The Ruling on Qunut in the Fajr and Witr Prayers
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The questioner:
Is it true that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) died without having left the practice of Qunut in the Fajr prayer, and what is the ruling on Qunut in the Witr prayer? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
This has been reported, but it is not established from the Prophet.
The presenter:
O Allah, send blessings upon...
The Shaykh:
That he used to recite Qunut in the Fajr prayer until he departed this world; this has been reported, but it is not established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). What is established from him, and what the majority of the Ummah held, is that Qunut in the Fajr prayer is only for calamities, in the case of calamities. If a calamity befalls the Muslims, such as an enemy besieging them or overwhelming them in their land, or if a plague strikes them, and this is the plague, then they recite Qunut in the obligatory prayers, asking Allah the Exalted to lift from them what has befallen them and to avert their enemy from them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited Qunut in the Fajr prayer, invoking against a group of polytheists who had harmed the Muslims in Makkah, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) recited Qunut invoking for a group of oppressed Muslims, asking Allah the Exalted to save them. Yes. May Allah reward you with good.
Is it true that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) died without having left the practice of Qunut in the Fajr prayer, and what is the ruling on Qunut in the Witr prayer? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
This has been reported, but it is not established from the Prophet.
The presenter:
O Allah, send blessings upon...
The Shaykh:
That he used to recite Qunut in the Fajr prayer until he departed this world; this has been reported, but it is not established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). What is established from him, and what the majority of the Ummah held, is that Qunut in the Fajr prayer is only for calamities, in the case of calamities. If a calamity befalls the Muslims, such as an enemy besieging them or overwhelming them in their land, or if a plague strikes them, and this is the plague, then they recite Qunut in the obligatory prayers, asking Allah the Exalted to lift from them what has befallen them and to avert their enemy from them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited Qunut in the Fajr prayer, invoking against a group of polytheists who had harmed the Muslims in Makkah, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) recited Qunut invoking for a group of oppressed Muslims, asking Allah the Exalted to save them. Yes. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل صحيح أن النبي ﷺ مات وهو لم يترك قنوت الفجر وما حكم قنوت الوتر؟؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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