سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب إقامة الصلاة والسنةEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
. بَابُ : مَا جَاءَ فِي الْقُنُوتِ قَبْلَ الرُّكُوعِ وَبَعْدَهُChapter: What was narrated concerning reciting Qunut before Ruku’ or afterwards
Hadith 1182
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ الرَّقِّيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَخْلَدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ زُبَيْدٍ الْيَامِيِّ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " كَانَ يُوتِرُ ، فَيَقْنُتُ قَبْلَ الرُّكُوعِ " .
It was narrated from Ubayy bin Ka’b that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray Witr and he would recite Qunut before Ruku’.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The supplication of Qunoot is recited in the last unit (rak‘ah) of Witr, and on special occasions it is also recited in obligatory (fard) prayers, which is called Qunoot Nazilah.
➋ In various narrations, Qunoot is mentioned both before bowing (ruku‘) and after bowing; therefore, both ways are permissible. One may recite it before or after ruku‘, but it is better and more virtuous to recite the supplication of Qunoot in Witr before ruku‘, because the narration regarding reciting it after ruku‘ is weak. However, the supplication of Qunoot Nazilah should be recited after ruku‘, as this is explicitly stated in the ahadith. And Allah knows best.
➊ The supplication of Qunoot is recited in the last unit (rak‘ah) of Witr, and on special occasions it is also recited in obligatory (fard) prayers, which is called Qunoot Nazilah.
➋ In various narrations, Qunoot is mentioned both before bowing (ruku‘) and after bowing; therefore, both ways are permissible. One may recite it before or after ruku‘, but it is better and more virtuous to recite the supplication of Qunoot in Witr before ruku‘, because the narration regarding reciting it after ruku‘ is weak. However, the supplication of Qunoot Nazilah should be recited after ruku‘, as this is explicitly stated in the ahadith. And Allah knows best.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1182
