أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ عَنْ خَلَفٍ وَهُوَ ابْنُ خَلِيفَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مَالِکٍ الْأَشْجَعِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلَمْ يَقْنُتْ وَصَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ أَبِي بَکْرٍ فَلَمْ يَقْنُتْ وَصَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ عُمَرَ فَلَمْ يَقْنُتْ وَصَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ عُثْمَانَ فَلَمْ يَقْنُتْ وَصَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ عَلِيٍّ فَلَمْ يَقْنُتْ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ إِنَّهَا بِدْعَةٌ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1085
It was narrated from Abu Malik Al-A that his father said: “I prayed behind the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم and he did not say the Qunut, and I prayed behind Abu Bakr and he did not say the Qunat, and I prayed behind ‘Umar and he did not say the Qunat, and I prayed behind ‘Uthman and he did not say the Qunilt, and I prayed behind ‘Ali and he did not say the Qunut.” Then he said: “my son, this is an innovation.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020