What is the ruling on the imam’s supplication in the qunut for current events against a specific unjust ruler, mentioning his name?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In His saying, Glorified and Exalted is He:[Ali 'Imran 3:128] He says: If the imam makes supplication during the qunut for current events and curses a specific unjust ruler by naming him,
The Shaykh:
it is not permissible to name him by his name. He supplicates against the oppressors, the tyrants, and the transgressors, but he does not name anyone by his name.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
You do not know; perhaps Allah will grant guidance to this person, and he will embrace Islam and improve his Islam. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In His saying, Glorified and Exalted is He:
Not for you, [O Muhammad, but for Allah], is the decision
لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ شَيْءٌThe Shaykh:
it is not permissible to name him by his name. He supplicates against the oppressors, the tyrants, and the transgressors, but he does not name anyone by his name.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
You do not know; perhaps Allah will grant guidance to this person, and he will embrace Islam and improve his Islam. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [523 -939] ما حكم دعاء الإمام في النوازل على حاكم ظالم بعينه مع ذكر اسمه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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