The Imam’s Ijtihad in Qunut and Identifying the Calamity
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Question:
And likewise, may Allah preserve you. He asks: Is it permissible for him to exercise independent legal reasoning (ijtihad) regarding the issue of qunut, and to distinguish the calamity from non-calamities, and to supplicate accordingly?
Answer:
No. He does not supplicate unless a general announcement is made. If a general announcement is made by those in charge of mosque affairs regarding qunut for a calamity, he supplicates. Yes.
And likewise, may Allah preserve you. He asks: Is it permissible for him to exercise independent legal reasoning (ijtihad) regarding the issue of qunut, and to distinguish the calamity from non-calamities, and to supplicate accordingly?
Answer:
No. He does not supplicate unless a general announcement is made. If a general announcement is made by those in charge of mosque affairs regarding qunut for a calamity, he supplicates. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 59 من 86 /شرح كتاب إغاثة اللهفان في مصائد الشيطان/معى السمود/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:12:44)
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