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AL-KAFI #969: HUKUM MEMBACA QUNUT NAZILAH
What is the ruling on reciting the Nazilah qunut when Muslims are afflicted by calamity?
Short answer
Reciting the Nazilah qunut is permissible when the Muslim community faces a major calamity that could harm Islam and Muslims as a whole, such as open warfare or betrayal by enemies.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Reciting the Nazilah qunut is permissible when the Muslim community faces a major calamity that could harm Islam and Muslims as a whole, such as open warfare or betrayal by enemies. According to the sound view in the Shafi'i school as cited from Imam al-Nawawi, the qunut is recited in all prayers during calamities such as fear, famine or epidemic, and is not recited when there is no calamity. Imam al-Shafi'i also did not consider it disliked to recite it during a calamity, even in prayers that otherwise have no qunut, such as the Eid and Istisqa' prayers.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sekiranya ditimpa ke atas orang-orang Islam musibah seperti ketakutan, kebuluran, wabak, (serangan) belalang dan lain-lain, maka dibacakan qunut pada semua solat, namun jika tiada musibah, maka tidak perlu membaca qunut".
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #969: HUKUM MEMBACA QUNUT NAZILAH”, 19 December 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2895-al-kafi-969-hukum-membaca-qunut-nazilah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-reciting-nazilah-qunut-calamity/