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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Qunut in Times of Calamity and the Authority of the Ruler Therein

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Question:
Or the Day of the Earth, is it his own independent legal reasoning or a continuous day? When does it occur?

Answer:
Qunut in times of calamity is among the prerogatives of the ruler, for it was the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) who performed Qunut, and he was the guardian and ruler of the Muslims. So the Muslims followed his example and began to perform Qunut with him. Thus, this returns to the ruler of the Muslims: if he orders Qunut for calamities, the Muslims perform Qunut. However, if every imam makes a decision on his own, that is not permissible. Yes.
He should follow the fatwa and follow the order of the ruler; matters are regulated and have references. Yes. As for him praying on his own and making supplication, there is no harm in that, as it is his own prayer. But if he leads people in prayer and makes supplication without receiving an order from the ruler or a fatwa from the competent authority, that is an innovation and an error. As for him praying and making supplication on his own, that is not our concern. How is that? Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 08 من 13 / شرح العقيدة الطحاوية / نحب أهل العدل والأمانة / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:02:12)

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