Liaison office of Grand Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Al Sistani (L.M.H.L) in London, Europe, North and South America.
1126. It is Mustahab that qunut be recited in all obligatory and
Mustahab prayers before the Ruku of the second Rak'at, and it is also Mustahab
that qunut be recited in the Witr (Namaz-e-Shab) prayers before Ruku, (although
that prayer is of one Rak'at only).
In Friday Prayers there is one qunut in
every Rak'at. In Namaz-e-Ayaat, there are five qunut, and in Eid Prayers there
are five qunut in the first Rak'at, and four in the second Rak'at. In the
prayers of Shafa' ,which is a part of Namaz-e-Shab, qunut is to be performed
with the niyyat of Raja'.
1127. It is also Mustahab that while reciting qunut, a person keeps
his hands in front of his face, turning the palms facing the sky, and keeping
both, the hands and the fingers, close together. It is Mustahab to look at the
palms in qunut.
1128. Any Zikr in qunut is sufficient, even if he says, 'Subhanallah'
only once. It is, however, better to make the following supplication: La ilaha
illallahul Halimul Karim, La ilaha illallahul 'Aliyyul 'Azim, Subhanallahi
Rabbis samawatis sab', wa Rabbil 'arazinas sab', wama fi hinna wama bayna hunna,
wa Rabbil 'arshil 'azim, wal hamdu lillahi Rabbil'alamin.
1129. It is Mustahab that qunut is recited loudly. However, if a
person is offering prayers in congregation, and if the Imam can hear his voice,
it will not be Mustahab for him to recite qunut loudly.
1130. If a person does not recite qunut intentionally, there is no
qadha for it. And if he forgets it, and remembers before reaching Ruku, it is
Mustahab that he should stand up and recite it. And if he remembers while
performing Ruku, it is Mustahab that he should perform its qadha after Ruku. And
if he remembers it while performing Sajdah, it is Mustahab that he should
perform its qadha after Salam.