The Ruling on Qunut in Times of Calamity Without a Fatwa
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: We have an imam who recites qunut during these days, but not daily; rather, he does it occasionally, at scattered times, once in the Maghrib prayer and once in the 'Isha' prayer, and he stops for days. So we have not been able to know his pattern of when he recites qunut and when he does not. Is there a specific duration for this practice?
Answer:
If a fatwa is issued by the scholars of knowledge regarding qunut, the imams in the mosques recite qunut in times of calamity, because the scholars are the ones who know the calamities that warrant qunut. As for ordinary people and those of young age, they do not know these matters. Therefore, it is not permissible for this imam to recite qunut unless a fatwa has been issued by the recognized authority for issuing fatwas.
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: We have an imam who recites qunut during these days, but not daily; rather, he does it occasionally, at scattered times, once in the Maghrib prayer and once in the 'Isha' prayer, and he stops for days. So we have not been able to know his pattern of when he recites qunut and when he does not. Is there a specific duration for this practice?
Answer:
If a fatwa is issued by the scholars of knowledge regarding qunut, the imams in the mosques recite qunut in times of calamity, because the scholars are the ones who know the calamities that warrant qunut. As for ordinary people and those of young age, they do not know these matters. Therefore, it is not permissible for this imam to recite qunut unless a fatwa has been issued by the recognized authority for issuing fatwas.
Source
القنوت في الصلوات — alfawzan.live
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