Question
Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.
I am hanafi and I lead taraweeh in a mixture community, having shafe, hanbali, and salafe praying behind me. I pray my witr like hanafi do, like three rakath and qunoot before ruku and recite qunoot seilently. Those who pray behind me they are insisting me to recite qunoot loudly in Salah. Will that be permissible for me? Is it allowed in hanafi madhab to recite qunoot loudly in Salah?
Answer:
ﺑﺴﻢ اﷲ اﻟﺮﺣﻤﻦ اﻟﺮﺣﯿﻢ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
It is best that the Imam recites the *qunoot *silently, and this is the chosen opinion in the Hanafi madhab. However, it is also permissible for the Imam to recite the *qunoot *loudly. [1]
Only Allah knows best
Written by Maulana Mohammad Ahsan Osmani Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah Darul Ifta Birmingham
1 Raddul Muhtar: v. 2, p. 443-444 (Maktaba Imdadia); Munyatul Musalli wa Ghunyatul Mubtadi: p. 147-148 (Maktaba Tayyiba); Hashiya Tahtawi: p. 382 (Qadimi Kutub Khana); Al-Bahrul Raiq: v. 2, p. 76 (Maktaba Rasheedia); Badai Al- Sanai: v. 2, p. 233 (Dar Al-Nashr); Al- Binayah: v. 3, p. 42 (Al-Maktaba Al-Haqqania)