The Ruling on Excessive Effort in the Supplication of Qunut
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Question:
What is the ruling on some people saying in the qunut, “Between our ceiling and our floor, and our needs are sufficient for us…” and so on? And is it permissible to pray behind such people? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This practice is a religious innovation (bid'ah) and an abomination, and it has no basis in the Shari'ah. It is obligatory for the responsible authorities to remove this imam and replace him with someone better than him if he does not repent and abandon these innovations. This is based on the saying of Allah, the Exalted: [Surah al-Tawbah: 71], and the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih Muslim 49a narrated by Imam Muslim in his Sahih.
What is the ruling on some people saying in the qunut, “Between our ceiling and our floor, and our needs are sufficient for us…” and so on? And is it permissible to pray behind such people? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This practice is a religious innovation (bid'ah) and an abomination, and it has no basis in the Shari'ah. It is obligatory for the responsible authorities to remove this imam and replace him with someone better than him if he does not repent and abandon these innovations. This is based on the saying of Allah, the Exalted:
The believing men and believing women are allies of one another. They enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong
وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِHe who amongst you sees something abominable should modify it with the help of his hand; and if he has not strength enough to do it, then he should do it with his tongue, and if he has not strength enough to do it, (even) then he should (abhor it) from his heart, and that is the least of faith.
من رأى منكم منكرًا فليغيره بيده، فإن لم يستطع فبلسانه، فإن لم يستطع فبقلبه، وذلك أضعف الإيمان
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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