The Ruling on Qunut in Times of Calamity and the Condition of the Ruler’s Permission
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: Is the permission of the ruler required for the qunut in times of calamity? What is the evidence? And what is meant by this ruler?
Answer:
Yes. The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) did not act rashly until the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who is the ruler, mixed things up. He did not mix them up without his command or without his action (peace and blessings be upon him). He is the ruler, and he manages the affairs. This is to be based on the opinion of the scholars. So the scholars report this, and the ruler generalizes this matter to the shaykhs. As for matters being in chaos, that is not acceptable. It is not acceptable for matters to be in chaos, with everyone exercising independent legal reasoning and doing whatever they please, without order or discipline.
As for the person who supplicates for the Muslims with rain and departure, he is prohibited from doing so. He supplicates, he supplicates when he stands up at night and recites in the prayer of the face, he supplicates, he supplicates for the Muslims and supplicates against the poor in the night prayer and in his qunut, even in the obligatory prayer. He supplicates in prostration and supplicates against the disbelievers and supplicates for the Muslims in the obligatory prayer, in the voluntary prayer, and in the prostration for forgetfulness. But the one who does this in the mosques, in the congregations, in the obligatory prayer after the bowing, this is not permissible. This requires referring back to the scholars. And it is said that this is to be used by the competent authority responsible for the mosques. Is it acting on behalf of the ruler in this? It is permissible to establish an order from the King. If an order comes from the Ministry, the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, it is acting on behalf of the King in this matter, based on the opinion of the scholars. It is not permissible to delegate this.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: Is the permission of the ruler required for the qunut in times of calamity? What is the evidence? And what is meant by this ruler?
Answer:
Yes. The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) did not act rashly until the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who is the ruler, mixed things up. He did not mix them up without his command or without his action (peace and blessings be upon him). He is the ruler, and he manages the affairs. This is to be based on the opinion of the scholars. So the scholars report this, and the ruler generalizes this matter to the shaykhs. As for matters being in chaos, that is not acceptable. It is not acceptable for matters to be in chaos, with everyone exercising independent legal reasoning and doing whatever they please, without order or discipline.
As for the person who supplicates for the Muslims with rain and departure, he is prohibited from doing so. He supplicates, he supplicates when he stands up at night and recites in the prayer of the face, he supplicates, he supplicates for the Muslims and supplicates against the poor in the night prayer and in his qunut, even in the obligatory prayer. He supplicates in prostration and supplicates against the disbelievers and supplicates for the Muslims in the obligatory prayer, in the voluntary prayer, and in the prostration for forgetfulness. But the one who does this in the mosques, in the congregations, in the obligatory prayer after the bowing, this is not permissible. This requires referring back to the scholars. And it is said that this is to be used by the competent authority responsible for the mosques. Is it acting on behalf of the ruler in this? It is permissible to establish an order from the King. If an order comes from the Ministry, the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, it is acting on behalf of the King in this matter, based on the opinion of the scholars. It is not permissible to delegate this.
Source
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