Supplications in the Qunut that are not transmitted
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The questioner:
Likewise, there are supplications that contain praise and glorification of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He), and their meaning is correct, but they have not been transmitted in the Sunnah.
The Shaykh:
There is no harm in a person supplicating with whatever supplications are easy for him, even if they are not transmitted, provided that they are correct Islamic supplications; there is no harm in supplicating with them even if they are not transmitted. It is not a condition of supplication that it be a transmitted, well-known supplication. No. For this reason, when he (peace and blessings be upon him) taught Ibn Mas'ud the supplication of the tashahhud, he said:Bulugh al-Maram 2:203. He did not specify it. In the other wording, it says: "Then let him choose from the supplications whatever he wishes." And in the authentic hadith, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: , or that He will avert from him some evil in that. He said to him: "O Messenger of Allah, what if we are many?"
He said: "Allah is the Greatest." And he did not restrict the supplication to what is beneficial, so that indicates that the matter is broad. A person chooses from the supplications whatever he sees as suitable for his need, and needs differ. So, for example, the one who is in need of money says: "O Allah, fulfill my need with lawful money." And the one who is in need of marriage says: "O Allah, make marriage easy for me. O Allah, help me with the matter of marriage. O Allah, make it easy for me to have a righteous wife." And the one who is in need of offspring says: "O Allah, grant me righteous offspring. O Allah, make it easy for me to have righteous offspring." And the one who is in need of a dwelling says: "O Allah, make it easy for me to have a good dwelling." And the one who is in need of other matters supplicates to his Lord with what is suitable for those matters he needs. And the matter in this is broad, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
The questioner:
But care should be taken with the supplications transmitted from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh:
The transmitted supplication is better; it is better for a person to be concerned with supplicating with it. However, for other needs that arise, he supplicates with what is appropriate for him. Yes.
Likewise, there are supplications that contain praise and glorification of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He), and their meaning is correct, but they have not been transmitted in the Sunnah.
The Shaykh:
There is no harm in a person supplicating with whatever supplications are easy for him, even if they are not transmitted, provided that they are correct Islamic supplications; there is no harm in supplicating with them even if they are not transmitted. It is not a condition of supplication that it be a transmitted, well-known supplication. No. For this reason, when he (peace and blessings be upon him) taught Ibn Mas'ud the supplication of the tashahhud, he said:
Then he may choose any supplication which pleases him most and recite it.
ثم ليتخير من الدعاء أعجبه اليه فيدعوThere is no servant who supplicates to Allah with a supplication in which there is no sin or severance of kinship, but that Allah will answer him with one of three things: either He will hasten his supplication for him in this world, or He will store it up for him in the Hereafter,
ما من عبد يدعو الله بدعوة ليس فيها إثم ولا ضرعة رحم دعاه الله بها إحدى كلامه، إما أن تعجل فدعوته في الدنيا، وإما أن تدخل له في الآخرة،He said: "Allah is the Greatest." And he did not restrict the supplication to what is beneficial, so that indicates that the matter is broad. A person chooses from the supplications whatever he sees as suitable for his need, and needs differ. So, for example, the one who is in need of money says: "O Allah, fulfill my need with lawful money." And the one who is in need of marriage says: "O Allah, make marriage easy for me. O Allah, help me with the matter of marriage. O Allah, make it easy for me to have a righteous wife." And the one who is in need of offspring says: "O Allah, grant me righteous offspring. O Allah, make it easy for me to have righteous offspring." And the one who is in need of a dwelling says: "O Allah, make it easy for me to have a good dwelling." And the one who is in need of other matters supplicates to his Lord with what is suitable for those matters he needs. And the matter in this is broad, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
The questioner:
But care should be taken with the supplications transmitted from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh:
The transmitted supplication is better; it is better for a person to be concerned with supplicating with it. However, for other needs that arise, he supplicates with what is appropriate for him. Yes.
Source
الجواب الصريح عن أسئلة التراويح — islamhouse.com (1:01:24)
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