The Eclipse Prayer and Qunut in Times of Calamities and Earthquakes
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Your Eminence, father, I ask Allah to reward you. Is the eclipse prayer performed for such events, and is qunut recited for them? Is this specific to the people of the country, or does it include them and others? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
As for praying for it, this is reported from some of the Companions that he prayed for the earthquake, and it is reported from some of the Companions, and from 'Umar and others. So whoever prays and supplicates to Allah the Exalted, but this is not done in congregation; a person prays and supplicates to Allah the Exalted, for supplication in prayer is closer to being answered than supplication outside of prayer. Yes. As for qunut, this has not been reported. Earthquakes occurred, and the fire that came out of al-Harra during the seventh century occurred, and it was not mentioned that they recited qunut for that. Rather, they supplicated to Allah; they came to the Prophet's Mosque and supplicated to Allah and wept until Allah removed it from them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Your Eminence, father, I ask Allah to reward you. Is the eclipse prayer performed for such events, and is qunut recited for them? Is this specific to the people of the country, or does it include them and others? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
As for praying for it, this is reported from some of the Companions that he prayed for the earthquake, and it is reported from some of the Companions, and from 'Umar and others. So whoever prays and supplicates to Allah the Exalted, but this is not done in congregation; a person prays and supplicates to Allah the Exalted, for supplication in prayer is closer to being answered than supplication outside of prayer. Yes. As for qunut, this has not been reported. Earthquakes occurred, and the fire that came out of al-Harra during the seventh century occurred, and it was not mentioned that they recited qunut for that. Rather, they supplicated to Allah; they came to the Prophet's Mosque and supplicated to Allah and wept until Allah removed it from them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
أخصر المختصرات في الفقه الحنبلي [31] — alfawzan.live (23:10)
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