

The supplication of Dua Qunoot or Dua Qunut as commonly known is the supplication recited during Fajr prayer.

However, people from the Shafi’i school may know the qunoot dua. It is often recited and known for it’s association with the Witr salah.

The word ‘Qunoot’ derived from the the word “Qanata” which means ‘ to stand in prayer with excellence and silence, and to be submissive and humble before Allah SWT ‘. Dua Qunoot (Arabic: القنوت or also known as Dua e Qunoot) is generally being recited during i’tidal or standing during the last rakaat during the Fajr (Dhuha) and Witir (Witr) prayers. The word Dua is Arabic for supplication, so the longer phrase Dua Qunut is sometimes used. It is prescribed in Witr prayer after the rukoo’ (bowing), according to the more correct of the two scholarly opinions.ĭua E Qunoot: “ Qunut ” (Arabic: القنوت also transliterated Qunoot) literally means “being obedient” or “the act of standing” in Classical Arabic. Dua e Qunoot, according to the definition of the fuqaha’, “is the name of a duaa ’ (supplication) offered during prayer at a specific point while standing.”.
