Praying with a group that recites qunut in Fajr: Should I recite it with them?
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Question:
I was once in one of the Islamic countries and found them reciting qunut in the Fajr prayer. Should I recite it with them, considering that I am a resident there for several days?
Answer:
Yes, pray with them and recite qunut with them; because it is a doubtful matter. A group of scholars, such as the Shafi'is and the Malikis, held this view. Pray with them, and advise them by explaining to them that this qunut is not prescribed according to the correct opinion, and that the correct course is to leave it off, except in times of calamity, as in the hadith of Tariq ibn Ashim in the books of the Sunan—in Ahmad and the books of the Sunan except Abu Dawud. Sa'd ibn Tariq 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 Fajr? He said: "O my son, it is a newly invented matter."
This is the correct view; it is not prescribed. However, some scholars considered it prescribed and argued with a hadith from Anas that he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite qunut until he departed this world. But it is a hadith with a weak chain of narration, and some scholars relied on it. So if you recite qunut with them, there is no blame on you; it is following them, along with advice and guidance where possible.
I was once in one of the Islamic countries and found them reciting qunut in the Fajr prayer. Should I recite it with them, considering that I am a resident there for several days?
Answer:
Yes, pray with them and recite qunut with them; because it is a doubtful matter. A group of scholars, such as the Shafi'is and the Malikis, held this view. Pray with them, and advise them by explaining to them that this qunut is not prescribed according to the correct opinion, and that the correct course is to leave it off, except in times of calamity, as in the hadith of Tariq ibn Ashim in the books of the Sunan—in Ahmad and the books of the Sunan except Abu Dawud. Sa'd ibn Tariq 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 Fajr? He said: "O my son, it is a newly invented matter."
This is the correct view; it is not prescribed. However, some scholars considered it prescribed and argued with a hadith from Anas that he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite qunut until he departed this world. But it is a hadith with a weak chain of narration, and some scholars relied on it. So if you recite qunut with them, there is no blame on you; it is following them, along with advice and guidance where possible.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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