A Maulana says that Qunut-e-Naazilah is not Sunnah for Hanafis.

Answer

According to the unanimous view of the Hanafi Math-hab, Qunoot-e-Naazilah is not Masnoon. The consensus of Imaam Abu Hanifah, Imaam Abu Yusuf and Imaam Muhammad (rahmatullah alayhim) is more than adequate for an unequivocal ruling on this issue. Furthermore, this Ijma' of the Aimmah of the Hanafi Math-hab is further entrenched by the total absence of the mention of Qunoot-e-Naazilah by the Ashaabul Mutoon as well as the Shurraah-e-Mutaqaddimeen such as Saahib-e-Hidaayah.

The Ulama in this era are not Mujtahideen. They are either Muqallideen or deviate ghair muqallideen. Our Wazeefah or function is Taqleed of the Aimmah Mujtahideen. No one has the right to dig out a Hadith and make istimbaat of masaa-il on the basis of the extracted Hadith.

Just as Rafa'Yadain in Salaat is not Masnoon for the Ahnaaf, so too is Qunoot-e-Naazilah not Masnoon for us. Just as Qiraat Faatihah khalfl Imaam is not a tenet of the Hanafi Math-hab, so too is Qunoot Naazilah not a Masnoon requisite for us regardless of the existence of Ahaadith on which the other Math-habs base their case. The illustrious Aimmah-e-Mujtahideen of the Hanafi Math-hab were aware of the Aahaadith which the muqallideen in this era cite.

Hadhrat Maulana Ashraf Ali (rahmatullah alayh) advised that during times of national and universal calamity on the Ummah, everyone should make his

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own dua after every Salaat. Such sincere silent dua has greater proximity to Maqbooliyat (Acceptance).