As Salaam Alaikum wa Rahmatullah, Akhi, as long as you keep this discussion sincere and respectful I will not get upset. I realize that you want to see if I am Hanbai or as you guys call it 'Ghayr-Muqalid' but these issues are not as simple as ether side (the extreme muqalideen and ghayr-muqalideen) make them out to be. If you read through my lessons you will find my answers with daleel and quotations from the classic texts of the orthodox scholars of Islaam from the past for each of your questions.