The supplication of qunut in witr

Sayyiduna al-Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: My grandfather (peace and blessings be upon him) taught me words to say in the qunut of witr: "O Allah, guide me among those You have guided, grant me well-being among those You have granted well-being, take me into Your care among those You have taken into Your care, bless me in what You have given me, and protect me from the evil of what You have decreed; for You decree and none can decree against You. Indeed, the one whom You befriend is never humiliated. Blessed are You, our Lord, and Exalted."

Abdullah bin Ubayd bin Umayr said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to recite this supplication in the qunut of witr: "O Allah, to You belongs praise filling the seven heavens and the seven earths, and filling all that is between them. You are worthy of praise and glory; this is the truest thing a servant has said, and all of us are Your servants. None can withhold what You give, and none can give what You withhold, and the wealth of a wealthy person avails him nothing against You."

Sayyiduna al-Husayn bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to recite this supplication in the qunut of witr: "O Allah, You see and are not seen, and You are at the highest vantage point; to You alone is the return of all, and to You alone belong the beginning and the end. O Allah, we seek refuge from being humiliated and disgraced."

Ibrahim said: "In the qunut of witr say these words: 'O Allah, we seek Your help and we seek Your forgiveness.'"

Abu Abd al-Rahman said: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) taught us these words for the qunut supplication: "O Allah, we seek Your help and we seek Your forgiveness; we praise You with good and we are not ungrateful to You; we cast off and forsake whoever disobeys You. O Allah, You alone we worship, to You we pray and before You we prostrate; towards You we strive, we hope for Your mercy and we fear Your punishment, and indeed Your punishment will overtake the disbelievers."

Ibrahim said: "There are no fixed words in the qunut supplication of witr; it is simply supplication and seeking forgiveness."