Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim, Today’s topic of discussion is Dua e Qunoot in Arabic with English transliteration & translation.
Dua e Qunoot
Qunoot means humble obedience. Qunoot has two types; Qunoot e Ratibah and qunoot e naazilah. The first is to be recited in the last rak’ah of the Witr prayer; The second is to be read in the last rak’ah of the obligatory prayer due to danger and any special emergency; A special Doa has been narrated in Hadith for the Qunoot of Witr.
Tirmidhi, Abu Dawood, Nasai, Ibn Majah, Mishkat H / 1283.
The Qunoot of Witr continues to be read throughout the year.
Above, Mishkat H / 1283; Miraat 4/273; Fikbhus Sunnah 1/146.
But sometimes it is better to give up because Qunoot is not obligatory for Witr.
Abu Dawood, Nasai, Tirmidhi, Mishkat H / 1291-92 ‘Kunut’ paragraph-37; Miraat 4/306.
It is permissible to recite Qunoot in Doa both before and after Ruku.
Muttafaq alaih, Mishkat H / 1289; Ibn Majah H / 1173-84, Mishkat H / 1294; Miraat 4 / 26-7; Fikbhus Sunnah 1/146; Albani, Qiyamu Ramazan p.23.
It is clearly stated by Abu Hurairah that,
When Rasulullah (sm) used to make Doa against Kara or for Kara, he used to recite Qunoot after Ruku.
Muttafaq alaih, Mishkat H / 128.
Imam Bayhaqi said,
After the Ruku ‘, the rabbis of Qunoot have more and more memories and the Khulafa Rashedin has acted on it.
Bayhaqi 2/207; Note the discussion of Tuhfatul Ahwazi (Cairo: 1406/198) H / 473, 2/56 p.
It has been proven that Hazrat Omar, Abdullah Ibn Masood, Anas, Abu Hurairah (R), and other Companions raised their hands along with their chests and made dua at the point of Witr.
Bayhaqi 2 / 211-12; Miraat 4/300; Gift 2/56.
There is no pure evidence of the customary practice of raising hands and reciting the Takbeer before the Ruku ‘in Takbeer like Tahrima.
Irwaul Galil H / 428; Miraat 4/299, Kunut ‘Article-37.
Imam Ahmad bin Humble was asked whether the Qunoot of Witr would be after Ruku, or before and whether the hands could be raised for prayer at this time. He said that the Qunoot of Witr would be after the Ruku ‘and this time he would raise his hands and do Doa.
Gift 2/56; Masael Imam Ahmad, Masala No. 417-21.
Imam Abu Yusuf (R) said that during the Qunoot of Witr, the palms of both hands should be raised towards the sky along the chest. Imam Tahabi and Imam Karkhi also liked it.
Miraat 4/300 p.
At this time the Muktadis will say ‘Amen’ ‘Amen’.
Miraat 4/306; Sifat 159 p .; Abu Dawood, Mishkat H / 1290.
Qunoot e Ratibah
Hasan bin Ali (R) said that Rasulullah (sm) taught me the following prayer to say in the Qunu of Witr.
اَللّهُمَّ اهدنىْ فِيْمَنْ هَدَيْتَ وَعَافِنِىْ فِيْمَنْ عَافَيْتَ وَتَوَلَّنِىْ فِيْمَنْ تَوَلَّيْتَ وَبَارِكْ لِىْ فِيْمَا أَعْطَيْتَ وَقِنِىْ شَرَّ مَا قَضَيْتَ فَإِنَّكَ تَقْضِىْ وَلَا يُقْضى عَلَيْك وَإِنَّه لَا يَذِلُّ مَنْ وَّالَيْتَ تَبَارَكْتَ رَبَّنَا وَتَعَالَيْتَ
Transliteration: Allah-hummahdini fiman hadayata wa ‘a-fini fiman’ a-fayta Innahu la- yazillu maun walaita, taba-rakta rabbana- wata’a-laita.
Translation: O Allah! You guide me with all the people whom you have guided (Prophets); Protect me from the dangers of the world with those whom you have protected; Be my guardian among those whom you have guarded; Bless me with what you have given me (life, knowledge, wealth, good deeds); And save me from the evil that is written in my destiny; Surely command what you will; No one can command you; No one can insult the one you love; O my Lord! You are full of baraka, You have a very high status.
Mishkat H / 1263
At the end of the prayer, the performer will go to prostration saying, Allahu Akbar.
Ahmad, Nasai H / 1064; Albani, Shifatu Salatin Nabi, 160 p.
Kunu will only raise two hands. The hadith of waving the hand in the mouth is Zayef.
Fikbhus Sunnah 1/146; Zayef Abu Dawud H / 1475; Annotation of Bayhaqi, Mishkat H / 2255; Irwaul Galil H / 433-34, 2/161 p.
At the end of Witr, he will say ‘Subha-nal Malikil Quddus’ three times.
Nasai H / 1899 Sanad Sahih.
Then, if he wishes, he should perform two Rakats of Nafl Salat while sitting and reciting Surah Jil’al in the first Rakat and Surah Kafirun in the second Rakat.
Ahmad, Ibn Majah, Mishkat H / 1284, 65, 7; Silsila Sahihah H / 1993.
It is to be noted that Allah-humma inna nastahunuka wa nastagfiruka …
Marasile Abu Daud H / 69; Bayhaqi 2/210; Mirkat 3 / 163-64; Miraat 4/275.
Moreover, it has been described as Nuela in Kunu, not as Ratebah in Kunu.
At the end of Irwa H / 428, 2/162 p.
Therefore, the above-mentioned prayer is best for the Qunoot of Witr.
See discussion of Miraat H / 1261, 4/265 p.
Imam Tirmidhi said, “We have not come to know any better Doa from the Holy Prophet (sm) for Qunoot.”
Note the discussion of Tuhfatul Ahwazi H / 483, 2/564 p .; Bayhaqi 2 / 210-11.
Qunoot e Naazilah
This prayer is to be recited especially in times of danger like war, enemy attack, etc., or by praying for the help of Allah for the special welfare of others. In Qunoot, one has to stand after the Ruku ‘in the last rak’ah of the Fajr prayer or all the time in the obligatory rak’ah, and after saying’ Rabbana Lakal Hamd ‘, one has to raise both hands and recite aloud.
Muttafaq alaih, Abu Dawood, Mishkat H / 128-90; Sifat 159; Fikbhus Sunnah 1 / 148-49.
No specific Doa has been narrated from Rasoolullah (sm) for the revelation in Qunoot; Considering the situation, the Imam will recite prayers in Arabic and the muqtadis will say ‘Amen’ and ‘Amen’.
Abu Dawood, Mishkat H / 1290; Miraat 4/306; Sifat 159 p.
The Prophet (sm) has prayed continuously against different people or forces at different times and even for a month.
Muttafaq alaih, Abu Dawood, Nasai, Mishkat H / 128-91.
However, a supplication has been narrated from Hazrat Omar (R) in this regard; Which he used to recite in the Fajr prayer and which can be recited in the prayer five times a day against the opposing forces. E.g.
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَنَا ، وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمَاتِ ، وَأَلِّفْ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِهِمْ ، وَأَصْلِحْ ذَاتَ بَيْنِهِمْ ، وَانْصُرْهُمْ عَلَى عَدُوِّكَ وَعَدُوِّهِمْ، اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنْ كَفَرَةَ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ الَّذِينَ يَصُدُّونَ عَنْ سَبِيلِكَ ، وَيُكُذِّبُونَ رُسُلَكَ ، وَيُقَاتِلُونَ أَوْلِيَاءَكَ اللَّهُمَّ خَالِفْ بَيْنَ كَلِمَتِهِمَ ، وَزَلْزِلْ أَقْدَامَهُمْ، وَأَنْزِلْ بِهِمْ بَأْسَكَ الَّذِى لاَ تَرُدُّهُ عَنِ الْقَوْمِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْتَعِينُكَ وَنَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَنُثْنِى عَلَيْكَ وَلاَ نَكْفُرُكَ، وَنَخْلَعُ وَنَتْرُكُ مَنْ يَفْجُرُكَ اللَّهُمَّ إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ، وَلَكَ نُصَلِّى وَنَسْجُدُ، وَلَكَ نَسْعَى وَنَحْفِدُ ، نَخْشَى عَذَابَكَ الْجَدَّ، وَنَرْجُو رَحْمَتَكَ، إِنَّ عَذَابَكَ بِالْكَافِرِينَ مُلْحَقٌ.
Transliteration: Allahummagfirlana Walil Muminina Wal Muminat. Wal Muslimina Wal Muslimat. Wa alif baina kulubihim. Wa aslih jata bainihim. Wangsurhum ala aduyika wa aduyyhim. Allahummal an kafarata ahlil kitabillaajina yasudduna an sabilika. Wa Yukazjibuna Rusulaka. Wa yucatiluna aoliaaka. Allahumma Khalif Bayna Kalimatihim. Wa jalzil aqdamahum. Wa anzil bihim basakallaji la tarudduhu anil kaomil muzhrimin. Allahumma inna nasta’inuka wa nastagfiruka wa nuchni alaika wala naqfuruk wa nakhlau wa natruku main-yafjuruka. Allahumma yayaka nabudu wa laka nusalli, wa nasjudu, wa laka nasa, wa nahfidu, naksha azabakalzhadda, wa narju rahmataq. Inna Azabaka Bil Kafirina Mulhik.
Translation: O Allah, forgive us and the believing men and women, and the Muslim men and women. Connect their hearts and reconcile them. Help them against you and their enemies. O Allah, curse the people of disbelief who obstruct Your path and who deny the Messengers and fight with the saints. O Allah, cause discord in their unity and cause tremors in their footsteps and send down a punishment that is not removed from the guilty. Bismillahir Rahmani Rahim, O Allah, we seek Your help and forgiveness, entrusting all goodness to You. Don’t be ungrateful to you. We abandon those who disobey us. Bismillahir Rahmani Rahim, O Allah, to You we serve, to You we pray and to You we prostrate. We run to you and move forward. I fear Your severe chastisement and hope for mercy, and Your chastisement is destined for the disbelievers.
Bayhaqi 2 / 210-11. Bayhaqi has called this hadith Sahih Mausul.
Then for the first time Bismillah … with Inna Nastaunuka … and for the second time Bismillah … with Inna Na’buduka .. is narrated.
Bayhaqi 2/211 p.
It is to be noted that the middle part from the ‘Kunute Najela’ i.e. Inna Nastahunuka … has been introduced as ‘Kunute Vitar’, which is wrong. Albani said that Omar (R) used to recite this prayer in the Fajr prayer as Qunoot e Naazilah. I did not know that he had read it.
Irwaul Galil H / 428, 2/162 p.
