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To what extent is it legislated to say the Qunut supplication silently before bowing in the Fajr prayers, and does the Maliki school of thought support this act as claimed by the Imam?

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Reciting Qunut silently in the Fajr prayer is perpetually recommended according to the well-known opinion in the Maliki school of thought. Some scholars held it to be Sunnah or obligatory, while others deemed it not legislated. The well-known opinion in the Madhhab is the recommendation of reciting it silently.

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