by heart .i know that dua -e -qunood is farz in 3 witr prayer of the
isha prayer...i always used to read some other surah instead of this
dua as i didnot know the dua by heart but i recently found out that it
is farz so i triedto learn the dua but it is taking me time...so for
several days i have been doing this that when i do 3 witr , in the
third rakah iread from a book which i pick up from the side table
during the prayer..i still face the qiblah when ipick it up, infact i
do not have to move to pick it up....i want to know if thatis allowed
that u read a surah or dua from a book during the prayer.
Praise be to Allaah.
1 – There is noting wrong with reading the du'aa' of Qunoot from a
piece of paper or a booklet in Witrprayer until one is able to
memorize it, after which you can stop reading it and can recite it
from memory. It is also permissible to recite Qur'aan from the Mus-haf
during naafil prayers for those who have not memorized a lot of
Qur'aan.
Shaykh Ibn Baaz was asked about the ruling on reading Qur'aan from the
Mus-haf in Taraaweeh prayer, and what the evidence is for that from
the Qur'aan and Sunnah.
He replied:
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 ofthe Qur'aan. And because the evidence of sharee'ah from the
Qur'aan and Sunnah indicates that it is prescribed to recite Qur'aan
in prayer, which includes both reading it from the Mus-haf and
reciting it by heart. It was narrated from 'Aa'ishah (may Allaah be
pleased with her) that she told herfreed slave Dhakwaan to lead her in
praying night prayers during Ramadaan,and he used to read from the
Mus-haf. This was narrated by al-Bukhaari (may Allaah have mercy on
him) in his Saheeh, in amu'allaq majzoom report.
Fataawa Islamiyyah, 2/155
2 – It is not obligatory for the du'aa' of Qunoot to bein 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. Even if he were to recite verses from the Qur'aan that
include words of supplication, that would be sufficient. Al-Nawawi
(may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Note that there is no specific
du'aa' for Qunoot according to the preferred point of view. Any du'aa'
that is said will serve as Qunoot, even if one recites a verse or
verses from the Qur'aan that include words of supplication, thiswill
count as Qunoot, but it is better to recite the words that were
narrated in the Sunnah.
Al-Adhkaar al-Nawawiyyah, p. 50
3 – As for what the brother mentions about reciting Qur'aan instead
ofthe du'aa' of Qunoot, there is no doubt that he should not do this,
because the purpose behind Qunoot is du'aa' orsupplication. Hence if
these verses include words of supplication, it ispermissible to recite
themas Qunoot, for example, the verse in which Allaah says
(interpretation of themeaning):
"Our Lord! Let not our hearts deviate (from the truth) after You have
guided us, and grant us mercy from You. Truly, You are the Bestower"
[Aal 'Imraan 3:8]
4 – With regard to what the brother says about Qunoot being
obligatory, this is not correct, becauseQunoot is Sunnah. Based on
this, if a worshipper omits Qunoot, his prayer is still valid.
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked about
theruling on reciting the du'aa' of Qunoot in Witr during the nights
of Ramadaan, and whether it is permissible to omit it.
He replied:
Qunoot is Sunnah in Witr and if a person omits it sometimes, there is
nothing wrong with that.
And he was asked about aperson who always recites Qunoot in Witr every
night – was that narrated from our forebears (the salaf)?
He replied:
There is nothing wrong with that, rather it is Sunnah, because when
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) taught
al-Husayn ibn 'Ali (may Allaah be pleased with him) to say Qunoot in
Witr, he did not tell him to omit it sometimes or todo it all the
time. This indicates that either is permissible. Hence it was narrated
that when Ubayyibn Ka'b (may Allaah be pleased with him) led the
Sahaabah in prayer in the Mosque of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him), he used to omit Qunoot some
nights;perhaps that was in order to teach the people that itis not
obligatory. And Allaah is the Source of strength.
Fataawa Islamiyyah, 2/159.
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