Learn the correct wording, meaning, and pronunciation of Dua e Qunoot for Witr Prayer.
Dua e Qunoot – Hanafi Version
Commonly recited in Witr Prayer by those following the Hanafi madhhab.
Arabic Text:
اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنَّا نَسْتَعِيْنُكَ وَنَسْتَغْفِرُكَ، وَنُؤْمِنُ بِكَ، وَنَتَوَكَّلُ عَلَيْكَ، وَنُثْنِيْ عَلَيْكَ الْخَيْرَ، وَنَشْكُرُكَ، وَلَا نَكْفُرُكَ،وَنَخْلَعُ وَنَتْرُكُ مَنْ يَفْجُرُكَ،اَللّٰهُمَّ اِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ، وَلَكَ نُصَلِّيْ وَنَسْجُدُ، وَاِلَيْكَ نَسْعٰى وَنَحْفِدُ، وَنَرْجُوْا رَحْمَتَكَ، وَنَخْشٰى عَذَابَكَ،اِنَّ عَذَابَكَ بِالْكُفَّارِ مُلْحِقٌ
Transliteration (Hanafi):
Allahumma inna nasta‘īnuka wa nastaghfiruka, wa nu’minu bika wa natawakkalu ‘alayk, wa nuthnī ‘alaykal-khayr, wa nashkuruka wa lā nakfuruka, wa nakhla‘u wa natruku man yafjuruk. Allahumma iyyāka na‘budu, wa laka nuṣallī wa nasjud, wa ilayka nas‘ā wa naḥfid, wa narjū raḥmatak, wa nakhshā ‘adhābak, inna ‘adhābaka bil-kuffāri mulḥiq.
Translation in English (Hanafi):
O Allah! We seek Your help and ask for Your forgiveness. We believe in you and trust in you. We praise You with all goodness. We thank You and do not deny You. We forsake and turn away from the one who disobeys You. O Allah! You alone we worship. To You alone we pray and prostrate. For your sake, we strive and exert ourselves. We hope for Your mercy and fear Your punishment. Indeed, your punishment will overtake the disbelievers.
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Dua e Qunoot – Shafi’i Version
Recited in the Witr prayer or during times of hardship in the Shafi’i madhhab
Arabic Text:
اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِي فِيمَنْ هَدَيْتَ، وَعَافِنِي فِيمَنْ عَافَيْتَ، وَتَوَلَّنِي فِيمَنْ تَوَلَّيْتَ،وَبَارِكْ لِي فِيمَا أَعْطَيْتَ، وَقِنِي شَرَّ مَا قَضَيْتَ،إِنَّكَ تَقْضِي وَلَا يُقْضَى عَلَيْكَ، وَإِنَّهُ لَا يَذِلُّ مَنْ وَالَيْتَ، وَلَا يَعِزُّ مَنْ عَادَيْتَ، تَبَارَكْتَ رَبَّنَا وَتَعَالَيْتَ.
Transliteration (Shafi’i):
Allahumma ihdini fīman hadayt, wa ‘āfini fīman ‘āfayt, wa tawallani fīman tawallayt, wa bārik lī fīmā a‘ṭayt, wa qinī sharra mā qaḍayt, fa’innaka taqḍī wa lā yuqḍā ‘alayk, wa innahu lā yadhillu man wālayt, wa lā ya‘izzu man ‘ādayt, tabārakta rabbana wa ta‘ālayt,
Translation in English (Shafi’i):
O Allah! Guide me among those You have guided, grant me well-being among those You have granted well-being, and take me into Your charge among those You have taken into Your charge.
Bless me in what You have given, and protect me from the evil You have decreed. Indeed, You decree, and none can pass decree upon You. He is not humiliated by whom you support, and he is not honored by whom you oppose. Blessed are You, our Lord, and Exalted.
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What is Dua e Qunoot?
Dua e Qunoot (دعاء القنوت) is a special supplication recited during the Witr prayer in Islam. The word “Qunoot” comes from the Arabic word meaning obedience, humility, and devotion. It is one of the most significant duas in the night prayer, especially in the last rakat of Witr. The wording of Dua e Qunoot slightly differs in the Hanafi and Shafi’i schools of thought.
This guide offers:
- Dua e Qunoot in Arabic.
- Dua e Qunoot transliteration.
- Dua e Qunoot translation in English.
- Hanafi and Shafi’i versions separately.
- Helpful for memorization, pronunciation, and understanding the meaning.
When and How to Recite Dua Qunoot?
- In the Hanafi school, Dua e Qunoot is recited in the third rakat of Witr prayer, after reciting Surah Fatiha and another surah. The Imam says “Allahu Akbar” and then begins the Qunoot.
- You can recite Dua Qunoot silently or aloud, depending on whether you are praying alone or behind an imam.
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