Islamic prayer
"Qunut" is a supplication type of prayer made while standing in Islam.
Etymology.
"Qunūt" () Qunut comes from the root "qunu", which literally means to obtain something and a cluster of dates, and in Quranic terms, it means obedience and worship along with humility and humility. The word duʿā' () is Arabic for supplication, so the longer phrase duʿā' qunūt is sometimes used. 
Qunut has many linguistic meanings, such as humility, obedience and devotion. However, it is more understood to be a special du'a which is recited during the prayer.
Customs.
It is permissible to make the "qunut" before going into "ruku" (bowing), or it may be recited when one stands up straight after the "ruku". Humaid says: "I asked Anas: 'Is the qunut before or after the "ruku"?' he said: 'We would do it before or after." This hadith was related by Ibn Majah and Muhammad ibn Nasr. In Fath al-Bari, Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani comments that its chain is faultless. During dua qunut, the hands should be put together like a beggar.
The minority Ibadi school of Islam rejects the practice of "qunūt" altogether. However, it is normative in all daily prayers among the Twelver Shia.
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