
And this Hadith found faultless by Fath al-Bari & Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani.ĭu'a qunoot is advised to be recurred in the Witr prayer. There is a Hadith related to Ibn Majah and Muhammad ibn Nasr- that we can perform it both ways. But in Hadith, It is permissible that one can read the Qunoot before or after the Ruku by his/her wish. There is a little confusion on when to peruse the Dua, is it before or after the Ruku? Well, at Masjid Al Haram & Mecca everyone narrates Dua Qunoot after getting up from the Ruku whereas according to Hanafi opinion one is supposed to recite Dua-e-Qunoot before going into Ruku.

Many Muslim people do not actually recite Qunoot in Salat-Al-Fajr or in other prayers except witr prayer, it is a prophetic tradition but not obligatory and that’s why Muslims only pronounce the Du’a in witr prayer. Our beloved prophet used to declaim Du’a E Qunoot during the Salat-Al-Fajr, Witr and also in other prayers Omni the year. Ibn Ali quoted that the prophet introduced him with the Dua & suggested him to recite Qunoot during the last Rak’ah of witr prayer. Dawood also affixed that Muhammad (S.A.W) used to recur Du’a Qunoot whenever a difficult situation or mishap would come in front of the Muslims. Ahmad, Muhammad ibn Isa at-Tirmidhi, and Abu Dawood mark that Hasan ibn Ali learned the petition from Muhammad (S.A.W). This special Dua has some history of its own. But basically Dua-E-Qunoot is considered as a special type of dua which should be recited in the last Rak’ah of Witr prayer in Isha.

Qunoot jointly has got lots of philological meanings like- modesty, obligation & adoration. The word Qunut blankly means “being devoted” or “the act of standing” if we go with the Classical Arabic whereas Dua is an Arabic word for supplication.
