Seeking help from Allah and wanting to build a strong connection with him to get his blessing and forgiveness of sins? Dua for Witr Salah is your one solution, which will help you by giving you effective results soon. Pray to Allah by reciting his name regularly after the night prayer. Each prayer for witr salah consists of five requests from Allah, which include guidance, aafiyah, Allah’s friendship (the awliya of Allah), barakah or blessings, and safety from evil. This blog will help you understand witr salah in more detail and in an effective way. Also, the best scholar, Abdul Aziz of Islamicloveudas, will guide you on the right path that will make your life better.
Understanding Witr Salah
Witr Salah is one of the prayers which is recited at night after the fajr. As we all know that witr is an Islamic prayer, meaning Salah, which is why it is known as witr salah. One of the most important du’as that will not only help you in getting Allah’s guidance and support but also his protection from all evils, forgiveness of sins and his assistance in your life. This prayer is overall one of the best and effective prayers, which has amazing benefits. As this prayer is recited in odd numbers like one, three and is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Allah encourages us to follow a consistent routine and a habit of reciting five prayers daily that are recommended sunnah. It will help you in getting strength, building character and discipline. One of these habits is reciting Witr Salah, it is not an obligatory prayer to recite regularly, but one of the highly recommended prayers by the Prophet.
What to recite in witr salah?
One of the most common du’as recited for Witr salah is Dua al-Qunoot. It is typically recited in the last rak’ah after bowing (ruku’).
Arabic Translation of Dua al-Qunoot:
اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِي فِيمَنْ هَدَيْتَ، وَعَافِنِي فِيمَنْ عَافَيْتَ، وَتَوَلَّنِي فِيمَنْ تَوَلَّيْتَ، وَبَارِكْ لِي فِيمَا أَعْطَيْتَ، وَقِنِي شَرَّ مَا قَضَيْتَ، فَإِنَّكَ تَقْضِي وَلَا يُقْضَى عَلَيْكَ، وَإِنَّهُ لَا يَذِلُّ مَنْ وَالَيْتَ، تَبَارَكْتَ رَبَّنَا وَتَعَالَيْتَ
Transliteration:
Allahummahdini feeman hadayt, wa ‘aafini feeman ‘aafayt, wa tawallani feeman tawallayt, wa barik li fimaa a’atayt, wa qini sharra ma qadayt, fa innaka taqdi wala yuqda ‘alayk, wa innahu laa yadhillu man walayt, tabarakta Rabbana wa ta’alayt.
What is the rule of witr salah?
- Witr Salah is a voluntary prayer and it is performed in odd numbers after the Isha (night) prayer.
- Recite this before the Fajr (dawn) prayer in Islam.
- Perform this either one, three, five, seven, nine or eleven rak’at (units).
- The most common practice is to pray three rak’at, either as two rak’at followed by a single rak’ah, or all three together without sitting for tashahhud (the final sitting) after the second rak’ah.
- It is also recommended to Dua al-Qunoot (a supplication) in the last rak’ah before bowing down (ruku’).
How to pray witr if you don’t know dua qunoot?
If you do not know dua qunoot while praying witr salah, there is no problem in that. Without reciting dua qunoot, you can still pray the witr salah, but you must remember that it will reduce the reward that you are seeking from Allah. The proper practice of witr salah by remembering and memorising can help you attain great rewards.
But in case you are not able to memorise or recite this then you can also substitute this dua with other duas. This include “Rabbana atina fid dunya”, or even say “Ya Rabbi” repeatedly.
This is the key to making this supplication beneficial and important in witr prayer.
Conclusion
Those who recite witr salah must have proper knowledge of dua qunoot for the best and effective results. Also, you should be careful and follow the rules of reciting this dua. It can be difficult, but do not worry, we are here with the best expert, Abdul Aziz, who will guide you and assist you on the journey of seeking help and building a connection with Allah. Also, here at Islamicloveduas, you will find all the answers that you have been searching for all over the internet. For any kind of help or query, you can reach us by contacting us. We are here to help you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q.1 Is it compulsory to read dua qunoot in witr?
Ans. No, it is not mandatory to read Qunoot in witr. It plays an important role in this prayer, but you can recite another dua at the place of qunoot; it will help you.
Q. 2 What surah to read in witr?
Ans. According to the Prophet and the Quran, it is recommended to recite Surah Al-A’la (Chapter 87) in the first raka’at and Surah Al-Kafirun (Chapter 109) for the second raka’at. Finally, in the end means in the third (last) raka’atyou must read all three sureh, which includes Surah Al-Ikhlas, Surah Al-Falaq and Surah An-Nas (Chapters 112, 113 & 114).
Q.3 Why do we recite dua for witr salah?
Ans. Reciting dua for witr salah is a supplication which will help you in getting Allah’s guidance, forgiveness, and protection.