Truly, You are the BestowerвЂќД¤ вЂ“ With regard to what the brother says about Qunoot being obligatory, this is not correct, because Qunoot is Sunnah. вЂњOur Lord! Let not our hearts deviate (from the truth) after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from You. Hence if these verses include words of supplication, it is permissible to recite them as Qunoot, for example, the verse in which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): Any duвЂ™aaвЂ™ that is said will serve as Qunoot, even if one recites a verse or verses from the QurвЂ™aan that include words of supplication, this will count as Qunoot, but it is better to recite the words that were narrated in the Sunnah.ДЈ вЂ“ As for what the brother mentions about reciting QurвЂ™aan instead of the duвЂ™aaвЂ™ of Qunoot, there is no doubt that he should not do this, because the purpose behind Qunoot is duвЂ™aaвЂ™ or supplication. Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Note that there is no specific duвЂ™aaвЂ™ for Qunoot according to the preferred point of view.

Even if he were to recite verses from the QurвЂ™aan that include words of supplication, that would be sufficient. This was narrated by al-Bukhaari (may Allaah have mercy on him) in his Saheeh, in a muвЂ™allaq majzoom report.Дў вЂ“ It is not obligatory for the duвЂ™aaвЂ™ of Qunoot to be in the words narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) rather it is permissible for the worshipper to say other words or to add to them. It was narrated from вЂAaвЂ™ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) that she told her freed slave Dhakwaan to lead her in praying night prayers during Ramadaan, and he used to read from the Mus-haf. And because the evidence of shareeвЂ™ah from the QurвЂ™aan and Sunnah indicates that it is prescribed to recite QurвЂ™aan in prayer, which includes both reading it from the Mus-haf and reciting it by heart. There is nothing wrong with reading from the Mus-haf when praying at night during Ramadaan because that will enable the believers to hear all of the QurвЂ™aan. Shaykh Ibn Baaz was asked about the ruling on reading QurвЂ™aan from the Mus-haf in Taraaweeh prayer, and what the evidence is for that from the QurвЂ™aan and Sunnah.

It is also permissible to recite QurвЂ™aan from the Mus-haf during naafil prayers for those who have not memorized a lot of QurвЂ™aan. 1 вЂ“ There is noting wrong with reading the duвЂ™aaвЂ™ of Qunoot from a piece of paper or a booklet in Witr prayer until one is able to memorize it, after which you can stop reading it and can recite it from memory.

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