Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prescribe qunut in the Fajr prayer?
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Question:
The listener, Mustafa al-Sayyid Ahmad, from the Syrian Arab Republic, sent a message in which he asked: Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prescribe qunut for us in the Fajr prayer? I have heard that there is a hadith from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) in which he said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) continued to perform qunut until he departed this world."
Answer:
Yes, this hadith is known, but it is weak. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not prescribe qunut in Fajr or in any other prayer. Rather, qunut is prescribed in the witr prayer, specifically in witr, except when people perform qunut for current events, such as an incident that befalls the Muslims, like the incident of Saddam’s aggression against Kuwait, or when other disbelievers besiege an Islamic country. In such cases, they perform qunut by supplicating for them in Fajr and other prayers. This is called qunut al-nawazil, which is supplicating against disbelievers when they commit an act against the Muslims, such as killing one of them, besieging a country, or something similar. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed qunut against the disbelievers, supplicating against them (peace and blessings be upon him) in Fajr and other prayers (peace and blessings be upon him).
As for making qunut a permanent practice in Fajr or other prayers, this is not prescribed. It is established from Tariq ibn Ashim that his son Sa'd asked him, saying: "O my father! I prayed behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and I prayed behind Abu Bakr, and behind Umar, and behind Uthman, and behind Ali here in Kufa. Did they perform qunut in Fajr?" Tariq said to him: "O my son, you are speaking of something new." The people of the Sunan collections reported it, except Abu Dawud, with a sound chain of narration. This indicates that qunut in the prayers without a cause is not prescribed.
As for the hadith of Anas, it is weak. Even if it were authentic, its meaning would be lengthening the standing. He would lengthen the standing in the Fajr prayer more, as Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said. His standing in the two rak'ahs of Fajr for recitation after bowing was longer than his standing for the dhikr after bowing in other prayers. This was not in the manner of qunut, but rather he would prolong it, because the Sunnah is for the Fajr prayer to be longer than the other prayers. Yes. If it were authentic. Yes.
The presenter: If it were authentic, may Allah reward you with good.
The listener, Mustafa al-Sayyid Ahmad, from the Syrian Arab Republic, sent a message in which he asked: Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prescribe qunut for us in the Fajr prayer? I have heard that there is a hadith from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) in which he said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) continued to perform qunut until he departed this world."
Answer:
Yes, this hadith is known, but it is weak. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not prescribe qunut in Fajr or in any other prayer. Rather, qunut is prescribed in the witr prayer, specifically in witr, except when people perform qunut for current events, such as an incident that befalls the Muslims, like the incident of Saddam’s aggression against Kuwait, or when other disbelievers besiege an Islamic country. In such cases, they perform qunut by supplicating for them in Fajr and other prayers. This is called qunut al-nawazil, which is supplicating against disbelievers when they commit an act against the Muslims, such as killing one of them, besieging a country, or something similar. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed qunut against the disbelievers, supplicating against them (peace and blessings be upon him) in Fajr and other prayers (peace and blessings be upon him).
As for making qunut a permanent practice in Fajr or other prayers, this is not prescribed. It is established from Tariq ibn Ashim that his son Sa'd asked him, saying: "O my father! I prayed behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and I prayed behind Abu Bakr, and behind Umar, and behind Uthman, and behind Ali here in Kufa. Did they perform qunut in Fajr?" Tariq said to him: "O my son, you are speaking of something new." The people of the Sunan collections reported it, except Abu Dawud, with a sound chain of narration. This indicates that qunut in the prayers without a cause is not prescribed.
As for the hadith of Anas, it is weak. Even if it were authentic, its meaning would be lengthening the standing. He would lengthen the standing in the Fajr prayer more, as Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said. His standing in the two rak'ahs of Fajr for recitation after bowing was longer than his standing for the dhikr after bowing in other prayers. This was not in the manner of qunut, but rather he would prolong it, because the Sunnah is for the Fajr prayer to be longer than the other prayers. Yes. If it were authentic. Yes.
The presenter: If it were authentic, may Allah reward you with good.
Source
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