What is the basis for singling out the Fajr prayer for qunut, as established in "Sahih Muslim"?
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The questioner : What is the basis for not singling out the Fajr prayer for qunut? You said: The Fajr prayer is not singled out for qunut to the exclusion of the other prayers?
The Shaykh : Because the hadith is not authentic.
The questioner : But a hadith is established in "Sahih Muslim" that he used to recite qunut in Fajr...?
The Shaykh : I divided—may Allah bless you—qunut into two categories: qunut for a calamity and qunut other than for a calamity. Qunut for a calamity is prescribed in the five daily prayers, and the Fajr prayer does not stand out from the other five prayers regarding qunut for a calamity; is this clear?
The questioner : But if... is there anything?
Another questioner : ... .
The questioner : No, in the case of a calamity, right now there is a calamity that has befallen the Muslims.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you; I think the issue is not a matter of disagreement at all; are we not following the Messenger (peace be upon him) in everything he brought from the Shari'ah?
The questioner : That is correct.
The Shaykh : It is so, so you are wondering or asking and saying: If we singled it out, the question arises: Did the Messenger do that?
The questioner : Yes, he did...
The Shaykh : No, wait a moment; did the Messenger single out the Fajr prayer for qunut for a calamity to the exclusion of the other five prayers? Do not look at me in the paper!
The questioner : No, let me...
The Shaykh : Allow me a moment, no harm, sir, we have heard the hadiths!
The questioner : Not all of them.
The Shaykh : Be patient a moment, there is no hadith in the entire world, if you bring me a book, not a paper, that writes down some hadiths, there is no hadith in the world that the Messenger (peace be upon him) singled out the Fajr prayer for qunut for a calamity. I say this to reassure you and to inform you that I am saying what I know, I do not speak—God willing—without knowledge. Then we will hear the hadiths that you think contain something of singling out, and you will certainly find that there is no singling out in them at all after you understand what I am saying. I repeat what I say: Qunut for a calamity is prescribed in all five prayers, there is no difference in any of the five prayers in this ruling at all. The Messenger used to recite qunut in Fajr, he used to recite qunut in Maghrib, he used to recite qunut in the five prayers. The first research related to the denounced hadith is the continuous qunut in the Fajr prayer as stated in the hadith.
The questioner : This contradicts the hadiths that say he recited qunut for a month and then...
The Shaykh : Good; so we are done with that.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Now, now, bring it, let me see what hadith you have that indicates the Messenger singled out the Fajr prayer for qunut for a calamity?
The questioner : There is a general qunut... we did not understand from it.
The Shaykh : You do not have a specific hadith, no harm, now let us hear from you.
Please proceed.
The Shaykh : Because the hadith is not authentic.
The questioner : But a hadith is established in "Sahih Muslim" that he used to recite qunut in Fajr...?
The Shaykh : I divided—may Allah bless you—qunut into two categories: qunut for a calamity and qunut other than for a calamity. Qunut for a calamity is prescribed in the five daily prayers, and the Fajr prayer does not stand out from the other five prayers regarding qunut for a calamity; is this clear?
The questioner : But if... is there anything?
Another questioner : ... .
The questioner : No, in the case of a calamity, right now there is a calamity that has befallen the Muslims.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you; I think the issue is not a matter of disagreement at all; are we not following the Messenger (peace be upon him) in everything he brought from the Shari'ah?
The questioner : That is correct.
The Shaykh : It is so, so you are wondering or asking and saying: If we singled it out, the question arises: Did the Messenger do that?
The questioner : Yes, he did...
The Shaykh : No, wait a moment; did the Messenger single out the Fajr prayer for qunut for a calamity to the exclusion of the other five prayers? Do not look at me in the paper!
The questioner : No, let me...
The Shaykh : Allow me a moment, no harm, sir, we have heard the hadiths!
The questioner : Not all of them.
The Shaykh : Be patient a moment, there is no hadith in the entire world, if you bring me a book, not a paper, that writes down some hadiths, there is no hadith in the world that the Messenger (peace be upon him) singled out the Fajr prayer for qunut for a calamity. I say this to reassure you and to inform you that I am saying what I know, I do not speak—God willing—without knowledge. Then we will hear the hadiths that you think contain something of singling out, and you will certainly find that there is no singling out in them at all after you understand what I am saying. I repeat what I say: Qunut for a calamity is prescribed in all five prayers, there is no difference in any of the five prayers in this ruling at all. The Messenger used to recite qunut in Fajr, he used to recite qunut in Maghrib, he used to recite qunut in the five prayers. The first research related to the denounced hadith is the continuous qunut in the Fajr prayer as stated in the hadith.
The questioner : This contradicts the hadiths that say he recited qunut for a month and then...
The Shaykh : Good; so we are done with that.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Now, now, bring it, let me see what hadith you have that indicates the Messenger singled out the Fajr prayer for qunut for a calamity?
The questioner : There is a general qunut... we did not understand from it.
The Shaykh : You do not have a specific hadith, no harm, now let us hear from you.
Please proceed.
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