Consider every hardship/challenge as a test, even if it’s a punishment, we are tested on how we act and react to hardship. Viewing it as a test may bring encouragement, viewing it as a punishment may bring anxiety. 

Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘Overcome anxiety with patience, for anxiety erases [Allah’s] reward and augments the catastrophe.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2527] 

It is forbidden if it influences the viewer and causes moral corruption or arousal. Furthermore on a mandatory precaution watching such movies is to avoided entirely if it contains sexually indecent scenes, accordring to Sayyid Sistani. 

If the movie is immoral, which means that it contains obscene scenes that trengthen one's satanic whims, weaken one's will, faith and precipitate for vile consequences and perpetration of sinful acts it is totally impermissible, accordring to Sayyid Khamenei. 

We are encouraged to take care of the sick. Anyone who is sick is in need of our assistance and care taking. 

Imam Zayn al-Abidin (a.s.) said, 'Verily the one whom Allah is most pleased with from among you is the one who is the most generous towards his dependents.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 136, no. 13] 

The Prophet (salla Llahu alayhi wa aleehi wa sallam) called it an act of charity, and emphasized the importance of assisting those in need. 

The term قیام متصل برکوع means pausing for a moment after recitation before going to the ruku.

According to the office Ayatullah Sistani (may Allah prolong his life)

1) It's wajib

2) if one goes to the ruku without the mentioned pause, they have to return back to standing position (qiyam) pause for moment then perform the ruku.

Also refer to the following issue will be helpful to you 

Thank you for your question. The following is the ruling found in Ay Sistani’s Islamic Laws translated by Shaykh Muhammad Ali Ismail (1) 303-304. Your question pertains to the first scenario for someone whow doubts about the number of rakats in a four rakat prayer:

According to narrations it is obligatory to accept someone's apology, even if you may even suspect that it is not sincere; however, there need to be more details given about this particular case in order to give the correct answer.