The ruling on qunut in witr and what is supplicated in it
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The presenter:
Please confirm the questions, Shaykh.
The questioner:
May Allah reward us for being in this narrow space. Your Eminence, regarding the broad list of supplications that are recited in the witr prayer during the month of Ramadan, we ask you for a response on the matter, and may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
What is it?
The presenter:
Repeat the question.
The questioner:
I do not see from Your Eminence a broad list of the supplications that cover the witr prayer in the month of Ramadan. We ask you for a comprehensive response, and may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
Qunut in witr, in Ramadan and otherwise. Qunut in witr, in Ramadan and otherwise, is a recommended practice (sunnah). There is a hadith regarding the supplication of qunut from al-Hasan ibn 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan an-Nasa'i 1745Sahih (Darussalam) to the end of the hadith, and it is not long.
And if he chooses supplications, if he chooses supplications from the Book and the Sunnah, or in agreement with what is in the Book and the Sunnah, there is no harm in adding to what has been transmitted, except that he should not prolong it to the point where it becomes difficult for the followers. He should not prolong the supplication; he should choose concise supplications and not prolong the supplication to the point where it becomes difficult for the followers, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded that the followers be considered, so the imam considers the conditions of the followers, and chooses from the supplications the most comprehensive and the most concise.
Please confirm the questions, Shaykh.
The questioner:
May Allah reward us for being in this narrow space. Your Eminence, regarding the broad list of supplications that are recited in the witr prayer during the month of Ramadan, we ask you for a response on the matter, and may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
What is it?
The presenter:
Repeat the question.
The questioner:
I do not see from Your Eminence a broad list of the supplications that cover the witr prayer in the month of Ramadan. We ask you for a comprehensive response, and may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
Qunut in witr, in Ramadan and otherwise. Qunut in witr, in Ramadan and otherwise, is a recommended practice (sunnah). There is a hadith regarding the supplication of qunut from al-Hasan ibn 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) taught me some words to say in witr in Qunut: Allahumma ihdini fiman hadayta wa 'afini fiman afayta wa tawallani fiman tawallayta
علمه دعاء القنوت اللهم اهدني فيمن هديت وعافني فيمن عافيت وتولني لمن توليتAnd if he chooses supplications, if he chooses supplications from the Book and the Sunnah, or in agreement with what is in the Book and the Sunnah, there is no harm in adding to what has been transmitted, except that he should not prolong it to the point where it becomes difficult for the followers. He should not prolong the supplication; he should choose concise supplications and not prolong the supplication to the point where it becomes difficult for the followers, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded that the followers be considered,
Let the one among you who leads the people shorten the prayer, for among them are the old, the weak, the sick, and the one in need. And if he prays for himself, let him prolong it as much as he wishes
أيكم أم الناس فليخفف، فإن فيهم الكبير والضعيف والمريض وذا الحاجة، فإذا صلى لنفسه فليطول ما شاء،
Source
شرح كتاب الكبائر للإمام محمد بن عبد الوهاب، بداية من باب ما جاء في غش الرعية — islamhouse.com (1:07:55)
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