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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on daily qunut in the Fajr prayer

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. A listener from al-Madinah al-Munawwarah sent a message asking, and he says: Your brother Sulayman Hasan, a Sudanese resident in al-Madinah, then asks: Is it obligatory for the imam in the Fajr prayer daily to supplicate with the qunut supplication? And if he does so, what is required of us? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Qunut in the Fajr prayer is not prescribed according to many scholars, except in times of calamity. If a calamity befalls the Muslims, such as the enemy besieging them, or similar events where the Muslims fear harm, or an enemy overpowering the Muslims, then it is recommended to perform qunut in the Fajr prayer after bowing in the last unit. This is as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did in times of calamity; he performed qunut supplicating against a group of disbelievers who were harming the Muslims, and he performed qunut supplicating for a group of Muslims that Allah would relieve them from the hardship they had fallen into.
As for qunut in other than times of calamity, it is not prescribed according to most scholars; indeed, some scholars say it is a bid'ah (religious innovation). Only Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) held the view of its permissibility, and there is a hadith that is not authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). However, if the imam performs qunut following the school of those who say qunut in the Fajr prayer is always permissible, then you follow him. You follow him in standing, and you repeat saying "Our Lord" and
unto Thee be praise that would fill the heavens and the earth and fill that which will please Thee besides (them)لَكَ الْحَمْدُ مِلْءَ السَّمَاءِ وَمِلْءَ الأَرْضِ وَمِلْءَ مَا شِئْتَ مِنْ شَىْءٍ بَعْدُ
Sahih Muslim 476c
until he prostrates, and you prostrate with him. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4439- حكم القنوت يومياً في صلاة الفجر - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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