What is Du'a al-Qunut, and is it obligatory in the Fajr prayer, and what is the ruling on omitting it?
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Qunut is supplication, obedience, and prolonged standing in prayer. The best supplication is that narrated by Al- ibn Ali: "O Allah, guide me among those whom You have guided..." It is a in the Witr prayer after bowing (rukūʿ), and it is permissible before it. The imams differed regarding its legitimacy in the Fajr prayer: Ahmad and Abu Hanifah hold that it is not a Sunnah, while Malik and Al-Shafi'i hold that it is a Sunnah. This difference of opinion is valid, and no one should be criticized for holding a different view.
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