[And Abu Ubayd narrated, with his chain of transmission, from Urwah (25), that he said: I read in the mushaf (codex) of Ubayy ibn Ka'b] (26) these two surahs: "O God, we seek Your help. O God, You alone we worship." And Ibn Sirin said: Ubayy wrote them in his mushaf, meaning until his words: "is surely joined with the disbelievers" (27). Ibn Qutaybah said: "Nahfidu" means we hasten. The origin of al-hafd is the acceleration of the pace and hastening (28). "Al-jidd" (with a kasrah under the jim) means the truth, not play. "Mulhiq" (with a kasrah under the ha) means one who joins or reaches. This is how this letter is reported; it is said: I caught up with the people (lahiqtu) and I caused them to be joined (alhaqtu) with one another, in a single meaning. Whoever gives the ha a fathah (mulhaq) intends that God causes it to be joined to him, which is a correct meaning, although the first transmission is the one. Al-Khallal said: I asked Tha'lab about "mulhiq" and "mulhaq", and he said: The Arabs say both of them together.

Section: If the Imam begins the Qunut, those behind him follow him in saying "Amin". We do not know of any disagreement regarding this. Ishaq said it. The judge said: If they supplicate along with him, there is no harm. Ahmad was asked: If I do not hear the Qunut of the Imam, should I supplicate? He said: Yes. He should raise his hands during the Qunut. Al-Athram said: Abu Abdullah (Ahmad) used to raise his hands in the Qunut to his chest. He argued that Ibn Mas'ud raised his hands in the Qunut to his chest. This was also narrated from Umar and Ibn Abbas. Ishaq and the scholars of opinion (ashab al-ra'y) said the same. Malik, al-Awza'i, and Yazid ibn Abi Maryam disapproved of it (29). Our evidence is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings of God be upon him): "When you supplicate to God, supplicate with the palms of your hands and do not supplicate with their backs; when you finish, wipe your face with them." It was recorded by Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah (30). Furthermore, it is the action of those whom we have named.