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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on making a supplication for something that was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?

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The questioner : Peace be upon you. Peace be upon you. May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. Regarding the supplication of some imams for something that was not reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)?

The Shaykh : If the supplication is genuine, meaning it is a prescribed supplication, and there is no transgression.

The questioner : When, then?

The Shaykh : But some imams are criticized for lengthening the qunut and for the artificiality of its rhyming, so that it is feared that
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1689- ما حكم الدعاء بشيئ لم يرد عن النبي ﷺ/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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