Females reciting Qunoot-e-Naazilah in Fajr
Question
Are females allowed to recite Qunoot-e-Naazilah in the Fajr prayer or can it only be recited in congregation?
Answer
The Qunoot should only be recited with the Imaam in the Fajr Salaah and not individually.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
وظاهر تقييدهم بالإمام أنه لا يقنت المنفرد (الدر المختار ص11 ج2)
انْ نَزَلَ بِالْمُسْلِمِينَ نَازِلَةٌ قَنَتَ الْإِمَامُ فِي صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ وَبِهِ قَالَ الثَّوْرِيُّ وَأَحْمَدُ قَالَ الْحَافِظُ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ الطَّحَاوِيُّ إنَّمَا لَا يَقْنُتُ عِنْدَنَا فِي صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ مِنْ غَيْرِ بَلِيَّةٍ فَإِنْ وَقَعَتْ فِتْنَةٌ أَوْ بَلِيَّةٌ فَلَا بَأْسَ بِهِ فَعَلَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ – صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ (تبيين الحقائق ص170 ج1)
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- Mufti Mohammed Desai
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