Raising the hands and saying amin in qunut al-nazila

Question

May the imam recite qunut al-nazila in fajr in the qawma (standing after ruku') of the second rak'a or not? Is it correct for the imam to raise his hands while reciting qunut al-nazila? Do the Shafi'is raise their hands along with the imam while qunut al-nazila is recited? Should amin be said aloud or quietly while qunut al-nazila is recited? Does the muqtadi say amin loudly or quietly?

Answer

At times of severe general calamities the imam may recite qunut al-nazila in the second rak'a of fajr after ruku'. [ar]قال الحافظ أبو جعفر الطحاوي: إنما لا يقنت عندنا في صلاة الفجر من غير بلية، فإن وقعت فتنة أو بلية فلا بأس به، فعله رسول الله ﷺ[/ar] “Al-Hafiz Abu Ja'far al-Tahawi ﵀ said: ‘With us the qunut is not recited in the fajr prayer only when there is no calamity; if a…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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