Is it permissible to recite qunut in the Fajr prayer? What is the evidence?
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From the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, Hadramaut, a message was sent by a listener from there, Muhammad Abu Bakr Ahmad. The brother Muhammad asks and says: Is it permissible to recite qunut in the Fajr prayer, with evidence from the hadith? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer: It is prescribed to recite qunut in the Fajr prayer to supplicate for the mujahideen and for the victory of the religion of Allah and for safety from the evil schemes of the enemies, on a temporary basis rather than a continuous one, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. He would sometimes recite qunut, supplicating for a group or against a group. They said: and he would supplicate against tribes of the Arabs for a month, (peace and blessings be upon him). So if a Muslim recites qunut because of an event that harms the Muslims, supplicating to Allah to remove it, or for the sake of supplicating for the mujahideen, such as the Afghan mujahideen or the like, then its basis is prescribed, but it should be temporary, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did.
As for what some people do of continuing to recite qunut in the Fajr prayer, this is not prescribed according to the correct opinion, based on what is established from the hadith of Sa'd ibn Tariq ibn Ashim, who said: "I said to my father: O my father, you prayed behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and behind Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthman, and 'Ali. Did they recite qunut in the Fajr prayer?" He said: "O my son! That is a newly invented matter." This was narrated by Imam Ahmad, al-Tirmidhi, and al-Nasa'i, and it is a sound chain of narration. This indicates that it was not the custom of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), nor the custom of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, to recite qunut continuously in the Fajr prayer. Rather, qunut is recited for an emergency or an event that harms the Muslims, or to supplicate for a group for victory over the enemies, or the like. So supplicating for a group for victory over the enemies, or supplicating against the enemies for defeat, or the like, all of this is permissible on a temporary basis, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. Your Eminence, the Shaykh!
From the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, Hadramaut, a message was sent by a listener from there, Muhammad Abu Bakr Ahmad. The brother Muhammad asks and says: Is it permissible to recite qunut in the Fajr prayer, with evidence from the hadith? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer: It is prescribed to recite qunut in the Fajr prayer to supplicate for the mujahideen and for the victory of the religion of Allah and for safety from the evil schemes of the enemies, on a temporary basis rather than a continuous one, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. He would sometimes recite qunut, supplicating for a group or against a group. They said: and he would supplicate against tribes of the Arabs for a month, (peace and blessings be upon him). So if a Muslim recites qunut because of an event that harms the Muslims, supplicating to Allah to remove it, or for the sake of supplicating for the mujahideen, such as the Afghan mujahideen or the like, then its basis is prescribed, but it should be temporary, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did.
As for what some people do of continuing to recite qunut in the Fajr prayer, this is not prescribed according to the correct opinion, based on what is established from the hadith of Sa'd ibn Tariq ibn Ashim, who said: "I said to my father: O my father, you prayed behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and behind Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthman, and 'Ali. Did they recite qunut in the Fajr prayer?" He said: "O my son! That is a newly invented matter." This was narrated by Imam Ahmad, al-Tirmidhi, and al-Nasa'i, and it is a sound chain of narration. This indicates that it was not the custom of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), nor the custom of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, to recite qunut continuously in the Fajr prayer. Rather, qunut is recited for an emergency or an event that harms the Muslims, or to supplicate for a group for victory over the enemies, or the like. So supplicating for a group for victory over the enemies, or supplicating against the enemies for defeat, or the like, all of this is permissible on a temporary basis, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. Your Eminence, the Shaykh!
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