I hope you will explain the word qunut in detail so that we may, if Allah wills, be among those who stand in qunut?
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The questioner : I hope you will explain the word qunut in detail so that we may, if Allah wills, be among those who stand in qunut?
The Shaykh : By qunut, he likely means the saying of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He):[Al-Baqarah 2:238] It is used with multiple meanings, one of which is silence. This is why the narrator of the hadith said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 405Sahih (Darussalam) It is known that the intended meaning of is silence from the speech of people, not silence from everything, because the prayer consists entirely of words and actions that are necessary. Thus, qunut is used to mean leaving off what contradicts the prayer, it is used to mean prolonging the standing and the recitation, it is used to mean perfect humility before Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and it is used to mean supplication, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made qunut for the oppressed and made qunut supplicating against other groups.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : By qunut, he likely means the saying of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He):
Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle prayer and stand before Allah, devoutly obedient.
حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلاةِ الْوُسْطَى وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَSo we were ordered to be silent and prohibited from talking.
فأمرنا بالسكوت، ونهينا عن الكلامWe were commanded to be silent.
أمرنا بالسكوتThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good.