The Ruling on Singing in the Qunut and Excess in Supplication
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The questioner:
May Allah be pleased with you, if Allah wills, with your permission, O Shaykh. You have. Three. May Allah preserve you. Yes, give them all to us so we can record the audio. May Allah raise your status. The first question. The first question now, regarding those who are approaching this noble month, the month of Ramadan, in which Allah has singled out with His vast mercy, if Allah wills. Some people sing in the qunut. And some of the worshippers, I mean, as you say, become humble and cry during the qunut more than during the recitation of the Qur'an. What is the ruling on that? The second. The second, may you live long, the difference between the zakah of wealth and the zakat al-fitr. Between the zakah of wealth and the zakat al-fitr. Okay. And the third. The third, if it is Ramadan, if Allah wills, and we are in a good state, if Allah wills, and I prayed the 'Isha' prayer and then went out and prayed the tarawih in my house, is this permissible or not? Okay, there is a fourth. Look, from our side, the fourth. You have a fourth question. May Allah raise your status. May Allah be pleased with you. Listen, listen, thank you, Abdullah. May Allah bless you. He asks, may Allah bless you all, that in the month of Ramadan, some people or some imams sing in the qunut, and this singing may cause the others to cry. What is your guidance?
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh: It is not permissible to use melody in supplication. Rather, one must focus on beautifying the voice with the Qur'an. As for supplication, it does not require melody or voice beautification. Supplication in this month, especially in the qunut of the witr prayer, has a great virtue in terms of the hope for acceptance compared to other times. One should take care of it without boring length or burdening the ma'mumin (those praying behind the imam). Rather, the supplication should be concise and not be a hardship for the ma'mumin. Yes.
The presenter:
And sometimes, Shaykh, there is transgression in supplication. What is your guidance?
The Shaykh:
Supplication is not answered when there is transgression. Yes. “Call upon your Lord with humility and fear.”[Al-A'raf 7:56]. Transgression in supplication is forbidden, and it is not answered for its doer. Yes.
May Allah be pleased with you, if Allah wills, with your permission, O Shaykh. You have. Three. May Allah preserve you. Yes, give them all to us so we can record the audio. May Allah raise your status. The first question. The first question now, regarding those who are approaching this noble month, the month of Ramadan, in which Allah has singled out with His vast mercy, if Allah wills. Some people sing in the qunut. And some of the worshippers, I mean, as you say, become humble and cry during the qunut more than during the recitation of the Qur'an. What is the ruling on that? The second. The second, may you live long, the difference between the zakah of wealth and the zakat al-fitr. Between the zakah of wealth and the zakat al-fitr. Okay. And the third. The third, if it is Ramadan, if Allah wills, and we are in a good state, if Allah wills, and I prayed the 'Isha' prayer and then went out and prayed the tarawih in my house, is this permissible or not? Okay, there is a fourth. Look, from our side, the fourth. You have a fourth question. May Allah raise your status. May Allah be pleased with you. Listen, listen, thank you, Abdullah. May Allah bless you. He asks, may Allah bless you all, that in the month of Ramadan, some people or some imams sing in the qunut, and this singing may cause the others to cry. What is your guidance?
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh: It is not permissible to use melody in supplication. Rather, one must focus on beautifying the voice with the Qur'an. As for supplication, it does not require melody or voice beautification. Supplication in this month, especially in the qunut of the witr prayer, has a great virtue in terms of the hope for acceptance compared to other times. One should take care of it without boring length or burdening the ma'mumin (those praying behind the imam). Rather, the supplication should be concise and not be a hardship for the ma'mumin. Yes.
The presenter:
And sometimes, Shaykh, there is transgression in supplication. What is your guidance?
The Shaykh:
Supplication is not answered when there is transgression. Yes. “Call upon your Lord with humility and fear.”
Indeed, the mercy of Allah is near to the doers of good.
إِنَّ رَحْمَتَ اللَّهِ قَرِيبٌ مِّنَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 28-08-1438هـ — af.org.sa (16:08)
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