The Ruling on Objecting to the Imam Who Recites Qunut in the Fajr Prayer and the Use of a Muallim
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, in our country, most mosques have the qunut in the Fajr prayer and the use of a muallim. The question is: does one object to the imam in this matter? Is there a difference of opinion in this issue? There is no clarification.
Answer:
The qunut in the Fajr prayer is a matter of scholarly disagreement, as you heard in the Shafi'i school, and it is also attributed to the Maliki school that it is a recommended practice in the Fajr. So if the imam is Shafi'i or Maliki and he holds this view, do not object to him, because he holds this view and he follows his imam or acts according to it; do not object to him. As for you, if you become the imam, you follow what you consider to be the stronger position. The mosque imam is not under your authority, but if you discuss it with him in the spirit of discussion, that is good. If he is convinced and returns to the correct view, praise be to Allah. If he is not convinced, there is no need for a dispute or for leaving the prayer with the congregation, because some people may leave the mosque and not pray with the congregation because the imam recites the qunut in the Fajr. This is wrong. Pray with him, and if the imam recites the qunut, praise be to Allah, and it is permissible.
As for the muallim, if the congregation is large, there is no harm in using a muallim. The muallim is only used when there is a need. If there is a need, the muallim is appropriate. Yes. And if there is no need and the congregation can hear the imam's voice, there is no need for a muallim. But some of the brothers say there is no need for a muallim when there is a loudspeaker. In the present time, in the two Holy Mosques, we say that the loudspeaker is subject to what it is subject to; it may cut out during the prayer. So having muallims is a precaution. The important thing is the size of the congregation. If the congregation is large and they cannot hear the imam with his bare voice, there is no objection to appointing a muallim, even if there are disliked aspects to it, because the loudspeaker is subject to what it is subject to, and it often cuts out during the prayer. So having a muallim is a precaution. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, in our country, most mosques have the qunut in the Fajr prayer and the use of a muallim. The question is: does one object to the imam in this matter? Is there a difference of opinion in this issue? There is no clarification.
Answer:
The qunut in the Fajr prayer is a matter of scholarly disagreement, as you heard in the Shafi'i school, and it is also attributed to the Maliki school that it is a recommended practice in the Fajr. So if the imam is Shafi'i or Maliki and he holds this view, do not object to him, because he holds this view and he follows his imam or acts according to it; do not object to him. As for you, if you become the imam, you follow what you consider to be the stronger position. The mosque imam is not under your authority, but if you discuss it with him in the spirit of discussion, that is good. If he is convinced and returns to the correct view, praise be to Allah. If he is not convinced, there is no need for a dispute or for leaving the prayer with the congregation, because some people may leave the mosque and not pray with the congregation because the imam recites the qunut in the Fajr. This is wrong. Pray with him, and if the imam recites the qunut, praise be to Allah, and it is permissible.
As for the muallim, if the congregation is large, there is no harm in using a muallim. The muallim is only used when there is a need. If there is a need, the muallim is appropriate. Yes. And if there is no need and the congregation can hear the imam's voice, there is no need for a muallim. But some of the brothers say there is no need for a muallim when there is a loudspeaker. In the present time, in the two Holy Mosques, we say that the loudspeaker is subject to what it is subject to; it may cut out during the prayer. So having muallims is a precaution. The important thing is the size of the congregation. If the congregation is large and they cannot hear the imam with his bare voice, there is no objection to appointing a muallim, even if there are disliked aspects to it, because the loudspeaker is subject to what it is subject to, and it often cuts out during the prayer. So having a muallim is a precaution. Yes.
Source
القنوت في صلاة الفجر — alfawzan.live
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