8/10. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1445 — Qunut for One Month
The Qunut In The (Other) Prayers
Qunut for One Month: A Short Hadith with a Clear Limit
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1445
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1445
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَنَتَ شَهْرًا ثُمَّ تَرَكَهُ .
Anas b. Malik said: The Prophet (ﷺ) recited the supplication for a month (in prayer) and then gave it up.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1445In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 30English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1440
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1445
This Hadith about Qunut for one month is brief, but it gives an important detail. Anas b. Malik said the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم recited the supplication for a month in prayer and then gave it up. The wording does not list the full dua here, nor does it name the prayer in this short report. It focuses on the length of time and the fact that the practice was then left. For anyone searching for hadith about Qunut for one month, this narration is useful because it shows that the act was tied to a limited period in this report. A careful reader should not add more than the text says.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet recited Qunut for one month in this report.
- The Hadith also states that he later left it.
- The text does not provide the full supplication here.
- Short Hadiths should not be stretched beyond their wording.
