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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-200: QUNUT WITIR DI BULAN RAMADHAN
What is the evidence that reciting qunut in the witir prayer during the last 15 nights of Ramadan is recommended?
Short answer
In the Shafi'i school, an imam or an individual praying alone is recommended to recite the qunut supplication in the last rak'ah of witir during the last 15 nights of Ramadan.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
In the Shafi'i school, an imam or an individual praying alone is recommended to recite the qunut supplication in the last rak'ah of witir during the last 15 nights of Ramadan. The evidence is the hadith of Hasan bin Ali RA, in which the Prophet SAW taught him words to recite in witir. Sending blessings upon the Prophet after the supplication is also recommended, and an imam or individual may lengthen the supplication with the qunut of Umar RA. The supplication taught in the sunnah is more virtuous, and an imam should consider the congregation so as not to burden them.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Di dalam mazhab al-Syafie, disunatkan kepada imam atau orang yang solat bersendirian untuk membaca doa qunut pada rakaat terakhir solat sunat Witir dan ia dibaca pada 15 malam terakhir bulan Ramadhan.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-200: QUNUT WITIR DI BULAN RAMADHAN”, 8 June 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/800-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-200-qunut-witir-di-bulan-ramadhan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/evidence-qunut-witir-last-15-ramadan/