What are the conditions for qunut in emergencies during the obligatory prayer?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. Many questions have come in asking about the ruling on qunut in such emergencies, and about supplicating individually or in congregational prayers. Is it permissible for the imams of mosques to perform qunut without an order from the one in authority? And is it obligatory for the congregation to say "Ameen" to their supplication if they perform qunut without permission?
Answer:
Supplication is not prohibited. A person supplicates for himself and his brothers, and it is not prohibited. He supplicates in his prayer, in his bowing and prostration, and in the qunut of the witr prayer. Supplication is not forbidden. However, qunut in the obligatory prayer requires a fatwa from the competent authority for issuing fatwas. Considering matters of prayer and assessing the events for which qunut is performed requires study and reflection. This is the domain of the scholars of knowledge. They are the ones who assess which events warrant qunut and which do not. It is not the right of every person to perform qunut in the obligatory prayer and introduce into the obligatory prayer what is not part of it. These matters must be regulated. As for performing qunut in the witr prayer and supplicating against the disbelievers and the enemies of Islam, that is required. Or supplicating in your bowing and prostration, even in the obligatory prayer. Supplicate in your bowing and prostration, even in the obligatory prayer. There are people who do this. It is the qunut in the obligatory prayer that requires referring to the scholars of knowledge to determine the formulations for it.
If one of the young men, as you mentioned, or one of those who have zeal and haste, performs qunut, his prayer is valid, if Allah wills, but he is mistaken. There is no harm in you saying "Ameen" to his supplication, because this is a supplication to which you say "Ameen," and you follow the imam while advising him. Tell him: Do not perform qunut unless a fatwa is issued by the scholars of knowledge. Do not lead the people astray. Let the people question you, or let some doubt arise in them regarding you, and they accuse you. Stay on a clear path.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. Many questions have come in asking about the ruling on qunut in such emergencies, and about supplicating individually or in congregational prayers. Is it permissible for the imams of mosques to perform qunut without an order from the one in authority? And is it obligatory for the congregation to say "Ameen" to their supplication if they perform qunut without permission?
Answer:
Supplication is not prohibited. A person supplicates for himself and his brothers, and it is not prohibited. He supplicates in his prayer, in his bowing and prostration, and in the qunut of the witr prayer. Supplication is not forbidden. However, qunut in the obligatory prayer requires a fatwa from the competent authority for issuing fatwas. Considering matters of prayer and assessing the events for which qunut is performed requires study and reflection. This is the domain of the scholars of knowledge. They are the ones who assess which events warrant qunut and which do not. It is not the right of every person to perform qunut in the obligatory prayer and introduce into the obligatory prayer what is not part of it. These matters must be regulated. As for performing qunut in the witr prayer and supplicating against the disbelievers and the enemies of Islam, that is required. Or supplicating in your bowing and prostration, even in the obligatory prayer. Supplicate in your bowing and prostration, even in the obligatory prayer. There are people who do this. It is the qunut in the obligatory prayer that requires referring to the scholars of knowledge to determine the formulations for it.
If one of the young men, as you mentioned, or one of those who have zeal and haste, performs qunut, his prayer is valid, if Allah wills, but he is mistaken. There is no harm in you saying "Ameen" to his supplication, because this is a supplication to which you say "Ameen," and you follow the imam while advising him. Tell him: Do not perform qunut unless a fatwa is issued by the scholars of knowledge. Do not lead the people astray. Let the people question you, or let some doubt arise in them regarding you, and they accuse you. Stay on a clear path.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما ضوابط القنوت في النوازل في صلاة الفريضة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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