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Hadith 242
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وعنه رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : كان لا يقنت إلا إذا دعا لقوم أو دعا على قوم.صححه ابن خزيمة.
Narrated [Anas (RA)]: The Prophet (ﷺ) never used to supplicate [i.e. Qunut in the prayer) except when he prayed for a people or when he prayed against a people. [Ibn Khuzaimah graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
Lexical Explanation:
«كَانَ لَا يَقْنُتُ» means that he did not recite Qunut Nazilah in the obligatory prayer.
«إِلَّا إِذَا دَعَا لِقَوْمٍ» except when he would supplicate for the benefit of a people or for deliverance and relief from a calamity.
«دَعَا عَليٰ قَوْم» He would supplicate against a people (make supplication for their harm).
«كَانَ لَا يَقْنُتُ» means that he did not recite Qunut Nazilah in the obligatory prayer.
«إِلَّا إِذَا دَعَا لِقَوْمٍ» except when he would supplicate for the benefit of a people or for deliverance and relief from a calamity.
«دَعَا عَليٰ قَوْم» He would supplicate against a people (make supplication for their harm).
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 242
