The ruling on sending blessings upon the Prophet in the qunut

Question : The questioner asks: What is the ruling on reciting the blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) aloud after the qunut and in other places?

Answer : There is no doubt that Allah the Exalted commanded sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in His Book, and that sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is among the etiquettes of supplication, for it is the conclusion and the opening of supplication. However, regarding sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the qunut, some scholars hold that it is not prescribed. They state that the qunut is a remembrance among the remembrances of prayer, and that sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in prayer occurs at the end of the prayer. Indeed, we send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the final tashahhud, even though we make supplication during the prayer, between the prostrations and in the prostration. It is not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that supplication during the prayer is concluded with sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); rather, the conclusion with sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is at the end of the prayer in the final tashahhud. The jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) hold that one sends blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to conclude the supplication of the qunut. My view in this matter is that making this a regular act of worship and habit is not appropriate, because it is not established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). As for doing it occasionally, I hope there is no harm in it.