What Shoud A Person Who Does Not Know The Supplications Of Qunut By Heart Do?

What shoud a person who does not know the supplications of Qunut by heart do?

According to Hanafis, it is wajib to recite qunut duas in the third rakat of witr prayer. One recites takbir first, and then the duas of “Allahumma inna nasta’inuka” and “Allahumma iyyaka na’budu”, which are known as Qunut duas (Ibn Abi Shaybah, al-Musannaf, III, 245; Tahawi, Shahu ma‘ani’l-asar, I, 249; Ibn Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar, II, 442). Those who do not know these duas by heart should exert effort to memorize them; however, they can recite the dua of “Rabbana atina” until they memorize them, or only say “Allahummaghfirli” for three times.

According to Shafi’is and Malikis, one recites Qunut duas in the second rakat of fajr prayer after ruku. Reciting Qunut in fajr prayer is sunnah for Shafi’is and mustahab for Malikis. A member of Hanafi school who establishes prayer behind an imam from Shafi’i or Maliki school may recite Qunut duas if he wants, or may wait silently (Marghinani, al-Hidayah, II, 32,33).

Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, High Board of Religious Affairs FATWA