Is the qunut for calamities recited in all prayers, or is it recited sometimes in some of them and sometimes in others?

Ali Hasan: I wanted to ask you, our Shaykh, about the issue of qunut and what is mentioned regarding it. There is the famous hadith about qunut in the five prayers. Many people understand that the qunut in the five prayers means qunut in all of them without exception, in any prayer. Is the intention that it is recited in all of them, or is the intention that it is recited in all of them, but sometimes one recites it in Dhuhr and Asr, and sometimes in Fajr and Maghrib, and sometimes in Isha and Fajr, and so on, without specifying which ones?

The questioner : May Allah bless you. As you know, qunut is supplication. Since there is no specific explanation from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the qunut for calamities, and only the general text has come, it should be followed in accordance with this general text, without restricting it based on mere opinion. Especially since it is supplication, and Allah (Mighty and Majestic) loves supplication from His servants. If we say it is in one prayer and not another, that requires evidence.
Ali Hasan: In *Sahih Muslim*, it is stated that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite qunut in Fajr and Maghrib?

The Shaykh : And in other than *Sahih Muslim*?
Ali Hasan: Dhuhr, meaning some of them in some narrations.

The Shaykh : He used to recite qunut in the five prayers.
Ali Hasan: Does this generality not imply such a specification?

The Shaykh : Does the generality not imply that?
Ali Hasan: Does this generality not imply this, based on these hadiths that have come?

The Shaykh : No, my brother, this is not a specification. Rather, what indicates the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) commitment to this form has come, which can then specify the general text.
Ali Hasan: So, if we are reciting the qunut for a calamity, it must be in all five prayers.

The Shaykh : We do not say it is obligatory; it is prescribed.
Ali Hasan: It is prescribed.

The Shaykh : Yes, it is prescribed. And the meaning of "prescribed" is that it is not obligatory. And the meaning that it is not obligatory is that it is permissible for us to do it this way.
Ali Hasan: May Allah reward you with good.