Rakat 3: Dua al-Qunut

Dua al-Qunut

With your hands folded, recite Qunut before bowing. The complete dua is followed by ten phrases for practice.

Position

Stand calmly with hands folded. Do not raise the palms into a separate dua posture.

Complete Qunut

Listen to the whole dua

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْتَعِينُكَ وَنَسْتَهْدِيكَ وَنَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَنَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ وَنُؤْمِنُ بِكَ وَنَتَوَكَّلُ عَلَيْكَ وَنُثْنِي عَلَيْكَ الْخَيْرَ كُلَّهُ نَشْكُرُكَ وَلَا نَكْفُرُكَ وَنَخْلَعُ وَنَتْرُكُ مَنْ يَفْجُرُكَ اللَّهُمَّ إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَلَكَ نُصَلِّي وَنَسْجُدُ وَإِلَيْكَ نَسْعَى وَنَحْفِدُ نَرْجُو رَحْمَتَكَ وَنَخْشَى عَذَابَكَ إِنَّ عَذَابَكَ الْجِدَّ بِالْكُفَّارِ مُلْحِقٌ

Allahumma inna nasta‘inuka wa nastahdik. Wa nastaghfiruka wa natubu ilayk. Wa nu’minu bika wa natawakkalu ‘alayk. Wa nuthni ‘alaykal-khayra kullah. Nashkuruka wa la nakfuruk. Wa nakhla‘u wa natruku man yafjuruk. Allahumma iyyaka na‘budu wa laka nusalli wa nasjud. Wa ilayka nas‘a wa nahfid. Narju rahmataka wa nakhsha ‘adhabak. Inna ‘adhabakal-jidda bil-kuffari mulhiq.

O Allah, we seek Your help and guidance. We ask Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance. We believe in You and place our trust in You. We praise You with every good praise. We thank You and do not reject You. We disassociate ourselves from and leave those who defy You. O Allah, You alone we worship; to You we pray and prostrate. Towards You we strive and hasten. We hope for Your mercy and fear Your punishment. Your true punishment will surely reach the disbelievers.

Source: Ascent to Felicity, p. 192; SeekersGuidance. Recognised wording variations exist.

Qunut 01

Practise one phrase

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْتَعِينُكَ وَنَسْتَهْدِيكَ

Allahumma inna nasta‘inuka wa nastahdik.

O Allah, we seek Your help and guidance.

Qunut 02

Practise one phrase

وَنَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَنَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ

Wa nastaghfiruka wa natubu ilayk.

We ask Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance.

Qunut 03

Practise one phrase

وَنُؤْمِنُ بِكَ وَنَتَوَكَّلُ عَلَيْكَ

Wa nu’minu bika wa natawakkalu ‘alayk.

We believe in You and place our trust in You.

Qunut 04

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وَنُثْنِي عَلَيْكَ الْخَيْرَ كُلَّهُ

Wa nuthni ‘alaykal-khayra kullah.

We praise You with every good praise.

Qunut 05

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نَشْكُرُكَ وَلَا نَكْفُرُكَ

Nashkuruka wa la nakfuruk.

We thank You and do not reject You.

Qunut 06

Practise one phrase

وَنَخْلَعُ وَنَتْرُكُ مَنْ يَفْجُرُكَ

Wa nakhla‘u wa natruku man yafjuruk.

We disassociate ourselves from and leave those who defy You.

Qunut 07

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اللَّهُمَّ إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَلَكَ نُصَلِّي وَنَسْجُدُ

Allahumma iyyaka na‘budu wa laka nusalli wa nasjud.

O Allah, You alone we worship; to You we pray and prostrate.

Qunut 08

Practise one phrase

وَإِلَيْكَ نَسْعَى وَنَحْفِدُ

Wa ilayka nas‘a wa nahfid.

Towards You we strive and hasten.

Qunut 09

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نَرْجُو رَحْمَتَكَ وَنَخْشَى عَذَابَكَ

Narju rahmataka wa nakhsha ‘adhabak.

We hope for Your mercy and fear Your punishment.

Qunut 10

Practise one phrase

إِنَّ عَذَابَكَ الْجِدَّ بِالْكُفَّارِ مُلْحِقٌ

Inna ‘adhabakal-jidda bil-kuffari mulhiq.

Your true punishment will surely reach the disbelievers.

Child-friendly meaning

We seek Allah’s help, forgiveness and mercy, and express our trust and worship.