Fatwa ID: 08862
Written by Maulana Mohammed Aabu Saeed Miah
Question:
In one of the Qunoot duas it ends at ”tabarakta Rabbana wa ta’alait”, however in some videos of people reciting this dua they say a few extra verses afterwards. Are these verses part of the Qunoot dua and would I have to learn them?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Dua of Qunoot is an authentic Dua read in the witr Salah. The authentic dua found in many ahadeeth books is:
“ اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِي فِيمَنْ هَدَيْتَ وَعَافِنِي فِيمَنْ عَافَيْتَ وَتَوَلَّنِي فِيمَنْ تَوَلَّيْتَ وَبَارِكْ لِي فِيمَا أَعْطَيْتَ وَقِنِي شَرَّ مَا قَضَيْتَ إِنَّكَ تَقْضِي وَلاَ يُقْضَى عَلَيْكَ وَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَذِلُّ مَنْ وَالَيْتَ تَبَارَكْتَ رَبَّنَا وَتَعَالَيْتَ ”
Often you may find others adding extra parts to the dua or reading other authentic duas afterwords. You don’t not have to learn them. The dua of Qunoot, regarding which you are enquiring, its words are limited to that which is above. This Dua is found in An Nasai, At Tirmidhi, Ad Darimi, Ahmad, Ibn Majah, and Al Bayhaqi.
References:
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ بُرَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْحَوْرَاءِ، قَالَ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ عَلَّمَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَلِمَاتٍ أَقُولُهُنَّ فِي الْوَتْرِ فِي الْقُنُوتِ “ اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِي فِيمَنْ هَدَيْتَ وَعَافِنِي فِيمَنْ عَافَيْتَ وَتَوَلَّنِي فِيمَنْ تَوَلَّيْتَ وَبَارِكْ لِي فِيمَا أَعْطَيْتَ وَقِنِي شَرَّ مَا قَضَيْتَ إِنَّكَ تَقْضِي وَلاَ يُقْضَى عَلَيْكَ وَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَذِلُّ مَنْ وَالَيْتَ تَبَارَكْتَ رَبَّنَا وَتَعَالَيْتَ ” .
Sunan an-Nasa’i 1745
Only Allah knows best.
Written by Maulana Mohammed Aabu Saeed Miah
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham