Darul Ifta Ibn Masood

Alternative Duas In Witr Salaah

· 18 Rabiʻ I 1448 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

When making Qadhaa for multiple Witr Salaah, can one recite any other short Duas instead of Qunoot in the third Rakaat, for convenience? If yes, which Dua can be made?

Answer

Yes, it is permissible to make any Dua which appears in the Quraan or Ahaadith, in the third Rakaat of the Witr Salaah at the time of Qunoot. One can recite اَللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِيْ three times, or رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّار. Even if one reads, يَا رَبَّ three times, it will suffice. However, it is preferable to recite the Qunoot narrated by Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Mas’ood Radhiyallau Anhu which is as follows;

(Fatawa Uthmaaniyah Vol. 2 Pg. 314)

(Kitaabun Nawaazil Vol. 4 Pg. 573)

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْتَعِينُكَ وَنَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَنُؤْمِنُ بِكَ وَنَتَوَكَّلُ عَلَيْكَ وَنُثْنِي عَلَيْكَ الْخَيْرَ وَنَشْكُرُكَ وَلَا نَكْفُرُكَ وَنَخْلَعُ وَنَتْرُكُ مَنْ يَفْجُرُكَ

اللَّهُمَّ إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَلَكَ نُصَلِّي وَنَسْجُدُ وَإِلَيْكَ نَسْعَى وَنَحْفِدُ وَنَرْجُو رَحْمَتَكَ وَنَخْشَى عَذَابَكَ إِنَّ عَذَابَكَ بِالْكُفَّارِ مُلْحِقٌ

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Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani
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Mufti Yacoob Vally Saheb
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