Du’a’ al-Qunoot is recited in the last rak’ah of Witr prayer, after bowing, but if one recites it before bowing it doesn’t matter. But reciting it after bowing is better.

It is better not to recite qunoot in witr all the time, rather it should be done sometimes, because there is no evidence that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did it all the time. But he taught al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali (may Allaah be pleased with him) a du’aa’ to recite in qunoot al-witr, as will be quoted below.

The du’aa’ of qunoot was narrated by Abu Dawood (1425), al-Tirmidhi (464), and al-Nasaa’i (1746) from al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) taught me some words to say in qunoot al-witr:

اللهم اهدنا فيمن هديت وعافنا فيمن عافيت وتولنا فيمن توليت وبارك لنا فيما اعطيت وقنا واصرف عنا برحمتك يا مولانا شر ما قضيت فإنك تقضي بالحق ولا يقضى عليك وانه لا يذل من واليت ولا يعز من عاديت تباركت ربنا وتعاليت

Allahummahdini fiman hadait, wa a`fini fiman afait, wa tawallani fiman tawallait, wa barik lana fima atait, wa qinaa sharra ma qadait, fa Innaka taqdi bil-haqqi wa la yuqda Alaik, wa innahu la yadhillu man waalait, wa laa ya’izzo man aadayt tabarakta Rabbana wa ta`alait

O Allah, guide us along with those whom You have guided, pardon us along with those whom You have pardoned, be an ally to us along with those whom You are an ally to and bless for us that which You have bestowed. Protect us from the evil You have decreed for verily You decree and none can decree over You. For surely, he whom You show loyalty to is never humiliated and he whom You take as an enemy is never honored and mighty. O our Lord, Blessed and Exalted are You.

la manja minka illa ilayk : There is no place of safety from You except with You

The above phrase – Laa manja minka illa ilayka (There is no place of safety from You except with You) – was narrated by Ibn Mandah in al-Tawheed and classed as hasan by al-Albaani. : See Irwa’ al-Ghaleel, hadeeth no. 426, 429.

Then he should send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). See al-Sharh al-Mumti’ by Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (4/14-52).

Below are additional supplications (DUAA) that can be recited in shaa Allah

فَلَكَ الحَمدُ عَلى ما قَضَيْت Falakalhamdu ala ma qadayt To You is all praise for what you have decreed upon us وَلَكَ الشُّكرُ عَلى ما أَنْعَمتَ بِهِ عَلَينا وَأَوْلَيت Walakashukru ala ma anamta bihi Alayna wa-awlayt And to You is all thanks for what you have given us. نَستَغفِرُكَ يا رَبَّنا مِ ن جمَيعِ الذُّنوبِ والخَطايا ونَتوبُ اليك Nastaghfiruka ya rabbana min jamee’ al-dhunoobi walkhataya wa natoobo ilayk We ask for Your forgiveness because of all of our sins and we turn to You in repentance.

اللهم أقسم لنا من خشيتك ما تحول به بيننا وبين معصيتك .. ومن طاعتك ما تبلّغُنا به جنتَك .. ومن اليقين ما تُهّون به علينامصائبَ الدنيا .. ومتّعنا اللهم باسماعِنا وأبصارِنا وقواتِنا ما أبقيتنا .. واجعله الوارث منّا .. واجعل ثأرنا على من ظلمنا.. وانصُرناعلى من عادانا .. ولا تجعل مصيبت نا في ديننا .. ولا تجعل الدنيا أكبرَ همِنا .. ولا مبلغَ علمِنا .. ولا اٍلى النار مصيرنا .. واجعل الجنة هي دارنا .. ولا تُسلط علينا بذنوبِنا من لايخافُك فينا ولا يرحمنا

Allahumma-qsim lana min khashyatika ma tahulu bihi baynana wa bayna ma`asiyatik, wa min ta`atika ma tuballighuna bihi jannatak, wa minal-yaqini ma tuhawwinu bihi `alaina masa-`ibad-dunya. Wa-matti’na Allahumma bi-asma`ina, wa absarina, wa quwwatina ma abqaytana, waj`alhul-waritha minna, waj`al tharana `ala man dhalamana, wansurna `ala man `aadaana, wa la taj`al musibatana fi deenina, wa la taj`alid-dunya akbara hammina, wa la mablagha `ilmina, wa la ila alnaari masseerana, waj’al aljannata hiya daarana, wa la tusallit `alaina man-la yakhafuka feena wa la yarhamuna

Oh Allah, grant us that fear of You which You may drive between us and our disobedience to You. Grant us that obedience to You with which You may lead us to Paradise. Give us that faith with which You will lighten the worldly hardships for us. Grant us the use of our ears, eyes, and other faculties as long as You keep us alive. And make these our survivors. Make our revenge target (only) those who oppress us. Help us to victory over the one who displays enmity to us. Do not let our misfortunes hit our religion. Do not make this world our greatest concern and the sum total of our knowledge. And do not impose over us – because of our sins - one who shows no mercy to us.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْتَعِينُكَ ، وَنَسْتَغْفِرُكَ ، وَنُثْنِي عَلَيْكَ الْخَيْرَ ، وَلا نَكْفُرُكَ وَنَخْ لَعُ ، وَنَتْرُكُ مَنْ يَفْجُرُكَ ، اللَّهُمَّ إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ ، وَلَكَ نُصَلِّي ، وَنَسْجُدُ ، وإِلَيْكَ نَسْعَى ، وَنَحْفِدُ ، نَرْجُو رَحْمَتَكَ ، ونخشى عَذَابَكَ ، إِنَّ عَذَابَكَ الْجِد بِالْكُفَّارِ مُ لْحِ ق

Allahumma innaa nasta’eenuka wanastaghfuruk, wanuthnee ‘alaukalkhayr, wala nakfuruk, wanakhala’o wanatruku man yafjuruk, Allahumma iyyaka na’bud, walaka nusalli wanasjud, wa’elayka nas’aa wanahfid, narjoo rahmataka wanakhshaa adhaabak, inna adhaabak-aljidda bil-kuffari mulhiq

O Allah! We beg help from You alone; ask forgiveness from You alone, and turn towards You and praise You for all the good things and are grateful to You and are not ungrateful to You and we part and break off with all those who are disobedient to you. O Allah! You alone do we worship and pray exclusively to You and bow before You alone and we hasten eagerly towards You and we fear Your severe punishment and hope for Your Mercy as your severe punishment is surely to be meted out to the unbelievers.

اللهم انا نسألك الجنه وماقرب اليها من قول وعمل ونعوذ بك من النار وما قرب اليها من قول وعمل

Allahumma innaa nas’aluka aljannah, wa-ma qarraba ilayhaa min qawli-wa’amal Wa-na’oodho bika min-alnaar wa-ma qarraba ilayha min qawli-wa’amal

Oh Allah, we ask You for Paradise and whatever brings us closer to it through speech and action And we seek refuge in You from the fire and whatever brings us closer to it through speech and action

اللهم اٍنا نسألك من خير ما سألك منه عبدك ونبيك محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم ونعوذ بك من شر ما استعاذ - - منه عبدك و نبيك محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم -

Allahumma inna nas’aluka min khayri ma sa’alaka minhu abduka wa-nabiyyuka Muhammadin – sallallahu alayhi wasallam – wa na’oodho bika min sharri maa ista’aadha minhu abduka wa-nabiyyuka Muhammadin – sallallahu alayhi wasallam.

Oh Allah, we ask You the same good things that Your slave and Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) asked You. And we seek refuge in You from the same evils that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has sought refuge in You.

اللهم انا نسألك من الخير كله عاجله وآجله .. ما علِمنا منه وما لم نعلم .. ونعوذ بك من الشر كلِّه عاجله وآجله ماعلمنا منه وما لم نعلم

Allahumma inna nas’aluka min alkhayri kullih ‘aajilihi wa-aajilih, ma ‘alimna minhu wa-ma lam na’lam. Wa na’oodhu bika min al-sharri kullih ‘aajilihi wa-aajilih, ma ‘alimna minhu wa-ma lam na’lam.

Oh Allah. We ask You for all the good things, near or later (in life), what we know of and what we do not know of. And we seek refuge in You from all the evil things, near or later (in life), what we know of and what we do not know of.

اللهم اغفر وارحم واعف وتكرم وتجاوز عما تعلم انك تعلم مالا نعلم انك انت الله الاعز الاكرم

Allahumma-ghfir warham, wa’fu watakrram, watajaawaz ‘ammaa ta’lam, innaka ta’lamu ma-la na’lam, innaka anta Allahu-la’azzul-akram

Oh Allah, forgive us and have mercy on us. Forgive what You know. For You know what we do not know. You are Allah, the Greatest and the most Kind

يا من لا يرد سائلاً سأله

Ya man laa yaruddu saa’ilan sa’alah

Oh One who does not reject the one who asks Him

اللهم تقبل دعاءنا وتقبل صلاتنا. وتقبل صيامنا.وتقبل قيامنا.وتقبل ركوعنا. وتقبل سجودنا

Allahumma taqabbal du’aana wataqabbal salatana, wataqabbal siyaamana, wataqabbal qiyamana, wataqabbal rukoo’ana, wataqabbal sujoodana

Oh Allah, accept our duaa. And Accept from us our prayers. And accept from us our fasting. And accept from us our worship. And accept from us our bowing (ruku). And accept from us our prostration (sujood)

اللهم اجعلنا من المقبولين لديك

Allahumma-j’alna min-almaqboolina ladayk

Oh Allah, make us from those whom You accept.

اللهم أنخنا مطايانا ببابك

Allahumma anakhna mataayaanaa bibaabik

Oh Allah, we bring to You our worries and sins (so you may forgive us)

فلا تردنا عن جنابك

Fala taruddana ‘an janaabik

So do not turn us away from You

اللهم لا تجعلنا من المحرومين

Allahumma la taj’alnaa min almahroomeen

Oh Allah, do not make us from those who are rejected

اللهم اجعلنا من الفائزين برضاك والجنة

Allahumma-j’alnaa min alfaa’izeen biridhaaka waljannah

Oh Allah, make us from those who won – with Your pleasure and Jannah

العائذين من سخطك والنار

Al-‘aa’idheena min sakhatika wa-nnar

(Make us from) those who seek refuge in You from Your anger and the fire.

يا حي يا قيوم

Ya hayyu, ya qayyoom

Oh Ever-Living and Ever-Sustaining!

برحمتك نستغيث

Birahmatika nastagheeth

We beg You for help through Your Mercy.

ومن عذابك نستجير

Wa-min ‘adhaabika nastajeer

And we seek refuge from Your punishment

لا تكلنا إلى أنفسنا طرفة عين ولا أقل من ذلك

Laa takilnaa ilaa anfusinaa tarfata ‘aynin wa-la aqalla min dhaalik

O Allah, do not leave us to ourselves for a moment or even less than a moment

اللهم احفظنا من بين أيدينا ومن خلفنا وعن ايماننا وعن شمائلنا ومن فوقنا ونعوذ بك اللهم أن نغتال من تحتنا

Allahumma-hfadhnaa min bayni aydeenaa wa-min khalfinaa wa-‘an aymaanina wa-‘an shamaa’ilina wa-min fawqinaa wa-na’oodhu bikallahumma a’n naghtaala min tahtina

Oh Allah, protect us from what is between our hands and from behind us and from our left side and from our right side and from over us and we seek refuge in You oh Allah to be harmed from under us

يا مجيب دعاء المضطر

Ya mujeebu du’aa-almudhdar

Oh One who answers the dua of the distressed

اللهم إكشف ما بامتنا من ضر

Allahumma-kshif maa bi-ummatina min-dhurr

Oh Allah relieve all the harm and hardship from our Ummah

ربنا لا تزغ قلوبنا بعد إذ هديتنا وهب لنا من لدنك رحمة انك أنت الوهاب

Rabbanaa laa tuzigh quloobanaa ba’da idh hadaytanaa wa-hab lanaa min ladunka rahmah innaka ant-alwahhaab

Our Lord, let not our hearts stray after You have guided us and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower.

اللهم لا تدع لنا في مقامنا هذا ذنبا إلا غفرته ولا كربا إلا نفسته ولا دينا إلا قضيته ولا مريضا إلا شفيته ولا مبتلاً إلا عافيته ولا ميتا إلا رحمته ولا مجاهداً لاعلا ء كلمتك إلا نصرته وأيدته ولا عدوا للإسلام والمسلمين إلا خذلته وقهرته

Allahumma laa tada’ lanaa fi maqaaminaa hadhaa dhanban illaa ghafartah, wala karban illa naffastah, wala daynan illa qadhaytah, wala mareedhan illa shafatrah, wala mubtalan illa aafaytah, wala maytan illa rahimtah, wala mujaahidan le’e’laa’e kalimatika illa nasartah wayyadtah, wala ‘adowwan lil-islaami wal-muslimeena illa khadhaltahu wa-qahhartah

Oh Allah, we ask You not to leave any sin in this assembly without forgiving it, nor a burden without lifting it, nor any grief without relieving it, nor any debt unpaid, nor any sick person uncured, nor any deceased without You having mercy on him/her, nor a person who struggles to spread Your word without You giving them victory and helping them. Nor an enemy of Islam and the Muslims without You disgrace him/her.

اللهم كن مع اخواننا في کل مكان

Allahumma kun ma’a ikhwaanina fi kuli makan

Oh Allah, be with our brothers and sisters every where

اللهم فك ضائقتهم

Allahumma fukka dhaa’iqatahum

Oh Allah, relieve their hardship

اللهم عجل بنصرهم

Allahumma ‘ajjil binasrihim

Oh Allah, let their victory come

فليس لهم سواك

Falaysa lahum siwaak

For they have no One but you

اللهم كن مع المستضعفين فليس لهم سواك

Allahumma kun ma’al-mustadh’afeena falysa lahum siwaak

Oh Allah be with those who are Vulnerable for they have no one but You

اللهم هذا الدعاء وعليك الإجابة وهذا الجهد وعليك التكلان

Allahumma hadha-ddu’aa’ wa-alaika-l’ijaabah, wahadha aljuhdu wa’alayka-tuklaan

Oh Allah, this is the dua’a and with You is the answer. And this is the effort and we depend on You.

ولا حول ولا قوة إلا بك

Wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa bik

And there is no power no strength but from You

اللهم لا تردنا خائبين

Allahumma la taruddanaa khaa’ibeen

Oh Allah, do not turn us away

اللهم تقبل دعاءنا

Allahumma taqabbal du’aa’ana

Oh Allah, accept our dua’a

اللهم إغفرلنا ولوالدينا ولاهلنا ولأولادنا وجميع المسلمين والمسلمات المؤمنين والمؤمنات الأحياء منهم والأموات

Allahumma-ghfirlana waliwalidayna wali’ahlina wali’awladina, wajamee’i almuslimeena almuslimaat, almu’mineena walmu’minaat, al’ahyaa’u minhum wal-‘amwaat

Oh Allah, forgive us and our parents and our families and our children and to all the Muslim men and Muslim women and the male believers and the female believers, both alive and dead.

اللهم رفعنا إليك أكف الضراعة

Allahumma rafa’naa ilayka ‘akuff aldharaa’a

Oh Allah, we raise our hands, with humility, to You

نسألك رضاك والجنة ونعوذ من سخطك والنار

Nas’aluka ridhaaka waljannah, wana’oodhu min sakhatika walnaar

We ask You for Your pleasure and Jannah and we seek refuge in You from Your anger and the fire.

اللهم ارزقنا صحبة حبيبك المصطفى صلى الله اليه وسلم في الجنة

Allahumma-urzoqnaa suhbata habeebik-almustafa sallallahu alayhi wasallam fi aljannah

Oh Allah, bless us with the companionship of Your beloved AlMustafa Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) in Jannah

اللهم تقبل منا انك أنت السميع العليم وتب علينا انك أنت التواب الرحيم

Allahumma taqabbal minna innaka ‘anta-ssamee’u al-aleem, watub ‘alaynaa innaka anta attawwab-ur-raheem

Oh Allah accept from us. You are the Hearing and All-Knowing. You are the Merciful.

وإغفرلنا ولوالدينا والمسلمين أجمعين

Waghfirlanaa waliwaalidaynaa walmuslimeena ajma’een

And forgive us and our parents and all the Muslims.

وصلي اللهم وسلم على نبيك محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين

Wa-sallee Allahumma wasallim ‘ala nabiyyika Muhammad, wa-‘ala aalihi wasahbihi ajma’een

And send peace, oh Allah, and blessings to Your messenger Muhammad and to his family, and all his companions

Allahu - Akbar!