Necessary and emphasised acts
WajibStrongly emphasisedWitr and Dua Qunoot
Witr should be handled carefully: it is not one of the five obligatory prayers, but it is also not something to present as unimportant.
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Necessary and emphasised acts
Sahih Muslim 752a
Witr is part of the night prayer and is treated with real importance in Sunni teaching.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْتَعِينُكَ وَنَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَنُؤْمِنُ بِكَ وَنَتَوَكَّلُ عَلَيْكَ وَنُثْنِي عَلَيْكَ الْخَيْرَ وَنَشْكُرُكَ وَلَا نَكْفُرُكَ وَنَخْلَعُ وَنَتْرُكُ مَنْ يَفْجُرُكَ اللَّهُمَّ إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَلَكَ نُصَلِّي وَنَسْجُدُ وَإِلَيْكَ نَسْعَى وَنَحْفِدُ وَنَرْجُو رَحْمَتَكَ وَنَخْشَى عَذَابَكَ إِنَّ عَذَابَكَ بِالْكُفَّارِ مُلْحِقٌ
Allahummainnanasta'inukawanastaghfirukawanu'minubikawanatawakkalu'alaykawanuthni'alaykal-khayrawanashkurukawalanakfurukawanakhla'uwanatrukumanyafjuruk
Allahummaiyyakana'buduwalakanusalliwanasjuduwailaykanas'awanahfiduwanarjurahmatakawanakhsha'adhabakainna'adhabakabil-kuffarimulhiq
O Allah, we seek Your help and Your forgiveness, we believe in You and rely upon You, we praise You with all good, we thank You and do not deny You, and we renounce and leave whoever disobeys You. O Allah, You alone we worship, to You we pray and prostrate, and toward You we strive and hasten. We hope for Your mercy and fear Your punishment. Surely Your punishment will overtake the disbelievers.