Continuation of the discussion: If the imam recites qunut in the Fajr prayer, what is the ruling for the followers in that?
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The Shaykh : Where were we, and where have we ended up? We are going to return to where we were so that we can connect the introduction to the conclusion. The imam recites qunut in the Fajr prayer.
The student : Our Shaykh, Shaykh Mustafa...
The Shaykh : Oh Shaykh, may Allah guide you. We told you that word an hour ago, keep it covered. Now you are...
The student : Ah... between me and him.
The Shaykh : Between you and him.
The student : I benefit, okay...
The Shaykh : We are telling you, for a certain reason, we are telling you that we will return to connect the introduction to the conclusion.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : What is the introduction? It is that the imam recites qunut in the Fajr prayer, and we see that this qunut has no basis in the Sunnah. We advised this imam, but he did not accept the advice, and[Al-Baqarah 2:272], and we have no other imam who is more knowledgeable or more aware of the Sunnah than him, and so on. We are forced to pray with him so that we do not miss the congregational prayer, and so that we realize the saying of our Lord, the Lord of the Worlds: [Al-Baqarah 2:43]. This imam and those behind him who are bowing, but we must pray with these bowing people. However, this imam recites qunut, and we advised him, but he did not accept the advice, as we said. What is our position toward him? We follow him. Why? Because of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih al-Bukhari 722 And the hadith in the other wording is: Sunan Ibn Majah 846Sahih (Darussalam) For this reason, it is not permissible for the follower to contradict the imam in what he does by mistake; because the mistake is, first, lifted from the Ummah, and second, he is excused by Allah, like the one who prays sitting down, he is excused, otherwise standing is a pillar of the prayer. So Allah (Mighty and Majestic) excused him when he left this pillar due to his illness and prayed sitting down. Those who pray behind him are standing and are able to stand. They must follow him. They must leave the pillar, even though leaving the pillar necessitates the invalidity of the prayer, except for a legal excuse. The legal excuse here is following the imam. Do you see? If we do this with the imam, and he is contrary to the Sunnah, we would be leaving a pillar. Is this not much lighter than that? Therefore, this hadith alone is one of the reasons for gathering the Muslims and uniting some of them with others. If they had held fast to the Sunnah, that imam, if he had known the Sunnah, that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not recite qunut except when he supplicated for a group or against a group, meaning a specific incident, if he had known the Sunnah, he would not have created a difference between him and some of the worshippers behind him. He did not know the Sunnah. But also, those who pray behind him contradict him. He recites qunut and raises his hands, and they do it like this. This is a contradiction. We gave you examples, and there is no need to repeat the topic. The imam made a mistake and stood up for the third rak'ah, or the imam made a mistake and stood up for the fifth rak'ah. So the followers must follow him. Oh my master, Subhan Allah, from here, Subhan Allah, and from here, and he is not... and you do not want to follow him in his mistake? Sahih al-Bukhari 1236 and so on.
The student : Our Shaykh, Shaykh Mustafa...
The Shaykh : Oh Shaykh, may Allah guide you. We told you that word an hour ago, keep it covered. Now you are...
The student : Ah... between me and him.
The Shaykh : Between you and him.
The student : I benefit, okay...
The Shaykh : We are telling you, for a certain reason, we are telling you that we will return to connect the introduction to the conclusion.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : What is the introduction? It is that the imam recites qunut in the Fajr prayer, and we see that this qunut has no basis in the Sunnah. We advised this imam, but he did not accept the advice, and
Not upon you, [O Muhammad], is [responsibility for] their guidance, but Allah guides whom He wills.
لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ هُدَاهُمْ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِي مَنْ يَشَاءُAnd establish prayer and give zakah and bow with those who bow [in worship and obedience].
وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَارْكَعُوا مَعَ الرَّاكِعِينَThe Imam is (appointed) to be followed. So do not differ from him
إنما جُعِلَ الإمام لِيُؤتَمَّ به ؛ فلا تختلفوا عليهand if he prays sitting down then all of you pray sitting down.
وإذا صلَّى جالسًا فصلُّوا جلوسًا أجمعينThe Imam is to be followed
إنما جُعِلَ الإمام لِيُؤتَمَّ به
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