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He should continue praying normally as making dua qunoot is not mandatory in witr, even if he doesn’t say it intentionally and there’s no sujood as sahu if you miss it

QUESTION: If a person is performing Witr Salah and forgets to recite the Du‘a such asDu‘aeQunoot, what is the correct course of action? Should the person continue the prayer as normal, or is there a requirement to perform Sajdah Sahw prostration of forgetfulness

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