Sometimes the imam recites the qunut in the witr after rising from the bowing and not before it; is this correct?
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The questioner : Sometimes the imam recites the qunut in the witr after rising from the bowing and not before it; is this permissible?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible to recite the qunut before the bowing and after it, but let it be known that there is no qunut in the obligatory prayers; the qunut is only in the witr of the night.
As for the obligatory prayers, it is permissible for the Grand Imam, meaning the head of state, to recite the qunut if a calamity befalls the Muslims, and also for those whom the head of state orders to recite the qunut. If the head of state does not order the qunut, then there is no qunut, because the matter of the qunut in calamities is referred to the head of state, not to individual people. This is evidenced by the fact that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the qunut in calamities, and we have not preserved that he ordered the people to do so, meaning he did not order the other mosques to do so. Thus, the matter of the qunut in calamities is up to the imam, meaning the head of state. If he orders it, then listen and obey; if he does not order it, then do not.
And praise be to Allah, supplication is not specific to the qunut. You may supplicate to Allah the Exalted whether you are in prostration or between the adhan and the iqamah, and the accepted supplication is not limited to the supplication of the qunut.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible to recite the qunut before the bowing and after it, but let it be known that there is no qunut in the obligatory prayers; the qunut is only in the witr of the night.
As for the obligatory prayers, it is permissible for the Grand Imam, meaning the head of state, to recite the qunut if a calamity befalls the Muslims, and also for those whom the head of state orders to recite the qunut. If the head of state does not order the qunut, then there is no qunut, because the matter of the qunut in calamities is referred to the head of state, not to individual people. This is evidenced by the fact that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the qunut in calamities, and we have not preserved that he ordered the people to do so, meaning he did not order the other mosques to do so. Thus, the matter of the qunut in calamities is up to the imam, meaning the head of state. If he orders it, then listen and obey; if he does not order it, then do not.
And praise be to Allah, supplication is not specific to the qunut. You may supplicate to Allah the Exalted whether you are in prostration or between the adhan and the iqamah, and the accepted supplication is not limited to the supplication of the qunut.