Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform three rak'ahs of Witr, in which he would recite "Surah Al-A'la," "Surah Al-Kafirun," and "Surah Al-Ikhlas." Before going into ruku', he would recite the Du'a Qunoot. When he would finish with salam, he would recite this supplication: "Glory be to the Sovereign, free from all defects." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would recite these words in a low voice twice, and the third time he would recite them aloud, stretching his voice.

Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite "Surah Al-A'la," "Surah Al-Kafirun," and "Surah Al-Ikhlas" in the three rak'ahs of Witr, and he would recite the Qunoot supplication before going into bowing (ruku'). Then, when he finished with salam, he would say "Subhana al-Malik al-Quddus," and in the last time he would raise his voice, and he would say: "Rabb al-mala'ikati wa al-ruh," meaning "Lord of the angels and the spirit."

Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite "Surah Al-A'la", "Surah Al-Kafirun", and "Surah Al-Ikhlas" in the Witr prayer. This narration is also transmitted through another chain of transmission.

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: One night I stayed with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in order to observe when he recites the Qunoot supplication in the Witr prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the Qunoot supplication before bowing (ruku‘). Then I sent my mother, Sayyidah Umm ‘Abd, and told her to stay with the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and observe how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recites the Qunoot supplication in the Witr prayer. So my mother came and informed me: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the Qunoot supplication before bowing (ruku‘). One of the narrators of this narration, Aban, is abandoned (matruk).

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite the Qunoot supplication in Witr prayer before going into bowing (ruku‘). Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The next day I sent my mother, and she also said the same.

Sayyiduna Suwaid bin Ghaflah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, Sayyiduna Umar, Sayyiduna Uthman, and Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with them) saying: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to recite the Du'a Qunoot in the last rak'ah of Witr, and these Companions also used to do the same.

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would not say salam after performing the two rak'ahs of Witr.

Muhammad bin Sirin narrates: I asked Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) about the supplication of Qunoot, so he replied: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the supplication of Qunoot after bowing (ruku‘).

Muhammad bin Sirin narrates: I asked Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) whether the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the Qunoot supplication in the morning prayer. He replied: "Yes, he did." The narrator states: Then the question was asked regarding this: Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recite the Qunoot supplication in the Fajr prayer? He replied: "Yes, he recited it shortly after the bowing (ruku’)."

Abu Uthman narrates: Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) used to recite the Du'a Qunoot after the bowing (ruku') in the morning prayer.