Dua Qunoot for Witr Prayer – Meaning & Benefits
Dua Qunoot: Arabic, Translation & Importance
What is Dua Qunoot?.
Dua Qunoot is a special supplication (du’a) recited during the Witr prayer in Isha Salah and at times of distress. “Qunoot” (قنوت) in Arabic means obedience, devotion, and supplication. It is recited while standing after rising from the bowing position (Ruku’) in the last rak’ah of Witr Salah. On this page, we are only discussing the Qunoot of Witr (Dua Qunoot Al-Witr), which is recited in the last rak’ah of Witr prayer during Isha Salah. We are not covering Qunoot An-Nazilah, which is recited during times of calamity.
Dua Qunoot in Arabic & English Translation
Following are two of the supplications for Dua qunoot (mentioned in Ahadith ). The first dua qunoot is widely read. But both of these duas can be read seperately or both together as qunoot dua . All the Ahadith , regarding these two Dua Qanoot are mentioned at the end of this essay.
Dua Qunoot 1
اَللّٰهُمَّ إنَّا نَسْتَعِينُكَ وَنَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَنُؤْمِنُ بِكَ وَنَتَوَكَّلُ عَلَيْكَ ، وَنُثْنِئْ عَلَيْكَ الخَيْرَ وَنَشْكُرُكَ وَلَا نَكْفُرُكَ وَنَخْلَعُ وَنَتْرُكُ مَنْ یَّفْجُرُكَ ،اَللّٰهُمَّ إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَلَكَ نُصَلِّى وَنَسْجُدُ وَإِلَيْكَ نَسْعٰی ، وَنَحْفِدُ وَنَرْجُو رَحْمَتَكَ وَ نَخْشٰی عَذَابَكَ إِنَّ عَذَابَكَ بِالكُفَّارِ مُلْحِقٌ
Transliteration : Allahumma inna Nastaeenuka wanas Taghfiruka wanuminu Bika Wanatawakalu Alayka Wanusni Alaykal Khair , Wanashkurua wala Nakfuruka wa Nakhlau wanatruku Mayii Yafjuruk , Allahumma Iyyakanbudu walaka Nusalli wanasjdu wailayka nass-aa wanahfidu wanarju Rahmataka wanakhsja Azabaka inna Azabaka bilkuffari Mulhiq
Translation : O Allah! We seek Your help, we seek Your forgiveness, we praise Your goodness, we are not ungrateful to You, we leave whoever disobeys You and turn away from him. O Allah! You alone we worship, we pray for you, we prostrate before you. We walk towards You, hope for Your mercy, fear Your punishment, and surely Your punishment will reach the disbelievers.
Dua Qunoot 2
رَبِّ أَعِنِّي وَلَا تُعِنْ عَلَيَّ، وَانْصُرْنِي وَلَا تَنْصُرْ عَلَيَّ، وَامْكُرْ لِي وَلَا تَمْكُرْ عَلَيَّ، وَاهْدِنِي وَيَسِّرِ الْهُدَى لِي، وَانْصُرْنِي عَلَى مَنْ بَغَى عَلَيَّ، رَبِّ اجْعَلْنِي لَكَ شَكَّارًا، لَكَ ذَكَّارًا، لَكَ رَهَّابًا، لَكَ مُطِيعًا، إِلَيْكَ مُخْبِتًا إِلَيْكَ أَوَّاهًا مُنِيبًا، رَبِّ تَقَبَّلْ تَوْبَتِي، وَاغْسِلْ حَوْبَتِي، وَأَجِبْ دَعْوَتِي، وَاهْدِ قَلْبِي، وَسَدِّدْ لِسَانِي، وَثَبِّتْ حُجَّتِي، وَاسْلُلْ سَخِيمَةَ قَلْبِي
Transliteration : RabbI ‘aeinni walaA tuein ealaya, wansurni walaA tansur ealaya, wamkurli walaa tamkur ealaya, Wahdini Wayassir alhudaali, Wansurni ealaa man baghaa ealaya, rabb ajealni laka shakkaran, laka dhakkaran, laak rahhaban, laka mutiean، ‘iilayka mukhbitan ‘iilayka ‘awwahan muniban, rabbi taqabbal tawbati, waghsil hawbati, wa’ajib daewati, wahdi qalbi, wasaddid lisani, wathabbit hujjati, waslul sakhimat qalbi
Translation : O Allah! Help me and do not help others against me, and grant me victory and do not grant victory over me,and plan for me, do not let anyone plan against me succeed, and guide me, and make guidance easy for me, and grant me victory against those who transgress against me. My Lord, make me ever-grateful to You, ever-remembering of You, ever-fearful of You, ever-obedient to You, ever-humble to You, again and again turning and returning to You. O Allah, accept my repentance, wash away my sins, answer my call (dua), And straighten my tongue (i.e only to speak what is right), make my argument firm, and remove resentment from my heart.
Dua Qunoot in Hadith
These are the four Ahadith regarding the above mentioned duas,
- Hadith # 1
- and Hadith # 2 are telling about the words of Dua Qunoot # 1.
- Hadith # 3 is telling about the words of Dua qunoot #2.
- Hadith # 4 is telling that Dua Qunoot words are not fixed but it can also be other duas and Istighfar (asking forgivness )
#1 Hadith
Hazrat Ibraheem said that say these words in Witr salah : ” Allahumma inna Nastaeenuka wanas Taghfiruka ” [ Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah , Hadith 6964]
#2 Hadith
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ فُضَیْلٍ ، عَنْ عَطَائِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ ، عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، قَالَ : عَلَّمَنَا ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ أَنْ نَقْرَأَ فِی الْقُنُوتِ : اللَّہُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْتَعِینُکَ وَنَسْتَغْفِرُکَ ، وَنُثْنِی عَلَیْکَ الْخَیْرَ ، وَلاَ نَکْفُرُکَ ، وَنَخْلَعُ وَنَتْرُکُ مَنْ یَفْجُرُکَ ، اللَّہُمَّ إِیَّاکَ نَعْبُدُ ، وَلَکَ نُصَلِّی وَنَسْجُدُ ، وَإِلَیْکَ نَسْعَی وَنَحْفِدُ ، نَرْجُو رَحْمَتَکَ وَنَخْشَی عَذَابَکَ ، إِنَّ عَذَابَکَ الْجِدَّ بِالْکُفَّارِ مُلْحِقٌ۔
Narrated by Abi Abdur Rehman, saying that we learned from Ibn Masood to recite this in qunoot (in witr salah )say these words in Witr salah : ” Allahumma inna Nastaeenuka wanas Taghfiruka Wanusni Alaykal Khair , Wanashkurua wala Nakfuruka wa Nakhlau wanatruku Mayii Yafjuruk , Allahumma Iyyakanbudu walaka Nusalli wanasjdu wailayka nass-aa wanahfidu wanarju Rahmataka wanakhsja Azabaka inna Azabaka bilkuffari Mulhiq” [ Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah , Hadith 69265]
#3 Hadith
سنن ابن ماجہ
کتاب: دعاؤں کا بیان
باب: رسول اللہ ﷺ کی دعا کا بیان۔
حدیث نمبر: 3830
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ سَنَةَ إِحْدَى وَثَلَاثِينَ وَمِائَتَيْنِ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ فِي سَنَةِ خَمْسٍ وَتِسْعِينَ وَمِائَةٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُفِي مَجْلِسِ الْأَعْمَشِ مُنْذُ خَمْسِينَ سَنَةً، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مُرَّةَ الْجَمَلِيُّ فِي زَمَنِ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ الْمُكَتِّبِ، عَنْ طَليْقٍ بْنِ قَيْسِ الْحَنَفِيِّ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، كَانَ يَقُولُ فِي دُعَائِهِ: رَبِّ أَعِنِّي وَلَا تُعِنْ عَلَيَّ، وَانْصُرْنِي وَلَا تَنْصُرْ عَلَيَّ، وَامْكُرْ لِي وَلَا تَمْكُرْ عَلَيَّ، وَاهْدِنِي وَيَسِّرِ الْهُدَى لِي، وَانْصُرْنِي عَلَى مَنْ بَغَى عَلَيَّ، رَبِّ اجْعَلْنِي لَكَ شَكَّارًا، لَكَ ذَكَّارًا، لَكَ رَهَّابًا، لَكَ مُطِيعًا، إِلَيْكَ مُخْبِتًا إِلَيْكَ أَوَّاهًا مُنِيبًا، رَبِّ تَقَبَّلْ تَوْبَتِي، وَاغْسِلْ حَوْبَتِي، وَأَجِبْ دَعْوَتِي، وَاهْدِ قَلْبِي، وَسَدِّدْ لِسَانِي، وَثَبِّتْ حُجَّتِي، وَاسْلُلْ سَخِيمَةَ قَلْبِي، قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الطَّنَافِسِيُّ: قُلْتُ لِوَكِيعٍ: أَقُولُهُ فِي قُنُوتِ الْوِتْرِ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ.
Sunan Ibn Majah
Book: The Book of Supplications
Chapter: The Supplication of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
Hadith Number: 3830
Ali bin Muhammad narrated to us in the year 231 AH. Waki’ narrated to us in the year 195 AH. He said: Sufyan narrated to us in the gathering of Al-A’mash 50 years ago. Amr bin Murrah Al-Jamali narrated to us during the time of Khalid, from Abdullah bin Al-Harith Al-Mukattib, from Taliq bin Qais Al-Hanafi, from Ibn Abbas (RA), that:
The Prophet ﷺ used to say in his supplication:
*”O Lord, help me and do not help against me. Grant me victory and do not grant victory over me. Plan for me and do not plan against me. Guide me and make guidance easy for me. Grant me victory over those who oppress me.
O Lord, make me among those who are greatly grateful to You, who remember You abundantly, who fear You, who obey You, who humble themselves before You, and who turn to You in repentance.
O Lord, accept my repentance, cleanse my sins, answer my supplication, guide my heart, make my speech correct, establish my proof, and remove any malice from my heart.”*
Abu Al-Hasan Al-Tanafisi said:
“I asked Waki’: ‘Should I say this in the Qunoot of Witr?’ He replied: ‘Yes.'”
Hazrat Ibraheem said that say that there are no fixed words to say in dua qunoot for Witr salah . But dua qunoot consists of dua (supplication) and istighfar ( asking forgiveness ) ” [ Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah , Hadith 6966]
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