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Is it permissible to add the words "evil" and "Subhan" to the Qunoot supplication narrated from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?

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The supplication that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, taught Al-Hasan ibn Ali to recite in the Qunut of the Witr prayer is: "O Allah, guide me among those whom You have guided, and grant me well-being among those whom You have granted well-being, and befriend me among those whom You have befriended, and bless for me what You have given me, and protect me from the evil of what You have decreed, for You decree and none decrees against You, and indeed, none whom You have befriended shall be humiliated, and none whom You have opposed shall be honored. Blessed are You, our Lord, and Exalted." It is better to adhere to the wording as it was transmitted without adding to it. However, if the Imam adds a word that does not alter the meaning and contains no forbidden religious aspect, it is not prohibited and does not affect the validity of the prayer, even if it is contrary to what is most preferable. The Qunut supplication does not have a fixed wording, and whatever one supplicates with is permissible.

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