[9/ 20] Wiping one’s face with one’s hands after reciting Du‘?’ul Qun?t is not of Sunnah, ‘It is only done by the ignorants’ as Al-’Izz Ibn Abdis Sal?m stated. (1)

[10/ 20] It is also a mistake ‘to recite Du‘?’ul Qun?t only in the second half of Ramad?n in Sal?t Al-Witr’ as was held by Ash-Sahfi‘iyyah, Az-Zuhr? and both M?lik and Ahmad at the beginning then held the opposite opinion later on. They all built their opinion upon two weak ah?d?th, the first was narrated by Ab? D?w?d in his “Sunnan” (vol.2/p.65). Its chain of narration is disconnected for Al-Hasan -one of the narrators- narrated it from ‘Umar ( - رضي الله عنه -) but he never met him. The second had?th was narrated by ’Anas ( - رضي الله عنه -) who said: ‘The prophet ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) used to do Qun?t in the second half of Ramad?n ... ’.

Abul ‘?tikah -who narrated it from ‘Anas- is a weak narrator, as stated by Shamsul Haqq Al-‘Ath?m ’?b?d? who quoted the same from Al-Baihaqi’. (2) Doing Qun?t in the second half of Ramad?n has indeed a special case as is indicated in “Sah?h Ibn Khuzaimah” (vol. 2/ pp. 155 - 6) (no. 1100). However, Qun?t should not be restricted to this time only and in Sal?t Al-Witr; it could be done through out the year.

[11/ 20] Reciting Du‘?’ul Qun?t which begins with “All?hummah Ihdiny F?man Hadayt ... ” at times of afflictions is an avowed mistake for this Du‘?’ does not suit the state of being under affliction; this Du‘?’; however, should be recited in Witr Sal?t only with no additions to it.

As for sending Sal?t on the prophet ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) in the Du‘?’ul Qun?t; it is not affirmed [to be of the prophet’s Sunnah]. Narrations concerning this point were considered weak by Ibn Hajar, Al-Qastall?n? and Az-Zarq?n?. In his “Fat?w?”, Al-’Izz Ibn Abdis Sal?m said: ‘Sending Sal?t on the prophet ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) when reciting Du‘?’ul Qun?t is a practice that was not affirmed, so it must not be added to the Du‘?’’. The author of “Al-Fat?w? Al-Hindiyyah” said: