If I pray behind an imam who always recites qunut in the Fajr prayer, should I recite qunut with him, and should I raise my hands in supplication?

The questioner:
If I pray behind an imam who always recites qunut in the Fajr prayer, should I recite qunut with him? And should I raise my hands in supplication?

The Shaykh:
Qunut in the Fajr prayer or in any other prayer is prescribed only at times of calamity. If a calamity befalls the Muslims, such as an enemy besieging their land, or a deadly plague other than the plague, as the jurists say, then it is recommended to recite qunut in every prayer by supplicating after rising from the bowing in the last bowing of the last rak'ah, supplicating to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, to lift this affliction that has befallen the Muslims, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did at times of calamity. Indeed, he (peace and blessings be upon him) recited qunut in the Fajr prayer, supplicating against a group of disbelievers who harassed the Muslims and made things difficult for the Muslims, just as he (peace and blessings be upon him) recited qunut.

The presenter:
Yes.

The Shaykh:
He (peace and blessings be upon him) also supplicated for the oppressed among the Muslims. He (peace and blessings be upon him) recited qunut supplicating against a group, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) recited qunut supplicating for a group. This indicates the permissibility of qunut at times of calamity. As for reciting qunut habitually when there is no calamity, even if some of the imams have said so, it is not prescribed. In truth, it is not prescribed, even if some of the imams have said so. Every person is to be taken from his statement and rejected, except the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). A scholar may err, just as he may exert effort and be correct. If he is correct, he has a reward, and if he errs, he has a reward. But it is not for us to follow him in his error. Reciting qunut in the Fajr prayer habitually and continuously is not prescribed according to the majority of scholars and the most precise scholars, and this is the correct view.
If you pray with someone who recites qunut based on this school of thought, you do not follow him in the qunut. Rather, you stand and repeat the saying: "Our Lord, to You is praise, much praise, good and blessed, filling the heavens and filling the earth and filling whatever You will of things after that. True is what the servant has said: We are all Your servants. There is no one who can prevent what You have given, and there is no one who can give what You have prevented, and there is no one who can avert what You have decreed, and the wealth of the wealthy does not benefit You from their wealth." You repeat this supplication that is said when rising from the bowing until the imam prostrates, and you prostrate with him. But you repeat this secretly, repeating it between you and yourself, and you do not follow the imam in this qunut. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.