The Ruling on Qunut in the Fajr Prayer for the Purpose of Reconciling Hearts
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We are in a town where the people follow the Shafi'i school of jurisprudence, and they consider the qunut in the Fajr prayer to be prescribed. Sometimes they appoint some young men who do not consider it prescribed, or they appoint one of them as the imam of the mosque. If he leaves out the qunut, a harm occurs, which is that they do not pray behind him, or there is conflict and disagreement. Is it permissible for the one who leads them to perform the qunut with them, even if he is among those who do not consider it prescribed, in order to avert the harm and reconcile hearts, especially if this imam is striving to spread tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the Sunnah, and they accept him if he agrees with them regarding the qunut in the Fajr prayer?And if he differs with them, they say: This is a Hanbali, and they do not accept anything from him in terms of knowledge. Please issue a ruling for us, may Allah reward you?
There is nothing wrong with doing this in order to reconcile hearts.But he should proceed gradually with them, meaning: He should deliver lectures to them that clarify that this is not from the way of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), until they are reassured and accept it.
He performs the qunut for the sake of reconciliation, but—as I told you—he prepares the ground for the fact that it is a bid'ah (religious innovation), and does not come to them with it directly. He delivers lectures on this topic until it becomes clear to them, and he says: I am not on the school of so-and-so or so-and-so; this is the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He performed the qunut for a month, supplicating against a group, and then he left it. He performed the qunut supplicating for another group until Allah saved them, and then he left the qunut.
And glory be to You, O Allah, our Lord, and praise be to You. I testify that there is no deity but You. I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You.
There is nothing wrong with doing this in order to reconcile hearts.But he should proceed gradually with them, meaning: He should deliver lectures to them that clarify that this is not from the way of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), until they are reassured and accept it.
He performs the qunut for the sake of reconciliation, but—as I told you—he prepares the ground for the fact that it is a bid'ah (religious innovation), and does not come to them with it directly. He delivers lectures on this topic until it becomes clear to them, and he says: I am not on the school of so-and-so or so-and-so; this is the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He performed the qunut for a month, supplicating against a group, and then he left it. He performed the qunut supplicating for another group until Allah saved them, and then he left the qunut.
And glory be to You, O Allah, our Lord, and praise be to You. I testify that there is no deity but You. I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You.