The Ruling on Qunut and Raising the Voice in the Witr Prayer

Question:
Also, this questioner asks: If a person, after the 'Isha' prayer, prays two rak'ahs, then prays two more as a pair, then stands up and prays ten rak'ahs, and concludes his prayer with witr, is it permissible for him to make the du'a of qunut in the witr? And is it permissible for him to raise his voice in the recitation and the qunut? Please inform us; may Allah reward you.

Answer:
Yes. After the 'Isha' prayer, the Muslim prays whatever voluntary prayers are easy for him, and this counts as tahajjud and as night prayer, in which great virtue has been reported. The later it is in the night, the better it is, whether in the middle of the night or at the end of the night before the dawn breaks; this is better. The later it is, up until the dawn breaks, the better it is, so that he catches the time of the Divine Descent and the time of the Saha (the last third of the night); this is better. He concludes his prayer with witr, whether he prays voluntary prayers at the beginning of the night or at the end of it; he concludes his prayer with witr, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded witr, and it is a confirmed sunnah. Witr is one rak'ah, performed after his voluntary prayers, whether they are many or few, from the beginning of the night or from the end of it. As for qunut, it is recommended (mustahabb) in witr. Its place is after the bowing (ruku'), its place is after the bowing and before the prostration. He stands after the bowing and makes du'a with what is reported in the hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and with whatever concise and beneficial supplications are easy for him. If he makes qunut and du'a before the bowing, there is no harm in that, except that the better and more common practice is for the qunut to be after the bowing. Yes. May Allah reward you.