Is the qunut in times of calamity recited in the singular or the plural?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, is the qunut in times of calamity recited in the singular or the plural? For example: "O Allah, guide us" or "O Allah, guide me"?
The Shaykh : If the supplication being recited is transmitted in the singular, it is not permissible to change it to the plural. If one is supplicating from his own words, it is the same for him whether he uses the plural or the singular. The important thing is not to change the wording that has been transmitted, such as his saying:Sunan an-Nasa'i 1745Sahih (Darussalam) which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught. Therefore, one should not say: "O Allah, guide us," but rather preserve the transmitted wording. Then, those who say: "Ameen" have the same status as the imam who made that supplication for himself. Is that clear?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If the supplication being recited is transmitted in the singular, it is not permissible to change it to the plural. If one is supplicating from his own words, it is the same for him whether he uses the plural or the singular. The important thing is not to change the wording that has been transmitted, such as his saying:
Allahumma ihdini fiman hadayta
اللهم اهدني فيمن هديتThe questioner: Yes.
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