Title: The Supplication of Qunoot: A Study of the Text and Delivery of Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
Abstract This paper explores the significance of Dua Qunoot within Islamic jurisprudence and highlights the specific style of its recitation by Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, the Imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca. It provides the full Arabic text, transliteration, and English translation of the version frequently recited by the Sheikh. Furthermore, it discusses the digital preservation of this supplication, addressing the search for "PDF" versions and the accessibility of these texts for the global Muslim community.
For non-Arabic speakers, here is the phonetic transliteration of Sheikh Sudais’s Qunoot: sheikh sudais dua qunoot text pdf
Allahumma inna nasta’eenuka wa nastaghfiruka wa nastahdeek Wa nu’minu bika wa natubu ilayka wa natawakkal ‘alayk Wa nuthni ‘alaykal khayra kullahu 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 ‘adhabaka bil kuffari mulhiq Title: The Supplication of Qunoot: A Study of
Allahumma ihdina feeman hadayt Wa ‘afina feeman ‘afayt Wa tawallana feeman tawallayt Wa barik lana feema a’tayt Wa qina sharra ma qadayt Fa innaka taqdi wa la yuqda ‘alayk Innahu la yadhillu man walayt Tabarakta Rabbana wa ta’alayt
The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque occasionally releases prayer scripts. Search for "Supplications of Witr" on their official portal. Following the Sunnah: It is a confirmed practice
Memorizing the exact text of Sheikh Sudais’s Qunoot brings multiple rewards:
The obsession with text should not overshadow the adab (etiquette) of Qunoot. Sheikh Sudais’s recitation is powerful not merely due to correct pronunciation, but because of his visible state of need. Observe any video of his Witr prayer: the extended pauses, the trembling voice at “wa qini sharra ma qadayt” (protect me from the evil of what You have decreed), the soft cry at “innaka taqdi wa la yuqda ‘alayk” (indeed You decree and none can decree against You).
A PDF can give you the words. It cannot give you the hal (spiritual state). Thus, the best use of any such document is to: