English translation
4096. Narrated 'Āṣim Al-Aḥwal: I asked Anas bin Mālik رضي الله عنه regarding Al-Qunūt during the Ṣalāt (prayer). Anas replied, "Yes [Al-Qunūt was recited by the Prophet ﷺ in the Ṣalāt (prayer)]." I asked, "Is it before bowing or after bowing?" Anas replied, "(It was recited) before (bowing)." I said, "So-and-so informed me that you told him that it was recited after bowing." Anas replied, "He was mistaken, for Allāh's Messenger ﷺ recited Al-Qunūṭ after bowing for one month. The Prophet ﷺ had sent some people called Al-Qurrā' who were seventy in number, to some Mushrikūn who had concluded a peace treaty with Allāh's Messenger ﷺ. But those who had concluded the treaty with Allāh's Messenger ﷺ violated the treaty (and martyred all the seventy men). So, Allāh's Messenger ﷺ recited Al-Qunūṭ after bowing (in the Ṣalāt) for one month, invoking evil upon them.
