The Ruling on Qunut in Occurrences and the Condition of a Scholarly Ruling
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, many questions have come in regarding the ruling on qunut in occurrences. From the perspective of what are the occurrences for which qunut is performed? Is it required to seek the permission of the one in authority for that? In other words, does qunut require the permission of the one in authority? And what is the jurisprudence of qunut in terms of the supplication that is made and what is not made?
Answer:
Occurrences are the events that happen to Muslims. Either an enemy besieges them, or a severe hardship.
Or epidemic diseases other than the plague. The plague is not a reason for qunut because it occurred in the time of the Companions and they did not perform qunut for it. But other deadly epidemics, or an enemy that attacks the country, or an enemy that harms the Muslims, in that case qunut is prescribed.
But it must be based on a fatwa. Qunut must be based on a fatwa from the competent authority responsible for issuing fatwas, because they are the ones who assess the occurrences and know when to perform qunut and when not to. This is delegated to the people of ifta’ who are entrusted with issuing fatwas, and the one in authority generalizes it, or the Ministry of Islamic Affairs generalizes the fatwa to the mosques.
The description of the supplication is that one supplicates for the Muslims for relief, or if it is from an enemy, and supplicates against the enemy. One supplicates for the Muslims and supplicates against the enemy. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed qunut supplicating for the oppressed in Makkah, and he also performed qunut supplicating against the disbelievers and cursing them after he raised his head from the bowing in the last rak'ah of the Fajr prayer. As for a person supplicating on his own in his night prayer, or in his witr, or otherwise, a person is not prohibited from supplicating. He supplicates for his Muslim brothers. He supplicates for his Muslim brothers in his prayer and outside his prayer. Supplication is not prohibited. The issue is about the qunut that is performed in the Fajr prayer or other obligatory prayers. This must be based on a fatwa from the scholars, because they are the ones who know the occurrences and know when to perform qunut and when not to. This matter is chaos. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, many questions have come in regarding the ruling on qunut in occurrences. From the perspective of what are the occurrences for which qunut is performed? Is it required to seek the permission of the one in authority for that? In other words, does qunut require the permission of the one in authority? And what is the jurisprudence of qunut in terms of the supplication that is made and what is not made?
Answer:
Occurrences are the events that happen to Muslims. Either an enemy besieges them, or a severe hardship.
Or epidemic diseases other than the plague. The plague is not a reason for qunut because it occurred in the time of the Companions and they did not perform qunut for it. But other deadly epidemics, or an enemy that attacks the country, or an enemy that harms the Muslims, in that case qunut is prescribed.
But it must be based on a fatwa. Qunut must be based on a fatwa from the competent authority responsible for issuing fatwas, because they are the ones who assess the occurrences and know when to perform qunut and when not to. This is delegated to the people of ifta’ who are entrusted with issuing fatwas, and the one in authority generalizes it, or the Ministry of Islamic Affairs generalizes the fatwa to the mosques.
The description of the supplication is that one supplicates for the Muslims for relief, or if it is from an enemy, and supplicates against the enemy. One supplicates for the Muslims and supplicates against the enemy. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed qunut supplicating for the oppressed in Makkah, and he also performed qunut supplicating against the disbelievers and cursing them after he raised his head from the bowing in the last rak'ah of the Fajr prayer. As for a person supplicating on his own in his night prayer, or in his witr, or otherwise, a person is not prohibited from supplicating. He supplicates for his Muslim brothers. He supplicates for his Muslim brothers in his prayer and outside his prayer. Supplication is not prohibited. The issue is about the qunut that is performed in the Fajr prayer or other obligatory prayers. This must be based on a fatwa from the scholars, because they are the ones who know the occurrences and know when to perform qunut and when not to. This matter is chaos. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما هي النوازل التي يُقنت بها؟ وهل يشترط استئذان ولي الأمر للقنوت؟ وبماذا يُدعى في القنوت؟ — youtube.com
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