The word · Worship
قُنوت
Qunut
A supplication said standing in prayer, most often in witr or in times of crisis.
Also written · Qunoot · Kunut · Qunut nazilah · Dua qunoot · Dua e qunoot · Qunut in witr · Dua qunut
The meaning
What Qunut means in Islam
The word means devout standing. The schools place it differently: Hanafis say it in witr all year, Shafi'is in the dawn prayer and in witr in the second half of Ramadan, Malikis in the dawn prayer, and Hanbalis in witr. Most also recognise qunut an-nazilah, a supplication added during public calamity. Its wording is not fixed, so a person may ask in their own words.
Evidence · Scholars differ · The scholars read this one differently
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Words that sit beside it
- WitrAn odd-numbered night prayer, usually one or three rak'ahs, that closes the night.وِتْر
- SalahThe formal Muslim prayer, performed five times a day at set times, facing Makkah.الصَّلاة
- TahajjudVoluntary prayer in the night, traditionally after sleeping and before dawn.تَهَجُّد
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