The Ruling on Qunut in Times of Calamity and Who Orders It

Question:
The questioner: Allah informs you, is the time for marriage fixed, and is it a matter of personal independent legal reasoning or a continuous practice by the imam, and when does it take place?

Answer:
The Shaykh: The qunut (supplication made standing in prayer) for calamities is within the authority of the one in authority, because it was the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) who recited the qunut. He was the one who recited it, and he was the guardian and the one in authority over the Muslims, so the Muslims followed his example and began to recite the qunut with him. Therefore, this returns to the one in authority over the Muslims; if he orders the qunut for calamities, the Muslims recite it. However, it is not permissible for every imam to make it a personal decision to do so on his own. This follows the fatwa (scholarly legal ruling) and the order of the one in authority. Matters are regulated and have references. But if he prays for himself and makes supplication, there is no harm in that, as it is his own prayer. However, if he leads people in prayer and makes supplication without receiving an order from the one in authority or a fatwa from the competent authority, that is overstepping and wrong. But if he prays for himself and makes supplication, there is no blame on him. How is that? Yes.