Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ الْأَحْوَلُ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ الْقُنُوتِ أَقَبْلَ الرُّكُوعِ أَوْ بَعْدَ الرُّكُوعِ فَقَالَ قَبْلَ الرُّكُوعِ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَنَتَ بَعْدَ الرُّكُوعِ فَقَالَ كَذَبُوا إِنَّمَا قَنَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَهْرًا يَدْعُو عَلَى نَاسٍ قَتَلُوا نَاسًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ يُقَالُ لَهُمْ الْقُرَّاءُ.
English Translation
Abu Mu'awiyah told us, 'Asim al-Ahwal told us, from Anas, who said: I asked him about the qunut, whether it was before the bowing or after the bowing. He said, "Before the bowing." I said, "But they claim that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, performed the qunut after the bowing." He said, "They have lied. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, only performed the qunut for a month, supplicating against people who had killed some of his companions who were called the Reciters (al-Qurra')."