The Ruling on Qunut in Times of Calamity and Supplication for Muslims

Question:
The Honorable Shaykh has sent you this question. The questioner says: By Allah, we love you, O scholars, and we pray for your success in secret, we defend your honor, and we mention you among the people with what you deserve. It is not hidden from you, Honorable Shaykh, what our Afghan brothers face at the hands of the disbelievers. The least we can offer them in this safe, tranquil land is to supplicate for them in the qunut for calamities. We, the imams of the mosques, have not received permission to perform the qunut. So if this is not considered a calamity, what constitutes a calamity, and what are its criteria? Please rule for us, and may Allah reward you.

Answer:
Refer this question to the Department of Ifta, and they will look into it. As for the qunut, you are not prevented from supplicating for the Muslims, whether for the Afghans or anyone else. Supplicate for them; you are not prevented from this. Supplicate for them in your qunut, in the witr, and in the night prayer. The Muslims have never been prevented from supplicating for their brothers. Who says this? Supplicate for the Muslims, strive in supplication, and supplicate against the disbelievers. No one is prevented from this in supplication. As for the issue of the qunut, this is a matter of independent legal reasoning (ijtihad) and requires a fatwa, so refer it to the scholars of fatwa. You can refer this question to the Department of Ifta.