The Ruling on Consistently Reciting Qunut and the Surahs of the Even and Odd Prayers
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the qunut in the witr prayer and reciting Surah al-Kafirun and Surah al-Ikhlas in the even-numbered rak'ahs, some of the brothers disapprove of doing this consistently, and some of them did not do it at all during their imamate this month. What is your guidance, given that their evidence is so that people do not believe it is obligatory?
Answer:
This is not to be disapproved of. This is a sunnah (recommended practice). Reciting these surahs is a sunnah, and it is not forbidden to do it consistently, so it is not to be disapproved of. Do not disapprove of doing it consistently. However, it is said that the better course is not to do it consistently, so that people do not think it is obligatory. The better course is to recite other surahs at times. The better course. And if someone disapproves of this, that is not permissible. First, no one is satisfied with just that. So if someone says something like that, or if you do not respond to it, or even if you do respond to it,
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the qunut in the witr prayer and reciting Surah al-Kafirun and Surah al-Ikhlas in the even-numbered rak'ahs, some of the brothers disapprove of doing this consistently, and some of them did not do it at all during their imamate this month. What is your guidance, given that their evidence is so that people do not believe it is obligatory?
Answer:
This is not to be disapproved of. This is a sunnah (recommended practice). Reciting these surahs is a sunnah, and it is not forbidden to do it consistently, so it is not to be disapproved of. Do not disapprove of doing it consistently. However, it is said that the better course is not to do it consistently, so that people do not think it is obligatory. The better course is to recite other surahs at times. The better course. And if someone disapproves of this, that is not permissible. First, no one is satisfied with just that. So if someone says something like that, or if you do not respond to it, or even if you do respond to it,
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شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب ما جاء في الرقى والتمائم — islamhouse.com (1:00:54)
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