The ruling on qunut without the permission of the one in authority
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The Shaykh:
There is no god but Allah. Muhammad. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible to perform qunut, O Honorable Shaykh, without the permission of the one in authority?
The Shaykh:
Qunut in times of calamity is a matter for the scholars of knowledge and those who issue fatwas. If a fatwa is issued by the competent authority and it is generalized for the Muslims, instructing people to perform qunut, then they do so. However, for a person to perform qunut without referring to the scholars of knowledge is a mistake.[An-Nisa 4:83] Matters have their references, I mean, they have their references. These are general matters. As for a person performing qunut for himself, there is no harm in that. But for him to perform qunut for the people and in the mosques, that requires a fatwa from the competent, recognized authority for issuing fatwas.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
There is no god but Allah. Muhammad. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible to perform qunut, O Honorable Shaykh, without the permission of the one in authority?
The Shaykh:
Qunut in times of calamity is a matter for the scholars of knowledge and those who issue fatwas. If a fatwa is issued by the competent authority and it is generalized for the Muslims, instructing people to perform qunut, then they do so. However, for a person to perform qunut without referring to the scholars of knowledge is a mistake.
And when there comes to them information about [public] security or fear, they spread it around. But if they had referred it back to the Messenger or to those of authority among them, then the ones who [can] draw correct conclusions from it would have known about it.
وَإِذَا جَاءَهُمْ أَمْرٌ مِّنَ الْأَمْنِ أَوِ الْخَوْفِ أَذَاعُوا بِهِ وَلَوْ رَدُّوهُ إِلَى الرَّسُولِ وَإِلَىٰ أُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنْهُمْ لَعَلِمَهُ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَنبِطُونَهُ مِنْهُمْThe presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
كتاب التوحيد [11] — alfawzan.live (59:42)
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