Is the persistence in qunut in the Fajr prayer considered a bid'ah (religious innovation)?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the maintenance and persistence in qunut in the Fajr prayer considered a bid'ah (religious innovation)? And are the ma'mum (those praying behind the imam) required to follow the imam if he persists in it in the Fajr prayer?

Answer:
You know that the qunut in the Fajr prayer, according to the majority of scholars, is not prescribed except in times of calamity, and this is the correct view: that it is not prescribed except in times of calamity. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do it except in times of calamity. This is the correct view among scholars, such as Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him), who holds that it is a sunnah (recommended practice) in every Fajr prayer, in times of calamity and otherwise. The Shafi'is follow him in this, but this is a weaker position in reality; it is a weaker position. However, if the imam does it, if the imam is a Shafi'i and acts upon this, then the ma'mum follow him and do not differ with him; they follow him, and the prayer is valid, and praise be to Allah. Yes.