Shaykh al-Islām—may Allah have mercy on him—also said:

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As for qunūt, people take two extreme positions and a middle course. Some hold that qunūt should be offered only before bowing, while others hold that it should be offered only after it. The jurists among the scholars of hadith, such as Ahmad and others, permit both, since both are established in the authentic Sunnah. Nevertheless, they prefer qunūt after bowing because it is more frequently reported and more consistent with analogy. The hearing of supplication accords with the worshipper’s words, “Allah hears whoever praises Him,” for it is prescribed to praise Allah before supplicating to Him. The opening surah of the Quran is structured in this way: it begins with praise and ends with supplication.

Likewise, people hold three views regarding the prescription of qunūt in the Fajr prayer, although they agree that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, offered qunūt in Fajr. Some say that it has been abrogated, for he offered it and then discontinued it, as reported in the authentic hadiths.