Can I Recite the Qunut Supplication Behind a Hanafi Imam Who Doesn’t Recite It?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad

Question

Can I Recite the Qunut Supplication Behind a Hanafi Imam Who Doesn’t Recite It?

Answer

Thank you for your question.

Qunut Supplication

It is perfectly permissible for you to recite the qunut dua after your ruku’, even if your Hanafi imam doesn’t recite it. You should recite the very short version (so you don’t lag too far behind the imam), and bless the Prophet and his family after it.

Please see all the details here:
Is Qunut in Fajr Obligatory? What about behind a Hanafi Imam?
Reciting the Fajr Qunut Behind the Imam in Shafi’i Fiqh

May Allah give you the best of this world and the next.

[Ustadha] Shazia Ahmad
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Ustadha Shazia Ahmad lived in Damascus, Syria for two years where she studied aqidah, fiqh, tajweed, tafsir, and Arabic. She then attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she completed her Masters in Arabic. Afterward, she moved to Amman, Jordan where she studied fiqh, Arabic, and other sciences. She later moved back to Mississauga, Canada, where she lives with her family.