The Ruling on the Supplication for the Intermediary and the Qunut in the Fajr Prayer
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Question:
The imam of our mosque recites the supplication for the intermediary (wasilah) after the iqamah, and recites the qunut supplication after the bowing in the second unit of the Fajr prayer. Should we recite with him or not? Please issue a ruling for us, may Allah have mercy on you.
Answer:
As for the supplication for the wasilah after the adhan, this is a sunnah (recommended practice). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "When you ask, and the adhan is called,." Muslim narrated it in his Sahih. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) Bulugh al-Maram 2:67, and after the one who ascended from al-Makhzum was overtaken, that was resolved, so I went and stood. Al-Bukhari narrated it in his Sahih.
If the questioner meant this supplication, then it is true and prescribed after the adhan. But if he meant something else after entering the state of ihram, let us clarify it in another question so that we may look into it.
As for the qunut after the bowing in the last rak'ah of the Fajr prayer, there is a distinction here. If he does it at certain times, supplicating for the mujahideen in the path of Allah, and cursing the disbelievers, and supplicating for the Muslims, then there is no harm. This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did at many times. But if he makes it a habit, every day, always, always, this is a bid'ah (religious innovation) contrary to the Sunnah.
Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i, and Ahmad narrated in their Musnads from Sa'd ibn Tariq (may Allah be pleased with them) that they used to perform the Fajr prayer with their eyes closed. Then Tariq said, "O my son, alone." I, Tariq al-Ash'ari (may Allah have mercy on him), say that the one who supplicates in Fajr with his eyes closed is specific, because it is a bid'ah (religious innovation). The Rightly Guided Caliphs did not do it: not Abu Bakr, not 'Umar, not 'Uthman, and not 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with them). So it is known that it is a bid'ah (religious innovation).
As for what is narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he used to eat in Fajr always, this is weak and not authentic. Rather, he used to eat at some times, supplicating against a group, or for a group, indicating that it was at some times, not always, (peace and blessings be upon him). The Sunnah is in following him, and all good is in following him (peace and blessings be upon him), and proceeding according to his methodology (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The imam of our mosque recites the supplication for the intermediary (wasilah) after the iqamah, and recites the qunut supplication after the bowing in the second unit of the Fajr prayer. Should we recite with him or not? Please issue a ruling for us, may Allah have mercy on you.
Answer:
As for the supplication for the wasilah after the adhan, this is a sunnah (recommended practice). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "When you ask, and the adhan is called,
Then say what they say, and then pray upon him. For whoever prays upon him when the adhan is called, Allah will pray upon him, and whoever asks Allah for the intermediary (wasilah) for him, it is a rank in Paradise that is not fitting for any of Allah's servants, and I hope that I will be the one for whom it is easiest. So whoever asks for the intermediary, intercession will be made lawful for him.
فقلوا مثل ما يقول ثم صلوا عليه فإنه من صلى عليه وأذن صلى الله عليه ثم سأل الله عليه الوسيلة فإنها منزلة الجنة لا تنبغي لعبد من عباد الله وأرجو أن أكون أنا أهون، فمن سأل الذي وسيلة حلت له الشفاعةIf anyone says when he hears the Adhan: 'O Allah! Lord of this perfect call and of the regular prayer which is going to be established! Kindly give Muhammad (ﷺ) the right of intercession and superiority,
يقال حين يسمع النداء اللهم رب هذه الدهر التامة، والصلاة القائمة، آت محمدا وسيلة والفضيلةIf the questioner meant this supplication, then it is true and prescribed after the adhan. But if he meant something else after entering the state of ihram, let us clarify it in another question so that we may look into it.
As for the qunut after the bowing in the last rak'ah of the Fajr prayer, there is a distinction here. If he does it at certain times, supplicating for the mujahideen in the path of Allah, and cursing the disbelievers, and supplicating for the Muslims, then there is no harm. This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did at many times. But if he makes it a habit, every day, always, always, this is a bid'ah (religious innovation) contrary to the Sunnah.
Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i, and Ahmad narrated in their Musnads from Sa'd ibn Tariq
Al-Ash'ari said: I said to my father, "You prayed behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and behind Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthman, and 'Ali."
الأشجعي قال قلت لأبي إنك صليت خلف رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وخلف أبي بكر وعمر وعثمان وعليAs for what is narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he used to eat in Fajr always, this is weak and not authentic. Rather, he used to eat at some times, supplicating against a group, or for a group, indicating that it was at some times, not always, (peace and blessings be upon him). The Sunnah is in following him, and all good is in following him (peace and blessings be upon him), and proceeding according to his methodology (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
فتاوى في العقيدة - 2 - ابن باز — archive.org (35:10)
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