Qunut in the Fajr prayer is not prescribed, except for calamities

Question:
Is the supplication of qunut in the Fajr prayer an innovation or a recommended practice?

Answer:
The supplication in the Fajr prayer, the qunut supplication, is not prescribed, except for causes. If there are causes, they are called the causes of calamities. That is, if there is a calamity befalling the Muslims, such as a war that has descended upon the Muslims, an enemy that has attacked them or some of their villages, one supplicates against them. Or an enemy who has killed some of them, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated against those who killed the reciters, and he supplicated against the people of Makkah when they persisted in disbelief. This is called qunut for calamities, and this is prescribed.
As for qunut in the Fajr prayer constantly, the correct view is that it is not prescribed. This is because Sa'd al-Ashe'ari asked his father, saying: He is Sa'd ibn Tariq al-Ashe'ari, and it was narrated by the five compilers except Abu Dawud with a good chain of narration.
This indicates that qunut in the Fajr prayer is not prescribed, except specifically for calamities, as mentioned earlier. As for the narration that he used to perform qunut in the Fajr prayer until he passed away, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, this is not authentic; rather, it is weak. In some narrations from Anas, it is stated that he used to perform qunut until he departed this world, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him. However, even if it were authentic, it would be clear, but it is a hadith with a weak chain of narration. Some scholars said: If it were authentic, its meaning would be that he would prolong the standing after bowing, because prolonging the standing is called qunut, and it does not mean the known qunut. Rather, it means that he would prolong the standing after bowing, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, and it is called qunut. But the hadith, as mentioned earlier, does not have an authentic chain of narration and is not relied upon.
Therefore, the correct view is that qunut in the Fajr prayer is not prescribed on a permanent basis. It is only prescribed if there is a calamity befalling the Muslims, or in the Maghrib or Isha' prayers, there is no harm, or in the Zuhr and Asr prayers if there is a calamity. One may perform qunut in whichever of the five prayers one wishes, and the best is in the Fajr and Maghrib prayers. Yes.
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