The validity of the statement that qunut is a recommended practice in the Fajr prayer every day, and when is it prescribed to perform it?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. In his final question, he asks: Is qunut in the Fajr prayer every day a recommended practice? That is, the supplication at the end of the prayer? What is the ruling on performing it?
Answer:
In the Fajr prayer, and in the other obligatory prayers, it is prescribed only in times of calamity, when a calamity or distress befalls the Muslims from their enemy, or something similar. There is no harm in their performing qunut, or it is recommended for them to perform qunut with a supplication asking Allah to remove what has befallen them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed qunut in the prayer of al-zajr, supplicating against a group of polytheists who had harmed the Muslims. He (peace and blessings be upon him) also performed qunut, supplicating for the oppressed people in Makkah, asking Allah to deliver them from the harm of the polytheists.
So, if the qunut is of this type, for the purpose of removing a calamity that has befallen the Muslims or some of them, it is prescribed in the Fajr prayer and in the other obligatory prayers. However, if there is no cause and no calamity has befallen the Muslims, the majority of scholars hold that it is not permissible to perform qunut in the Fajr prayer, because this was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as a constant practice, but only in times of calamity. Yes.
May Allah reward you. In his final question, he asks: Is qunut in the Fajr prayer every day a recommended practice? That is, the supplication at the end of the prayer? What is the ruling on performing it?
Answer:
In the Fajr prayer, and in the other obligatory prayers, it is prescribed only in times of calamity, when a calamity or distress befalls the Muslims from their enemy, or something similar. There is no harm in their performing qunut, or it is recommended for them to perform qunut with a supplication asking Allah to remove what has befallen them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed qunut in the prayer of al-zajr, supplicating against a group of polytheists who had harmed the Muslims. He (peace and blessings be upon him) also performed qunut, supplicating for the oppressed people in Makkah, asking Allah to deliver them from the harm of the polytheists.
So, if the qunut is of this type, for the purpose of removing a calamity that has befallen the Muslims or some of them, it is prescribed in the Fajr prayer and in the other obligatory prayers. However, if there is no cause and no calamity has befallen the Muslims, the majority of scholars hold that it is not permissible to perform qunut in the Fajr prayer, because this was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as a constant practice, but only in times of calamity. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5082- صحة القول بسنية القنوت في صلاة الفجر كل يوم، ومتى يُشرع فعله؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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