What is the ruling on reciting the supplication of the witr qunut in the qunut for calamities?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, some of the imams in the qunut these days...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : I say that some of the imams in the qunut these days begin with the famous qunut supplication of the witr.
The Shaykh : O Allah, guide us among those You have guided. It appears that these people do not know those who recite the qunut of the witr; they do not know, because the qunut here is not the qunut of the witr, but rather it is a qunut to avert calamity. So one recites the qunut to avert this calamity, just as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate for the oppressed and supplicate against the oppressors with the appropriate supplication. But these imams heard "qunut, qunut," so if you see one of these people, convey this to him and explain it to him.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : I say that some of the imams in the qunut these days begin with the famous qunut supplication of the witr.
The Shaykh : O Allah, guide us among those You have guided. It appears that these people do not know those who recite the qunut of the witr; they do not know, because the qunut here is not the qunut of the witr, but rather it is a qunut to avert calamity. So one recites the qunut to avert this calamity, just as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate for the oppressed and supplicate against the oppressors with the appropriate supplication. But these imams heard "qunut, qunut," so if you see one of these people, convey this to him and explain it to him.