Is the qunut in the witr prayer before the bowing or after it?

The questioner : Regarding the qunut in the witr prayer.

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner : Is it before the bowing or after it?

The Shaykh : The Sunnah is to do it before the bowing, unlike the qunut for calamities in the obligatory prayers.

The questioner : Yes. And if he does it after the bowing?

The Shaykh: Listen, listen.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : The Sunnah in the witr prayer is to do the qunut before the bowing. By Sunnah, I mean what is established from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). But if the imam sometimes does it...

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : ...after the bowing, it is permissible because it is established from 'Umar and others.

The questioner : Ah, may Allah bless you.

The Shaykh : As for consistently doing the qunut after the witr, as the Shafi'i school says, this involves abandoning the Sunnah, and that is not permissible. One should adhere to the Sunnah in the majority of cases and do the qunut after the bowing only in rare instances.

The questioner: Ah.

The Shaykh : This is the truth. "This is the truth, there is no obscurity in it, so leave me to the people of the path."

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.

The questioner : And may Allah bless you.

The Shaykh : And may He bless you as well, if Allah wills.

The questioner : May Allah bless you and welcome you.

The Shaykh : Welcome, and the one who greets.

The questioner: May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : And you, and peace be upon you.

The questioner : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The student : ... Abu 'Ala ...

The Shaykh : Who is Abu 'Ala, the owner of the house?
The student : Yes.