English translation
4088. Narrated 'Abdul-'Azīz: Anas رضي الله عنه said, "The Prophet ﷺ sent seventy men, called Al-Qurrā for some purpose. The two groups of Banī Sulaim, called Ri'l and Dhakwān, appeared to them near a well called Bi'r Ma'ūna. The people (i.e., Al-Qurrā) said, 'By Allāh, we have not come to harm you, but we are passing by you on our way to do something for the Prophet ﷺ.' But (the infidels) killed them. The Prophet ﷺ therefore invoked evil upon them for a month during the morning Ṣalāt (prayer). That was the beginning of Al-Qunūt(1) and we used not to say Qunūt before that." A man asked Anas about Al-Qunūt saying, "Is it to be said after the bowing (in the Ṣalāt) or after finishing the recitation (i.e., before bowing)?" Anas replied, "No, but (it is to be said) after finishing the recitation."
