Transliteration:( Wa bil as haari hum yastaghfiroon )
"And in the hours before dawn, they would seek forgiveness[17]."
This tells us that the time of early dawn is the most appropriate for seeking repentance and offering dua.
During this time, no one sleeps, except dogs, emphasizing the specialness and significance of this moment.
It is highly recommended to recite Istighfaar seventy times after the two Sunnats of Fajr, with eleven Darood Shareef before and after it.
This practice is excellent for warding off calamities and increasing sustenance.
The tafsir of Surah Ad-Dhariyat verse 18 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Dhariyat ayat 15 which provides the complete commentary from verse 15 through 23.
(51:18) and would ask for forgiveness at dawn,[16]
16. That is they did not belong to those who spent their nights in immoral and indecent acts and even then never thought of seeking Allah’s forgiveness. On the contrary, they spent a major part of the nights in the worship of Allah and then in the early hours of dawn sought His forgiveness, saying that they did not do full justice to the worship that was due from them. The words humyastaghfirun also contain an allusion to this that it befitted and suited them alone that they should exert their utmost in the service of their Lord and then, at the same time, should implore Him humbly for the forgiveness of their errors and shortcomings instead of exulting at and waging proud of their good acts. This could not be the way of those shameless, wicked people who committed sin and behaved arrogantly as well.
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