Qunut in Times of Calamity and the Plague
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some scholars have mentioned that qunut (a supplication made standing in prayer) in times of calamity is not prescribed when the plague strikes. Why did they single that out?
Answer:
Yes, most of the scholars say this. Because the plague is a mercy, as came in the hadith: it is a mercy.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some scholars have mentioned that qunut (a supplication made standing in prayer) in times of calamity is not prescribed when the plague strikes. Why did they single that out?
Answer:
Yes, most of the scholars say this. Because the plague is a mercy, as came in the hadith: it is a mercy.
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب : قول الله - تعالى - : { أيشركون ما لا يخلق شيئا وهم يخلقون } — islamhouse.com (55:47)
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