, they get offended. What should I do?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

It is recommended for the followers of Ahlul Bayt (AS) to pray in any Masjid with any Muslim sect. This does not mean to pray like them even if the act is wrong according to authentic evidence, Folding hands in Salah was never done nor approved by the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA). Maliki Sunni sect do not fold their hands in Salah. None of Sunni Imams claimed that folding hands in Salah is Wajib or Fardh. Authentic evidence says that we should never fold our hands in Salah even when we pray with non Shia Muslims. Taqiyya situation is different when you feel a risk or danger on you, then you can pray like them to save yourself or other believers.

Same situation is regarding Sujood on the carpet which is against the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA). In Bukhari, the Hadeeth from the Prophet : Earth was made for me as a place of propstration, and as a place of purification (Tayammum).

Wassalam.
What are some evidences from Sunni traditions regarding the use of "alaihis salam" with the names of the Imams of the Ahl al-Bayt (a)?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Bukhari book known as Saheeh al-Bukhari has mentioned in its original editions Alaihis Salam for Ahlul Bayt in many places of his book. Same in many other Sunni books of Hadeeth like Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Ibn Abi Assim in Kitab Al-Sunnah, Ibn Battat in Kitab Al-Ebaanah  and Al-Lalakaei in Shah Osool Ahlul Sunnah.

Many promenant Sunni scholars like Shaikh Adnan Ebraheem of Palestine and many other Sunni scholars use Alaihi Assalam for Ahlul Bayt (AS).

'Wassalam.
Is divorce valid in the future according to Imami Shia such as if a husband informs his wife that she is divorced when she is pure or within the next three months?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

No. Such divorce is invalid and has no value at all.

Divorce has strict conditions including two pious men to witness the declaration of the divorce. No divorce can be for a future date at all.

Wassalam.
Is it permissible for a Shia woman to marry a Sunni Salafi man?
Sayyed Muhammad Husaini Ragheb

In general the Shia jurisprudential ruling is that a Muslim can marry any other Muslim as long as they are Muslims (except a Naasibi who shows enmity towards Ahlul Bait a.s).

This means that a Shia(male or female) can marry a Sunni, however the condition is that the Shia is able to preserve their Shia belief and be free to practice their Shia belief and not be negatively influenced by their partner. As for a Salafi in general, they have a strong tendency against the Shia in which case things could come to surface during the relationship which could make it difficult for the Shia spouse. 

In a nutshell, due to extreme possibility of perversion from the right path of Ahlul Bait a.s. in such a case for the Shia woman, the well known scholars won't permit such a marriage unless she finds herself so firm in beliefs and knows for sure that she won't change.